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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

An Agile Systems Modeling Framework for Bed Resource Planning During COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore.

Sean Shao Wei Lam, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi, Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Francis Ngoc Hoang Long Nguyen, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, John Pastor Ansah, Jenny G Low, David Bruce Matchar, Marcus Eng Hock Ong

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Sean Shao Wei LamHealth Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Ahmad Reza PourghaderiHealth Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Hairil Rizal AbdullahDepartment of Anesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Francis Ngoc Hoang Long NguyenHealth Services Research Centre, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore.
Fahad Javaid SiddiquiHealth Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
John Pastor AnsahHealth Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Jenny G LowDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
David Bruce MatcharHealth Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Marcus Eng Hock OngHealth Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health systems globally. The sufficiency of hospitals' bed resource is a cornerstone for access to care which can significantly impact the public health outcomes. Objective: We describe the development of a dynamic simulation framework to support agile resource planning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. Materials and Methods: The study data were derived from the Singapore General Hospital and public domain sources over the period from 1 January 2020 till 31 May 2020 covering the period when the initial outbreak and surge of COVID-19 cases in Singapore happened. The simulation models and its variants take into consideration the dynamic evolution of the pandemic and the rapidly evolving policies and processes in Singapore. Results: The models were calibrated against historical data for the Singapore COVID-19 situation. Several variants of the resource planning model were rapidly developed to adapt to the fast-changing COVID-19 situation in Singapore. Conclusion: The agility in adaptable models and robust collaborative management structure enabled the quick deployment of human and capital resources to sustain the high level of health services delivery during the COVID-19 surge.

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COVID-19Delivery of Health CareHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Singaporeagile resource allocationagile resource planningCOVID-19 pandemichospital bed managementsystems dynamics modeling

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PMID35664119
PMCPMC9157760

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