Re: Unprepared, Understaffed, and Unplanned

Unprepared Indestructibility

I present a forcing indestructibility theorem for the large cardinal axiom Vopěnka’s Principle. It is notable in that there is no preparatory forcing required to make the axiom indestructible, unlike the case for other indestructibility results. §

Flexible Servers in Understaffed Tandem Lines

We study the dynamic assignment of cross-trained servers to stations in understaffed lines with finite buffers. Our objective is to maximize the production rate. We identify optimal server assignment policies for systems with three stations, two servers, different flexibility structures, and either deterministic service times and arbitrary buffers or exponential service times and small buffers....

Unplanned 3-day re-attendance rate at Emergency Department (ED) and hospital’s bed occupancy rate (BOR)

BACKGROUND Unplanned re-attendance at the Emergency Department (ED) is often monitored as a quality indicator of the care accorded to patients during their index ED visit. High bed occupancy rate (BOR) has been considered as a matter of reduced patient comfort and privacy. Most hospitals in Singapore operate under BORs above 85 %. This study aims to explore factors associated with the unplanned...

Understaffed transfer services may put infants' lives at risk.

SPECIALIST NEONATAL transport services are essential parts of care provision for sick and premature babies. But, according to a report from the charity Bliss, such transfers are too often 'understaffed, under-resourced and part time'.

Hospital Disaster Readiness : Why Are We Unprepared ?