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Models and Methods for Hospital Planning and Scheduling: A Case Study of an Orthopedic Department of a Major Belgian Hospital

Bulla, Laura ; Dron, Victoria
(2022)

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Supervisors
Catanzaro, Daniele
Faculty
Louvain School of Management
Degree label
Master [120] : ingénieur de gestion, à finalité spécialisée
Abstract
Operating Rooms (ORs) are at the core of the activities of a hospital and figure among its most expensive resources. Due to the increase of the aging population as well as the decrease of available resources such as the number of beds, optimization of those scarce means appears as a necessity for hospital managers. In this master thesis, we will provide different optimization models to plan and schedule the orthopedic department of a major Belgian hospital using historical data. Additionally, we will bring some managerial recommendations derived from computational analyses. Using multiple objectives in the model allows for a trade-off between the occupancy of the ORs as well as the post-surgery hospitalization units. As the other departments of the hospital are likely to face similar issues or uncertainties and have the same objectives, our suggestions can certainly be applied in those different areas.