Allocation of Intensive Care Unit Beds in Periods of High Demand

Published in Operations Research 68 (2), 591–608, 2020

We develop bed-allocation policies for ICUs when demand exceeds capacity, using a Markov-chain model of patient health evolution and a simulation study.

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Recommended citation: Huiyin Ouyang, Nilay Tanık Argon and Serhan Ziya (2020). "Allocation of Intensive Care Unit Beds in Periods of High Demand." Operations Research 68 (2), 591–608. https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.2019.1876
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