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STARTER: Dilema del hospital
WHAT IS ECONOMICS REALLY ABOUT?
A dialysis machine.
These machines are used for patients who have kidneys that
don’t work properly – without dialysis the patients would
quickly die. They are expensive – costing about $100,000.
Some patients can get a kidney transplant, which
means they won’t need dialysis any longer.
A hospital in a town has one dialysis machine that can
run for 30 hours per week. As the boss of the hospital,
you must decide who gets the treatment.
There are a number of patients who require
treatment and their needs are given below.
Patient A: 6 year old child who needs 10 hours per week. They are
awaiting a kidney transplant which is expected to occur in one year.
Patient B: A 55 year old man who needs 5 hours per week. He is married with grown up
children.
Patient C: A 3 year old child who will need dialysis indefinitely. Currently needs 4 hours per
week.
Patient D: 78 year old female, 4 hours per week.
Patient E : 7 year old child, has three brothers and sisters, 4 hours per week.
Patient F: 8 year old child, no brothers and sisters, 5 hours per week.
Patient G: 30 year old female, two young children, 6 hours per week.
Patient H: 30 year old male, two young children, 5 hours per week.
Patient I: 30 year old male, no children, 4 hours per week.
Patient J: 45 year old man with no children. Needs 6 hours per week but has a brother who
will donate a kidney. This will take place in six month’s time.
Patient K: A 65 year old man who requires 10 hours per week. As he has quite wealthy, he has
promised to buy another dialysis machine for the hospital if he is still alive in one year’s time.
Decide how you will allocate the 30 hours, in order of preference.