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. 2021 Dec 1;304(1):255–275. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.11.052

Table 10.

Optimal ventilator allocation under different scenarios and budgets with unit ventilator cost of $5000.

Scenario County Stage Stage Total Stage Stage Total Stage Stage Total
1 2 Ventilator 1 2 Ventilator 1 2 Ventilator
(Budget=$10M) (Budget=$20M) (Budget=$30M)
All Low New York 0 0 0 0 86 86 780 82 970*
Kings 119 0 119 418 0 418 120 1950 2119*
Queens 105 1120 1225 1225 0 1225 4 0 4
Bronx 28 0 28 28 988 1016 28 988 1016
Richmond 18 0 18 18 314 332 17 315 341*
Hudson 0 250 250 247 3 254* 0 250 544*
Bergen 14 128 142 13 438 451 13 438 530*
Essex 0 218 218 218 0 218 0 218 475*
Total 284 1716 2000 2167 1829 4000* 962 4241 5999*

All Medium New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 780 0 780
Kings 119 0 119 418 25 443 120 1950 2070
Queens 105 776 881 1225 0 1225 4 1187 1191
Bronx 28 44 72 28 988 1016 28 989 1017
Richmond 18 0 18 18 379 397 17 6 23
Hudson 0 245 245 247 3 250 0 250 250
Bergen 14 437 451 13 438 451 13 438 451
Essex 0 214 214 218 0 218 0 218 218
Total 284 1716 2000 2167 1833 4000 9,62 5038 6000

All High New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 780 82 2190*
Kings 119 0 119 418 0 418 120 1950 2070
Queens 105 137 242 1225 0 1225 4 0 4
Bronx 28 924 952 28 988 1016 28 988 1016
Richmond 18 0 18 18 404 422 17 34 51
Hudson 0 0 0 247 3 250 0 0 0
Bergen 14 437 451 13 438 451 13 438 451
Essex 0 218 218 218 0 218 0 218 218
Total 284 1716 2000 2167 1833 4000 962 3710 6000*

*Some of the ventilators are allocated at stages three and four.