hospital-allocation

Optimization tool for resource allocation of medical specialists in a hospital (monthly shifts).

Problem

Assign the shifts for each doctor respecting the following constraints:

• Shifts must be covered by one and only one doctor.
• Doctors must not exceed the maximum number of hours per week, based on their contract (full time or part-time).
• Doctors can not do multiple shifts in the same day.
• Night shifts rules: 1. two consecutive night shifts are not allowed 2. day shifts before and after the night are not allowed.
• Holydays / week-ends.

Solution

Integer Linear Programming using PuLP (python library) and CBC (COIN-OR Branch and Cut) solver. The goal is to minimize the cumulative work hours for each doctor while ensuring that all constraints are met.

Output

3 solution views available:

• solution_doctors.csv: table with tasks assigned to each doctor, every day
• solution_tasks.csv: table with doctors assigned to each task, every day
• stats.png: plot with distribution of shifts for each doctor