Purpose: The ageing of the world’s population is causing an increase in the number of frail patients admitted to hospitals. In the absence of appropriate management and organisation, these patients risk an excessive length of stay and poor outcomes. To deal with this problem, the purpose of...

<i> Pianificazione dei posti letto di un reparto ospedaliero via simulazione </i> (di Angela Testi e Marco Benacchio) - ABSTRACT: Public resources devoted to health care sector are becoming more and more scarce, whereas demand for health is increasing rapidly. In order to minimize the unavoidable...

In this paper we develop a three-phase, hierarchical approach for the weekly scheduling of operating rooms. This approach has been implemented in one of the surgical departments of a public hospital located in Genova (Genoa), Italy. Our aim is to suggest an integrated way of facing surgical...

Workforce Management based on forecasted demand -- Operating rooms scheduling under uncertainty -- Idealised design and modelling of alternatives to hospital care -- A coordination model for enhancing research on rare diseases -- Integrating simulation and risk-based sensitivity analysis methods...