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US 2019/0197438 A1Published application
System and method for optimally routing ambulances and other vehicles in-route to hospitals
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsSheldon Meredith, William Cottrill, Brandon Hilliard
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Abstract
A method for routing a patient to a care center includes receiving patient data and patient location information, identifying at least one care center, determining a location of at least one ambulatory vehicle, correlating the patient location with the location of the at least one ambulatory vehicle, determining a first routing instructions to the at least care center and transmitting the first routing instructions to the at least one ambulatory vehicle.
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A system for routing a patient to a care center comprising:
- An input-output interface;
- and
- a processor coupled to the input-output interface and wherein the processor is coupled to a memory, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- receiving patient data and patient location information;
- identifying at least one care center;
- determining a location of at least one ambulatory vehicle;
- correlating the patient location with the location of the at least one ambulatory vehicle;
- determining a first routing instructions to the at least care center;
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- transmitting the first routing instructions to the at least one ambulatory vehicle.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an input-output interface;
- a processor coupled to the input-output interface and wherein the processor is coupled to a memory, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- receiving information about a patient wherein the information comprises patient data and patient location;
- determining locations of at least two ambulatory vehicles and a care center available to treat the patient;
- weighting a route from each of the locations of the at least two ambulatory vehicles to the patient and then from the patient to the care center;
- calculating a weighted first transport time for a first one of the at least two ambulatory vehicles to travel to the patient and then from the patient to the care centers and a weighted second transport time for another of the at least two ambulatory vehicles to travel to the patient and then from the patient to the care center;
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- selecting the shorter of the weighted first transport time and the weighted second transport time.
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A method comprising:
- Receiving patient information where the patient information includes information about injuries;
- Determining a severity index based on the patient information;
- Receiving patient location information;
- Accessing a location of an ambulatory vehicle;
- Selecting a care center based on the severity index, the patient location information, and the first responder location;
- Transmitting a first route to the ambulatory vehicle wherein the route includes a route to the patient location and a route to the care center from the patient location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.