Modelos de localização e análise econômica de unidade de serviço de atendimento médico de urgência
This study shows how location models such as p-median, p-center, and a proposed variation were employed to improve urgent and emergency care provided through the emergency mobile health units (SAMU). Besides incurring unnecessary additional operational costs, it is important to note that the failure or inefficiency of these mobile units can result in loss of human lives. The SAMU system in question serves a city with a population of approximately 213,576 inhabitants and it handles more than 1,400 calls per year.