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Disaster resilience of hospitals considering emergency ambulance services

  • Polytechnic University of Turin

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Abstract

The paper presents a new methodology to evaluate functionality and resilience of healthcare facilities considering the effect of the ambulance service during extreme events such as earthquakes. The main parameter considered to measure functionality is the waiting time of the injured person, before receiving assistance considered directly from its initial location after the extreme event. The damage of the road network and the distance of the injured person from the hospital is considered in the model, therefore interdependency between the hospital network and the road network is taken in account in the model. Finally the proposed methodology has been tested using different case studies to evaluate performances and weaknesses of the system and of the used dispatching policies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStructures Congress 2013
Subtitle of host publicationBridging Your Passion with Your Profession - Proceedings of the 2013 Structures Congress
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages2824-2836
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9780784412848
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
EventStructures Congress 2013: Bridging Your Passion with Your Profession - Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Duration: May 2 2013May 4 2013

Publication series

NameStructures Congress 2013: Bridging Your Passion with Your Profession - Proceedings of the 2013 Structures Congress

Conference

ConferenceStructures Congress 2013: Bridging Your Passion with Your Profession
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPittsburgh, PA
Period05/2/1305/4/13

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