Locationallocation approaches for hospital network planning under uncertainty
This study proposes two locationallocation models for handling uncertainty in the strategic design of a hospital network. The two models hold different assumptions regarding the decisions to be taken under incomplete information. The models address the tradeoffs between improved access and cost minimization. Hospitals are taken as multiservice providers operating within a hierarchical structure and in a dynamic context. Applying the models to Portuguese data shows that one model is more flexible to handle the planning problem at hand.
or in health services uncertainty modelling stochastic planning location public facility planning