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A GENERIC SIMULATION FRAMEWORK FOR EMERGENCY CARE UNITS: MODELING PATIENT FLOW AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION USING SYMPY

Otávio Martins Vasconcelos et al.

Pesquisa Operacional2026https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-7438.2026.046.00298705article
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While emergency care units must be integrated into a healthcare network to increase their effectiveness, operational strategies must be adopted to improve efficiency. We developed a simulation model and evaluated patient queues and staffing levels to assess the efficiency of clinical and pediatric care at a public health unit. Our results suggest that the public health unit is efficient, with 80% to 97% utilization of bottleneck resources; however, there are resource imbalances. The scenarios indicate that the level of effectiveness of the UPA can be increased by 24% if future investment prioritizes hiring a general practitioner, a screening nurse, and a secretary in this sequence. Conversely, the reduction of any of these three functions has a significant negative impact on system efficiency. The approach developed in open source can be applied and adjusted to other UPAs of SUS, the Brazilian Unified Health System.

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@article{otávio2026,
  title        = {{A GENERIC SIMULATION FRAMEWORK FOR EMERGENCY CARE UNITS: MODELING PATIENT FLOW AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION USING SYMPY}},
  author       = {Otávio Martins Vasconcelos et al.},
  journal      = {Pesquisa Operacional},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-7438.2026.046.00298705},
}

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