Boarding and Belonging

Patients overwhelmingly prefer inpatient boarding to emergency department boarding.

BACKGROUND Boarding of admitted patients in the emergency department (ED) is a major cause of crowding. One alternative to boarding in the ED, a full-capacity protocol where boarded patients are redeployed to inpatient units, can reduce crowding and improve overall flow. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to compare patient satisfaction with boarding in the ED vs. inpatient hallways. METHODS We performe...

The Aircraft Boarding Problem

By minimizing boarding time, commercial airlines can improve their on-time performance and increase their aircraft/crew utilization and thereby increase profitability. Herein, we present preliminary results from combining IP and a simulation model that suggest that structured group boarding can result in boarding time reductions.

Boarding/Deboarding Strategy

Increased Emergency Department Boarding Times

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Commercial nursing and boarding homes in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA faces a problem with serious implications for the health and welfare of its citizens in the lack of adequate facilities to care for chronically ill persons and for persons who are unable to assume the responsibilities of living alone and do not have relatives or friends willing or able to undertake responsibility for their care. This problem is not restricted to the indigent but to...