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Optimum Ambulance Location in Semi-Rural Areas

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  • Richard A. Volz

    (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan)

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As large medical centers become ever more capable, the existence of well equipped, well staffed, and rapid emergency ambulance service becomes increasingly important. This paper presents a method for determining the optimum location of ambulance stations to minimize the average response time to emergency calls. A new point-to-point driving time model is introduced, and a computer optimization algorithm used to determine the optimum locations. A constraint that the average response time to any point in the service area be less than some specified minimum is also considered. The method is applied to Washtenaw County, Michigan.

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  • Richard A. Volz, 1971. "Optimum Ambulance Location in Semi-Rural Areas," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 5(2), pages 193-203, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ortrsc:v:5:y:1971:i:2:p:193-203
    DOI: 10.1287/trsc.5.2.193
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    1. Atkinson, J.B. & Kovalenko, I.N. & Kuznetsov, N. & Mykhalevych, K.V., 2008. "A hypercube queueing loss model with customer-dependent service rates," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 191(1), pages 223-239, November.

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