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Improving hospital evacuation planning using simulation

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WSC '06: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation

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Published: 03 December 2006 Publication History

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Hospital evacuation in the event of a hurricane is a complex and unpredictable process. Recent natural disasters have called attention to the importance of a timely evacuation plan. The success of an evacuation greatly depends on developing and evaluating alternative plans. However, there is no standard approach to address the issues of a hospital evacuation. This research describes the development of a simulation model and initial analysis to assess the effectiveness of an evacuation plan given different scenarios and resources.

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WSC '06: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation

December 2006

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Editors:
L. Felipe Perrone
Bucknell University
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Barry G. Lawson
University of Richmond
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Jason Liu
Colorado School of Mines
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Frederick P. Wieland
Sensis Corporation
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David Nicol
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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College of Computing, Georgia Tech

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