The request
“Create a production possibility curve for Northside Hospital with capacity for 240 outpatient visits or 32 surgeries per day, showing a planned schedule of 150 visits and 18 surgeries and a staffing-gap point of 100 visits and 10 surgeries.”
Then tryAdd a point for 190 visits and 10 surgeries.Change the surgery maximum to 36.
What is in this drawing
Read the decisions behind it.
01Protect capacity
Account for rooms, clinicians and equipment.
02Set the mix
Balance scheduled care and operations.
03Find the gap
Identify output lost to staffing shortages.
Use for constrained-service capacity discussions, not clinical triage.
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FAQ
Common questions
What does the frontier represent here?
It represents visit and surgery combinations achievable with the hospital's current daily resources.
Why might a hospital operate inside the curve?
Staffing gaps, cancelled appointments or unused rooms can leave capacity idle.
Does the curve set medical priorities?
No. It explains capacity trade-offs; clinical priorities require separate judgment.