During Covid-19, medical service networks (MSNs) faced new challenges, such as an
impressive increase in hospital visits, a shortage of hospital beds and staff, and insufficient …

Abstract Hospital Bed Capacity (HBC) planning affects economic and social sustainability in
healthcare through bed capacity efficiency and medical treatment accessibility …

The difficulty that hospital management has been experiencing over the past decade in
balancing demand and capacity needs is unprecedented in the United Kingdom. Due to a …

Hospital beds are often assigned among several major groups called service lines, each
aimed to provide care for patients with similar medical needs such as cancer …

Abstract Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity can be significantly affected by disease
outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics, impeding the operational efficiency of healthcare …

The global rise of multi-strain epidemics has raised significant concerns in the field of public
health. To address this, our research introduces a game-theoretic approach to predict the …

Purpose: This study aims to address the pressing need for accurate forecasting of
healthcare resource demands during the COVID-19 pandemic. It presents a novel approach …

Objective: This study aim was to develop a predictive model of bed utilisation to support the
decision process of elective surgery planning and bed management to improve post …

The hospital logistics operation is not about transportation; it's an entire operation that
efficiently links two primary hospital operations, clinical and non-clinical services, aiming at …

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) involves retina damage due to diabetes, often leading to
blindness. It is diagnosed via color fundus injections, but the manual analysis is …