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A Stochastic Location-Allocation Model for Specialized Services in a Multihospital System
Joint Authors
Safari, Ehram
Naboureh, Khadijeh
Source
Advances in Operations Research
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Rising costs, increasing demand, wasteful spending, and limited resources in the healthcare industry lead to an increasing pressure on hospital administrators to become as efficient as possible in all aspects of their operations including location-allocation.
Some promising strategies for tackling these challenges are joining some hospitals to form multihospital systems (MHSs), specialization, and using the benefits of pooling resources.
We develop a stochastic optimization model to determine the number, capacity, and location of hospitals in a MHS offering specialized services while they leverage benefits of pooling resources.
The model minimizes the total cost borne by the MHS and its patients and incorporates patient service level, patient retention rates, and type of demand.
Some computational analyses are carried out to gauge the benefits of optimally sharing resources for delivering specialized services across a subset of hospitals in the MHS against complete decentralization (CD) and full centralization (FC) policies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Naboureh, Khadijeh& Safari, Ehram. 2016. A Stochastic Location-Allocation Model for Specialized Services in a Multihospital System. Advances in Operations Research،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096528
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Naboureh, Khadijeh& Safari, Ehram. A Stochastic Location-Allocation Model for Specialized Services in a Multihospital System. Advances in Operations Research No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096528
American Medical Association (AMA)
Naboureh, Khadijeh& Safari, Ehram. A Stochastic Location-Allocation Model for Specialized Services in a Multihospital System. Advances in Operations Research. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096528
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1096528