Discrete-event simulation (DES) is a stochastic modeling approach widely used to address
dynamic and complex systems, such as healthcare. In this review, academic databases …

Healthcare facility design is a complex process that brings together diverse stakeholders
and ideally aligns operational, environmental, experiential, clinical, and organizational …

The critical determinant of success in any industry is the customers' perception of the
products and services offered. Hence, organisations focus on customer satisfaction for …

With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV2, many countries have faced
problems because of their available hospital capacity. Health systems must be prepared to …

This study presents a systematic review of the literature on layout planning in healthcare
facilities. The review includes 81 articles from journals, conferences, books, and other …

Outpatient clinic design can be optimized with a proposed mathematical model that
formulates an Unequal Area Facility Layout Problem (UAFLP). The proposed non-linear …

Changing the physical environment of healthcare facilities can positively impact patient
outcomes. Virtual reality (VR) offers the potential to understand how healthcare environment …

Background: Due to exposure to overwhelming work stressors, approximately half of
emergency department (ED) physicians and nurses experience burnout, leading to lower …

Purpose In order to provide access to care in a timely manner, it is necessary to effectively
manage the allocation of limited resources. such as beds. Bed management is a key to the …

This work presents an original combination of the Systematic Layout Planning (SLP)
methodology with Quality Function Deployment (QFD) for layout design of services. This …