A simulated level loading of supply and demand for beds in a tertiary care children's hospital reduces overall bed requirements

Keyphrases

• Tertiary Care 100%
• Total Work 100%
• Resource Allocation 100%
• Children's Hospital 100%
• Discrete Event Simulation 66%
• Bed Demand 66%
• Medical Center 33%
• Effective Tool 33%
• Tracking System 33%
• Healthcare 33%
• Patient Throughput 33%
• Patient Safety 33%
• Cohen 33%
• Efficiency Improvement 33%
• Adult Inpatients 33%
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 33%
• Seasonal Variation 33%
• Time Efficiency 33%
• Simulation Analysis 33%
• Pediatric Inpatient 33%
• Hour of Day 33%
• Simulation Methodology 33%
• Bed Availability 33%
• Bed Occupancy 33%
• Bed Capacity 33%
• Daily Variation 33%
• Activity Period 33%
• Aggregate-bed 33%
• Bed Supply 33%
• Activity Demands 33%
• Working Period 33%
• Supply Line 33%

Nursing and Health Professions

• Tertiary Health Care 100%
• Pediatric Hospital 100%
• Hospital Bed Capacity 50%
• Patient Safety 50%
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 50%
• Hospital Bed Utilization 50%
• Health Care 50%