  To help facilitate a variety of simulations related to healthcare facilities
in North Carolina, we have developed an agent-based model (ABM) to accurately
simulate patient (i.e., agent) movement to and from these facilities. This is
an Overview, Design Concepts, and Details (ODD) Protocol, a standardized method
for describing ABMs. This ODD provides detailed information on healthcare
facilities in North Carolina, the agent movement to and between them, and any
decisions that were made during the creation of this model. This ABM is
intended to be used alongside disease-specific submodels. It can be used for
purposes such as simulating the success of interventions on reducing disease
transmission, simulating strain on facility resources (including staff and
materials), and forecasting hospital capacity. Disease-specific ODDs should
accompany this document. No details related to any submodels that use this ABM
as a base model are included.
