SHAK

Patient Flow Simulation

Compare current hospital intake process with SHAK-improved workflow

Current System (As-Is)
Traditional manual patient intake process
Patient Arrival
0 min
Manual Registration
5-8 min
Wait for Nurse
10-15 min
Manual Vital Signs
5-7 min
Wait for Doctor
15-20 min
Doctor Consultation
10-15 min
Total Time
45-70 min
Wait Time
25-35 min
Efficiency
65%
Identified Bottlenecks:
  • • Manual registration causes delays (5-8 minutes)
  • • Long wait times for nurse availability (10-15 minutes)
  • • Manual vital signs measurement is time-consuming (5-7 minutes)
  • • Extended wait for doctor consultation (15-20 minutes)
Performance Comparison
Direct comparison of key metrics
MetricCurrent SystemWith SHAKImprovement
Average Wait Time30 minutes12 minutes-60%
Total Process Time45 minutes25 minutes-44%
Patients per Hour8 patients14 patients+75%
Staff Utilization65%85%+31%
Manual InterventionsHighLow-80%
Triage Accuracy85%98%+15%
Simulation Methodology
Tool: Arena Discrete-Event Simulation
Duration: 8-hour hospital shift simulation
Patient Arrival Rate: Poisson distribution (λ = 12/hour)
Service Times: Based on actual hospital time-study data
Replications: 30 runs for statistical significance
DMAIC Framework
Define:Identified patient flow bottlenecks
Measure:Collected time-study and process data
Analyze:Root cause analysis and simulation modeling
Improve:Designed SHAK system with AI automation
Control:Monitoring and quality control measures