Introduction: The progressive growth of aging, increased life expectancy and greater number
of chronic diseases contributes significantly on the growing demand of emergency medical …

Emergency Department (ED) plays a critical role in healthcare systems by providing
emergency care to patients in need. The quality of ED services, measured by waiting time …

An accurate forecast of patient visits in emergency departments (EDs) is one of the key
challenges for health care policy makers to better allocate medical resources and service …

Having an increasing number of patients in the emergency department constitutes an
obstacle to the admissions process and hinders the emergency department (ED)'s ability to …

The combination of the progressive growth of an aging population, increased life expectancy
and a greater number of chronic diseases all contribute significantly to the growing demand …

Background Emergency department (ED) crowding continues to be an important health care
issue in modern countries. Among the many crucial quality indicators for monitoring the …

Background The current systems of reporting waiting time to patients in public emergency
departments (EDs) has largely relied on rolling average or median estimators which have …

Background Emergency department (ED) visits show a high volatility over time. Therefore,
EDs are likely to be crowded at peak-volume moments. ED crowding is a widely reported …

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Background: Measuring and understanding main determinants of length of stay (LOS) in
emergency departments (EDs) is critical from an operations perspective, since LOS is one of …