Parameters

Parameters are defined in Builder.java and can be modified via harris-mrsa-model.rs/parameters.xml.

Hospital Configuration *

Parameter	Default	Description
hospitalCapacity	120	Total beds (ward + ICU)
icuCapacity	20	ICU beds

Admission-Discharge-Transfer *

Parameter	Default	Description
admissionsRate	0.05	Mean inter-arrival time (days)
icuAdmitProbability	0.15	Probability of direct ICU admission
dischargeShape	1.253	Ward LOS log-normal shape
dischargeScale	0.768	Ward LOS log-normal scale
icuDischargeShape	0.916	ICU LOS log-normal shape
icuDischargeScale	0.820	ICU LOS log-normal scale
icuTransferProbability	0.1	Probability of ward→ICU transfer
icuTransferShape	0.5	Transfer timing Gamma shape
icuTransferScale	1.0	Transfer timing Gamma scale

Staffing Ratios *

Parameter	Default	Description
nursesPerPatient	0.2	Ward nurses per bed
physiciansPerPatient	0.2	Ward physicians per bed
icuNursesPerPatient	0.5	ICU nurses per bed
icuPhysiciansPerPatient	0.3	ICU physicians per bed
rtsPerPatient	0.1	Respiratory therapists per bed
ptsPerPatient	0.1	Physical therapists per bed
otsPerPatient	0.1	Occupational therapists per bed

HCW Visit Timing *

Inter-visit times follow Gamma distributions (shape, scale in minutes):

HCW Type	Location	Shape	Scale
Nurse	Ward	0.54	55.1
Nurse	ICU	0.54	20.0
Physician	Ward	0.52	90.7
Physician	ICU	0.52	35.3
Specialist	Both	0.62	61.7

Transmission Parameters *

Parameter	Default	Description
admitImportationInfectionProbability	0.01	Probability patient arrives colonized
cleanPtColonizeddHcwColonizationProb	0.4	P(HCW contaminated | colonized patient, no HH)
contaminedPtCleanHcwColonizationProb	0.4	P(patient colonized | contaminated HCW, no HH)
hhEfficacy	-	Hand hygiene efficacy (from params.xml)

Hand Hygiene Adherence *

Parameter	Description
nurseHhAdherence	Nurse pre-visit HH compliance
nurseHhAdherencePost	Nurse post-visit HH compliance
doctorHhAdherence	Physician pre-visit HH compliance
doctorHhAdherencePost	Physician post-visit HH compliance
therapistHhAdherence	Therapist pre-visit HH compliance
therapistHhAdherencePost	Therapist post-visit HH compliance
ppeAdherenceIfCp	PPE compliance for contact precaution patients