The impact of concurrency conflicts on optimal location of air ambulance bases in Norway
The busy fraction significantly impacts the optimal location of air ambulance bases, with higher busy fractions resulting in more helicopters being placed in the more densely populated areas where demand is higher. However, the actual busy fractions reported in the Norwegian HEMS system seem to be of a magnitude small enough to have little impact on the optimal location of HEMS bases and helicopters. To determine the impact of adjusting for non-homogeneous busy fractions across the country more refined busy fraction models are needed.
Authors
- Pieter L. van den Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8550-6769)
- Jo Røislien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7168-2833)
- Oddvar Uleberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7913-5957)
- J. Theresia van Essen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9631-3612)
- Caroline Jagtenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0742-7707)
Institutions
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Stiftelsen Norsk Luftambulanse (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
- Delft University of Technology (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-025-01324-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Facility Location and Emergency Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.29