Emergency Department Capacity Planning: A Recurrent Neural Network and Simulation Approach

Table 1

Treatment/service times in each ED section.

Process	Distribution parameter	Source	Reference
Triage room	UNIF (2, 4)	Nurse	Hospital data
ED physician examination	TRIA (5, 8, 15)	ED physician	Hospital data
Lab and X-ray test	TRIA (15, 30, 45)	Laboratorian	Hospital data
Attending physician examination	TRIA (5, 10, 15)	Attending physician	Expert view
Patient stabilization	TRIA (30, 60, 120)	Bed	Expert view
Patient stabilization	TRIA (30, 60, 120)	Attending physician	Expert view
Pediatrician	TRIA (15, 20, 40)	Attending physician	Expert view
Otorhinolaryngologist	TRIA (5, 8, 20)	Attending physician	Expert view
Internal medicine specialist	TRIA (15, 20, 30)	Attending physician	Expert view
Orthopedics and traumatology specialist	TRIA (5, 10, 20)	Attending physician	Expert view