Simulation technology is used by professionals around the world to develop, quantify, justify and sell healthcare improvement ideas.

Why are simulation models used in healthcare?

•  The problems are complex
•  Properly understanding a system may involve large amounts of data
•  Mistakes may lead to tragic consequences

By combining process descriptions, process times, blue prints, resource availabilities and animation, simulation lets you visualize the behavior of a system and quantify its performance. Quickly, bad ideas are identified and eliminated, while good ideas are further enhanced.

Typical projects involve:

•  Improvements to departmental processes
•  Layout designs
•  Resource budgeting and capital allocations
•  Wait time reductions / throughput improvements
•  Staffing
•  Bed management
•  The organization of outpatient services
•  Patient transportation
•  Hospital logistics including pharmacy, food and laundry services
•  Facility positioning
•  Networking of hospitals, community health and long term rehabilitation facilities.
•  Pharmacoeconomics.

Systems designed through simulation perform better and are less costly to operate.

If you can describe your improvement idea, it can be modeled, quantified and improved.

As Arena's Canadian representative, we understand the distinct challenges faced by Canada's healthcare system and we want to help.

We are always interested in exchanging with others in healthcare. If you have questions regarding our technologies or if you would like to discuss a particular application, do not hesitate to contact us.

Steve Paré
Director, Modeling Solutions
Trellisys Technologies
514-695-9500, ext. 400
pares@trellisys.com

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