OPTIMIZING THE SPATIAL LOCATION FOR EMS VEHICLES: A CASE IN DELHI- NCR REGION

Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to improve and optimize the Emergency medical services (EMS) system in Delhi. This includes minimising the response time through ambulance reallocation. As per the call data sheet the demands within various regions of Delhi explain mixed range of response time from base location to the demand location ranging from 10 minutes to 50 minutes. As per the data analysis, demand calls have been segregated according to 11 sub-regions within Delhi. Average response time is calculated depending on the priority of the emergency. A relationship between the current demand and base locations is created. This relationship is used to determine the optimized base stations which is done using Weighted mean algorithm.