Tiêu đề 1. HOSPITAL - ITS ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONS.pdf ✅

PHARMD GURU Page 1 DEFINITION OF HOSPITAL Hospital is defined as “an institution of community health/ a specialized complex organization that makes use of physicians, surgeons & team of technical staff, in order to provide facilities for diagnosis, therapy, rehabilitation, prevention, education & research”. FUNCTIONS OF HOSPITAL 1. To uplift quality of law and general standards of medical practice. 2. To provide facilities & guidance, by which persons can work in groups, with the intention of betterment of hospital department, patient & community. 3. To reduce disease occurrence by early diagnosis and treatment. 4. To estimate needs for facilities, supplies & equipments, and their utilization for evaluation, control & maintenance. 5. To estimate departmental necessities. 6. To provide a common link between general public & policy makers. 7. To suggest policies & procedures to maintain adequate & competent staff. 8. To develop & maintain an effective system of clinical & administrative records & reports. 9. To harness growth of medical science, by proper training of doctors & nurses in large training hospitals. 10. To create & develop financial plan for the operation of hospital. 11. To provide facilities for continuing education of all the people. 12. To participate & implement safety programmes of hospital. 13. To initiate, utilize & participate in research projects, aimed at improvement of patient care, and other hospital services. HOSPITAL - ITS ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONS
PHARMD GURU Page 2 CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS Classification is mainly based on: 1. Clinical grounds. 2. Non-clinical grounds. 3. Size. 4. Cost. 5. System of medicine. 1. BASED ON CLINICAL GROUNDS: It is classified as: A) Medicine-based:  Pediatrics.  Psychiatric and other nervous diseases.  General medicine. B) Surgery-based:  Orthopedics.  Gynecology & obstetrics.  ENT. C) Maternity:  Short term.  Long term. 2. BASED ON NON-CLINICAL GROUNDS: Classified as: A) Governmental hospitals:  City hospital.
PHARMD GURU Page 3  Civil hospital.  Army hospital.  Navy hospital. B) Non-governmental hospitals:  Private hospitals (for profit).  Non-profit hospitals (church hospital, community hospital, hospital, charitable hospital). 3. BASED ON SIZE: Classified as: A. large hospitals: beds: 1000 and above. B. medium hospitals: beds: 500-1000. C. small hospitals: beds: 100-500. D. very small hospitals: beds: less than 100. 4. BASED ON COST: Classified as: A) Elite hospitals:  Consist of high technology & medical science advancements.  Comprise deluxe rooms, with t.v, telephones & refrigerator.  Room rate: Rs:500-1.200/ day, also known as "5-star hospitals" example : Apollo hospital. B) Budget hospitals:  Meant for moderate-low budget people (Example: charitable & civil hospitals ).
PHARMD GURU Page 4 5. BASED ON SYSTEM OF MEDICINE: Classified as: a) Allopathic hospitals. b) Ayurvedic hospitals. c) Homeopathic hospitals. d) Unani hospitals. ORGANIZATION OF HOSPITALS 1. Organization is defined as "a dynamic process, in which various managerial activities lying & bind people together, for the achievement of common goals & objectives'. 2. Most important body of a hospital is the governing body/ board of directors/ board of trustees. 3. Governing body: Consists of various eminent personalities in the field of: a) Medical education. b) Research. c) Administration. d) Politics (optional). 4. Function of governing body is to frame all major policies, plans & programmes of hospital. 5. Governing body: Appoints a hospital administrator to get various functions performed like clinical services, nursing, pharmacy services, etc. SERVICES PERFORMED BY HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION 1) NURSING SERVICES:  Largest part of a hospital  Functions all 24 hours