When you need to hold the capacity of a room until it has been cleaned and setup for the next procedure. The setup is done post operation for every entity that has a procedure.
This object is designed to handle a single Pre Op / Phase II servicing a single type of Procedure Room. The model object could easily be adjusted to handle multiple patient streams requiring unique rooms.
Where to Find the Model Object
The following model object can be found in the model objects directory:
- Misc \ Surgical Suite Hold for Cleaning
Difficulty Level
- Ease of Use: Moderate
- Ease of Modification: Moderate
How to Use the Model Object
- Open Your Model: Open your model or create a new blank model.
- Insert the Model Object into Your Model
- Locate the model object Surgical Suite Hold for Cleaning and select the insert button.
- Move the cursor to the point of insertion and left mouse-click. The upper left corner of the model object will be inserted at the location of the mouse-click.
- Update Objects
- Move the model object so that is positioned appropriately to match with your model.
- In the action logic of PreOp / Recovery change the Pre Op Time and the Recovery time.
- Change the Perform Surgery Time.
- Change the Clean Surgical Suite Time.
- Change the Release Patient and Clean PreOp /Recovery Room Time.
- Define Values: Define the values for scenario parameters s_NumPreOp_Rooms, s_NumP_Rooms, s_Num_Janitorial based on the information provided under the heading Scenario Parameters below. The values for these Scenario Parameters must be provided before the simulation start.