The document provides a comprehensive classification of hospitals into various categories based on factors such as system of medicine, level of care, ownership, objectives, management, length of stay, anatomical specialization, clinical basis, client group, and cost. It defines hospitals as essential healthcare institutions that also serve educational and research purposes. Additionally, it outlines the differences between public and private hospitals, including various subcategories and examples of each type.

1. Classification of Hospital
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2. Definition of Hospital (WHO)
‘The hospital is an integral part of a social and
medical organization, the function of which is
to provide for the population complete
healthcare, both curative and preventive, and
whose out- patient services reach out to the
family in its home environment; the hospital is
also a centre for the training of health workers
and for bio- social research’.
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3. Classification
of
Hospital
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4. Based on system of medicine
a. Allopathic Hospitals
b. Ayurvedic Hospitals
c. Homeopathic Hospitals
d. Unani Hospitals
e. Siddha Hospitals
f. Naturopathic Hospitals
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5. Based on Level of Care
• Primary Care Hospital
• Secondary Care Hospital
• Tertiary Care Hospital
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6. Based on the ownership
• Public Hospital
• Private Hospitals
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7. Public Hospital
(Hospitals owned by government)
• Central Government Hospital – Hospital managed
by central government such as AIIMS, PGIs etc.
• State Government Hospital – Those managed by
state government, such as district hospitals
• Municipal Hospital – Those managed by district
administration
• PSU hospital – Those managed by specific PSU
like railway, Coal India Ltd etc.
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8. Private Hospitals
(Hospitals owned by private individual/organization)
• For profit private hospitals (Hospitals that have
the business purpose)
– § Individual/Partnership/Private Nursing Homes:
(Hospitals that are owned by individuals or in partnership)
– § Corporate hospitals
(Hospitals owned by a private company)
• Not-for-profit hospitals/ Voluntary Hospitals:
(Hospitals owned by NGO/charitable organization,
that do not have a business purpose linked to it)
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9. Based on the Objectives
• General Hospitals
• Teaching-cum-Research Hospitals: medical
college hospital (medical, paramedical,
nursing students)
• Specialized Hospitals :such as ortho, oncology,
ENT, etc
• Isolation Hospitals: Leprosy , Tuberculosis,
Aids etc
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10. Classification Based on Management
• Union Government/Government of India
– controlled by the Government of India. Hospitals run by
the railways, military/defense,
• State Governments
– controlled by the state or union territory.
• Local Bodies
– managed by the local bodies, such as municipal
corporation, municipality, Zila Parishad, Panchayat,
• Autonomous Bodies
– under a special act of parliament or state legislation &
supported by the Central/State Government/Union
territory. AIIMS (New Delhi), PGIMER (Chandigarh),
NIMHANS (Bangalore), KMIO (Bangalore),
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11. Based on Length of stay
• Short-stay hospitals- Patients stay for shorter
duration such as 1,2 days to up to 20 days
stay.
• Long-stay hospitals - Patients stay for a long-
term, such as months or years in the
hospital.
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12. Based on Anatomical- Physiological
Specialization
• General Hospital
• Cardiac Hospital
• Orthopedic Hospital
• Maternity Hospital
• Cancer Hospital
• Psychiatric Hospital
• Eye Hospital
• Oncology hospitals
• Rehabilitation hospitals
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13. Based on Anatomical- Physiological
Specialization..continues
• Chronic disease hospitals
• Nephro Hospitals
• Gastrointestinal hospital
• Paediatric hospital
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14. According to Clinical Basis
• General Hospitals
• Specialized Hospitals
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15. Based on the Client Group
• General Hospitals
• Pediatric Hospitals
• Maternity Hospitals
• Geriatric Hospitals
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16. Classification Based on Cost
• Elite Hospitals: (high-tech medical
development) The per-day room rates vary
between 300-1200. The deluxe rooms have a
fridge, television, and telephone,
excluding the medical care.
• Budget Hospitals: (moderate budget and low
budget hospitals) e.g. civil hospitals,
corporation hospitals, etc.
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17. Thank you
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