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Hospital Patient Wait-Time Optimization

Overview

Hospital Patient Wait-Time Optimization is a healthcare analytics project focused on reducing patient delays and improving operational efficiency using SQL, Python, and Power BI.

The project analyzes 15,000+ patient records to identify bottlenecks in emergency care, OPD services, bed utilization, and staffing allocation.


Objectives

  • Analyze patient wait times across departments
  • Identify peak-hour congestion patterns
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) on service delays
  • Monitor bed occupancy and doctor availability
  • Build interactive dashboards for hospital operations
  • Recommend staffing optimization strategies

Key Insights

  • Peak-hour congestion increased wait times by 34%
  • Staff shortages contributed to 22–28% of delays
  • Emergency wait times averaged 61 minutes
  • Average bed utilization reached 78%
  • Proposed optimization reduced predicted wait times by 18%

Tech Stack

  • SQL
  • Python
  • Pandas
  • NumPy
  • Power BI
  • HTML/CSS/JavaScript
  • Chart.js

Dataset

The dataset contains 15,000+ synthetic hospital patient records including:

  • Patient demographics
  • Admission details
  • Wait times
  • Bed occupancy
  • Doctor availability
  • Staffing metrics
  • Delay reasons

Dashboard Features

  • Real-time wait time monitoring
  • Department-level performance analysis
  • Bed occupancy tracking
  • Root cause analysis visualization
  • Staffing optimization recommendations
  • Hourly congestion heatmaps

Project Structure

├── data/ │ └── hospital_patient_data.csv ├── dashboard/ │ └── hospital_waittime_dashboard.html ├── sql/ │ └── queries.sql ├── notebooks/ │ └── analysis.ipynb ├── README.md


Business Impact

This project demonstrates how healthcare analytics can improve operational efficiency and reduce patient waiting time through data-driven decision making.


Author

Balashanmugam R