A Simulation of Hospital Admission Policy A study is described which simulates different admission policies of a large specialized hospital. The objective is to determine better policies for stabilization of admission and census rates while maintaining a reasonably full hospital. There types of policies were examined: admission based on percentages of discharge rates, discharge rates plus or minus a constant, and fixed authorizations independent of discharge rates. The last type policy produced more stable simulated results, and when put into practice, improvements were realized. CACM May, 1966 Smith, W. G. Solomon Jr., M. B. CA660511 JB March 3, 1978 9:42 AM 1426 5 1426 1426 5 1426 1426 5 1426