Determining Personnel Staffing Levels for General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital Using the Automated Staffing Assessment Model (ASAM)
Abstract
Fort Leonard Wood is expecting approximately 7,537 additional personnel as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. The increase is approximately 23% above the current population of 33,116 personnel. The Automated Staffing Assessment Model (ASAM) was used to forecast additional personnel requirements for General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital (GLWACH) in response to the BRAC increase. A 23% increase was applied to the current Medical Expense and Performance Reporting System (MEPRS) workload levels within each hospital service and specialty. The results showed an increase in staffing requirements of eighty-three personnel (from 901 to 984), an increase of approximately 9.2%. Ten of the eighteen major functions within the hospital realized an increase. The largest percentage increase was realized in the Pathology Division (26%); the largest raw increase was realized in the Division of Primary Care and Community Medicine (28 personnel). Although the ASAM yielded useful information, additional data must be gathered before the validity of the ASAM as a forecasting tool can be assessed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA420711
Entities
People
- Robert A. Letizio