This study presents a systematic review of the literature on decision support for designing
hospital layouts using spatial network analysis and/or simulation modelling. The review …

Conceptual modelling is a continuous and iterative process that is essential for simulation
projects. However, it often does not receive due consideration. In this sense, many projects …

In an early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak, hospitals in England were asked to postpone
elective treatments in order to accommodate the expected demand for COVID-19 related …

Given the escalating healthcare costs around the world (more than 10% of the world's GDP)
and increasing demand hospitals are under constant scrutiny in terms of managing services …

Purpose According to the literature concerned with this study, less than satisfactory
outcomes have been achieved through implementing business process improvements …

The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on healthcare systems across the world. In the
United Kingdom, one of the strategies used by hospitals to cope with the surge in patients …

Despite the many examples where simulation has successfully demonstrated its capability in
modelling patient flow, there is little evidence of enduring widespread use. Bespoke …

Background In radiotherapy, minimizing the time between referral and start of treatment
(waiting time) is important to possibly mitigate tumor growth and avoid psychological distress …

This paper introduces a Discrete-Event Simulation (DES) tool developed as a parametric
CAD program for validating a program of requirements (PoR) for hospital space planning …

Over the last decade, chemotherapy treatments have dramatically shifted to outpatient
services such that nearly 90% of all infusions are now administered outpatient. This shift has …