A simulation study of the Labor and Delivery Rooms at JMH

Author

Centeno, Martha A. ; Lee, Marsha A. ; Lopez, Elizabeth ; Fernandez, Helida R. ; Carrillo, Manuel ; Ogazon, Tom

Author_Institution

Ind. & Syst. Eng., Florida Int. Univ., Miami, FL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

1392

Abstract

The paper presents a simulation model of the operations in the Labor and Delivery Rooms at Jackson Memorial Hospital (USA). A thorough analysis of the contents of the hospital´s databases revealed that although there is a significant amount of data, some of it is not usable. Nonetheless, with the available data, it was possible to establish relatively good inputs for the simulation model. Furthermore, it was possible to do a correlation analysis to determine which factors affect the procedure service times in the OR and Recovery areas. The simulation model has yielded results to improve doctor scheduling and better staffing levels

Keywords

digital simulation; health care; medical information systems; obstetrics; personnel; scheduling; Jackson Memorial Hospital; Labor and Delivery Rooms; OR; Recovery areas; USA; correlation analysis; doctor scheduling; hospital databases; procedure service times; simulation model; simulation study; staffing levels; Education; Engineering management; Hospitals; Job shop scheduling; Licenses; Modeling; Personnel; Public healthcare; Research and development management; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the Winter

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7307-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2001.977461

Filename

977461