This paper provides a review of recent operational research on operating room planning
and scheduling. We evaluate the literature on multiple fields that are related to either the …

Increased healthcare costs are pushing hospitals to reduce costs and increase the quality of
care. Operating rooms are the most important source of income and expense for hospitals …

Background: People want to be able to evaluate different kinds of information in a good way.
There are various methods that they develop in such situations. Among the optimization …

This paper describes a detailed simulation model for healthcare planning in a medical
assessment unit (MAU) of a general hospital belonging to the national health service (NHS) …

Background As patient's length of stay in waiting lists increases, governments are looking for
strategies to control the problem. Agreements were created with private providers to …

Operating theatres and surgeons are among the most expensive resources in any hospital,
so it is vital that they are used efficiently. Many European hospitals implement block …

Efficient and effective operation of an emergency department is necessary. Since patients
can visit the emergency department without making an appointment, the emergency …

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in health expenditures due to
population growth. In this context, hospital administrators have started to look for ways to use …

Well-planned care arrangements with effective distribution of available resources have the
potential to address inefficiencies in mental health services. We begin by exploring the …

The achievement of health organizations' goals is critically important for profitability. For this
purpose, their resources, materials, and equipment should be efficiently used in the services …