Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01840, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Venkatadri, Uday (Dalhousie University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Nova Scotia|Nouvelle-Écosse, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The purpose of this Engage Proposal is to develop the requirements and methodology for a contemporary big_x000D_
data scheduling system for patient transfers in Metro Halifax. The project is sponsored by Emergency Medical_x000D_
Care Inc. (EMC), a privately-owned company that manages a fleet of ground and air medical vehicles_x000D_
responsible for ground and air health emergency services as well as patient transfers in the Province of Nova_x000D_
Scotia. They own and operate several ambulances, patient transfer units (PTUs), a helicopter and a fixed wing_x000D_
aircraft as well as a logistics communications centre. Among other responsibilities, EMC is responsible for_x000D_
providing patient transfer services across Nova Scotia. Patients that require transfer from a medical facility or a_x000D_
nursing home to another medical facility for an appointment or required medical service request a transfer;_x000D_
EMC schedules and executes the transfer. EMC has identified challenges in patient transfer scheduling and_x000D_
believes there is an opportunity to improve efficiency (reduce PTU travel distance, time, and deadhead) and_x000D_
reduce patient rescheduling or delays (to improve patient comfort and minimize health care provider_x000D_
disruptions). If EMC can improve the efficiency of their patient transfers, it will benefit from considerable cost_x000D_
savings and potentially improve service levels for patients and providers. This research project will look at the_x000D_
requirements for scheduling and assigning patient transfers. Operational strategies will be identified and_x000D_
formalized in consultation with EMC. Finally, we will develop a methodology for improved scheduling using_x000D_
operational research tools (the current system of scheduling is manual)., program purpose french : The purpose of this Engage Proposal is to develop the requirements and methodology for a contemporary big_x000D_
data scheduling system for patient transfers in Metro Halifax. The project is sponsored by Emergency Medical_x000D_
Care Inc. (EMC), a privately-owned company that manages a fleet of ground and air medical vehicles_x000D_
responsible for ground and air health emergency services as well as patient transfers in the Province of Nova_x000D_
Scotia. They own and operate several ambulances, patient transfer units (PTUs), a helicopter and a fixed wing_x000D_
aircraft as well as a logistics communications centre. Among other responsibilities, EMC is responsible for_x000D_
providing patient transfer services across Nova Scotia. Patients that require transfer from a medical facility or a_x000D_
nursing home to another medical facility for an appointment or required medical service request a transfer;_x000D_
EMC schedules and executes the transfer. EMC has identified challenges in patient transfer scheduling and_x000D_
believes there is an opportunity to improve efficiency (reduce PTU travel distance, time, and deadhead) and_x000D_
reduce patient rescheduling or delays (to improve patient comfort and minimize health care provider_x000D_
disruptions). If EMC can improve the efficiency of their patient transfers, it will benefit from considerable cost_x000D_
savings and potentially improve service levels for patients and providers. This research project will look at the_x000D_
requirements for scheduling and assigning patient transfers. Operational strategies will be identified and_x000D_
formalized in consultation with EMC. Finally, we will develop a methodology for improved scheduling using_x000D_
operational research tools (the current system of scheduling is manual)., agreement title english : Scheduling Transfer Patients and Assigning Patient Transfer Units in Nova Scotia in Collaboration with Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC), agreement title french : Scheduling Transfer Patients and Assigning Patient Transfer Units in Nova Scotia in Collaboration with Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC), agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24984.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada