Unit Hour Utilization (UHU) definition
Unit Hour Utilization (UHU) means the total number of hours ambulances are staffed and available to respond divided by the total transports. UHU is used as a measure of efficiency in that the higher the UHU to lower the cost of transport (see Cost Per Transport). UHU is impacted by the response time standards and the degree of difficulty in providing coverage (i.e., the higher the response time standards and difficulty in providing coverage the lower the UHU).
Examples of Unit Hour Utilization (UHU) in a sentence
Unit Hour Utilization (UHU) Ratio – A measurement of how hard and how effectively the system is working.
To address crew safety and workload, a new Unit Hour Utilization (UHU) standard will be adopted.