Health Care Logistics Network Design and Analysis on Pandemic Outbreaks: Insights From COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Health care systems throughout the world are under pressure as a result of COVID-19. It is over two years since the first case was announced in China and health care providers are continuing to struggle with this fatal infectious disease in intensive care units and inpatient wards. Meanwhile, the burden of postponed routine medical procedures has become greater as the pandemic has progressed. We believe that establishing separate health care institutions for infected and non-infected patients would provide safer and better quality health care services. The aim of this study is to find the appropriate number and location of dedicated health care institutions which would only treat individuals infected by a pandemic during an outbreak. For this purpose, a decision-making framework including

SUBMITTER: Cetinkale Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149596 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature