How to develop more resilient hospitals through agent-based modelling

Kangkang Tang*, Bing Chen

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Abstract

Fully functioning hospitals are the backbone of society. The current design of hospitals in the UK and elsewhere tends to over-emphasise empirical knowledge and experimental research, but limits their ability to cope with new infectious diseases and increasing global connectedness. For example, around one-fifth of UK Covid-19 cases, including the majority of infected hospital healthcare workers, were infected in hospitals. This paper discusses a new agent-based modelling approach to developing more flexible and efficient hospital layouts that are better able to control the spread of infectious disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-32
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering
Volume175
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022

Keywords

  • Agent-based modelling
  • Building information modelling (BIM)
  • Design methods & aids
  • Infectious disease epidemiology
  • Modelling
  • Resilient hospital
  • Sars-Cov-2

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Tang, K., & Chen, B. (2022). How to develop more resilient hospitals through agent-based modelling. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering, 175(1), 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.21.00049