Managing daily surgery schedules in a teaching hospital: A mixed-integer optimization approach

R. PULIDO; A. AGUIRRE; M. ORTEGA-MIER; A. GARCÍA-SANCHEZ; C.A. MÉNDEZ

BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2014 vol. 14 p. 464 - 477

1472-6963

This study examined the daily surgical scheduling problem in a teaching hospital. This problem relates to the use of multiple operating rooms and different types of surgeons in a typical surgical day with deterministic operation durations (preincision, incision, and postincision times). Teaching hospitals play a key role in the health-care system; however, existing models assume that the duration of surgery is independent of the surgeon?s skills. This problem has not been properly addressed in other studies. We analyze the case of a Spanish public hospital, in which continuous pressures and budgeting reductions entail the more efficient use of resources.