Part 1 Primary Deliverable - Assuming that this information is essentially accurate, develop a appropriate analysis to determine the number of holding bays that the architects should build for the new joint lab space and how late into the night the bays should stay open before patients should be admitted to the main hospital. Decision Variables & Current Performance Metrics plan Recommendation Calculation Notes # Holding Bays 21 Decision variable HB Closing Time midnight Decision variable Scheduling Policy historical Decision variable HB Closing Time - HB Opening Staffing required (hours) 24 Time Cath: 58.5%, EP: Procedure room utilization 41.4% from DES Output Average occupancy / Total # Holding bay utilization 19.1% Holding bays Avoidable inpatient days 5.8 EOD occupancy Procedural volume (average) 22.7 # daily patients - EOD occupancy if utilization is low enough, we can assume we're not turning anyone Number of declined cases n/a away proxy: # instances where HB is Wait time 0 over capacity proxy: available space for staff, Staff satisfaction low administration, etc. Number of cancellations n/a out of scope