Background: Discrete event simulation has been widely used for decades to model the
Emergency Department (ED) patient flow, understand system bottlenecks, and analyse …

Objective We developed a discrete event simulation model to evaluate the impact on system
flow of a quality improvement (QI) initiative that included a time-specific protocol to decrease …

Computer simulations of emergency departments (EDs) are tools that can support managing
and optimising ED operations. A core component of ED simulation models is patient …

Background The health effects of war and armed conflict on casualties and mental health of
those directly exposed has been well described, but few studies have explored the indirect …

Impeded patient flow in the emergency department (ED) impacts patients, staff and the
hospital network. A discrete event simulation model that replicates the operating behaviours …

An increasing trend has been observed in natural disasters entailing in significant human
and infrastructural damage. This highlights the need of improvised Humanitarian Supply …

Abstract Emergency Departments'(EDs') critical role in patient care and their complex
process flow contribute to them being one of the most frequently modelled systems in …

Healthcare, being a complex and huge system, suffers from low quality of care delivered to
arriving patients. The quality of care depends on the patient's condition and the availability of …