Home care is care that allows a person with special needs to stay in their home. It might be for people who are getting older (aging in place). It could also be for people who are chronically ill, recovering from surgery, or have a disability. Home care services include: Personal care, such as help with bathing, washing your hair, or getting dressed Household chores, such as cleaning, yard work, and laundry Cooking for you in your home or delivering meals to you Money management, such as help filling out forms and making sure that your bills are paid on time Health care, such as having a home health aide come to your home or getting care from your provider through telehealth You can get almost any type of help you want in your home. You have to pay for many of them. But some types of care and community services are free or donated. Sometimes government programs or your health insurance will help cover the cost of certain home care services.

4. DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION EXTRAS
CASUALITY • It deals with the patient who is
in an emergency situation
• The patient are assessed based
on their degree of injury.
• This is a 24*7 hours
working department
ANAESTHETICS • Doctors in these, administer
anaesthesia to the patient
before various surgeries.
• Before surgery.
• During critical care
treatment.
CARDIOLOGY • This deals with the problems of
the human heart or circulation.
• ECG and exercise tests
are taken.
• Ultrasound scan of the
heart are taken.
• Insertion of pacemaker.
• Coronary Angiography
are taken.
CRITICAL CARE • It provides treatment for
seriously ill patients.
• Certain patients in these needs
to be monitored closely.
• Patients are transferred
from any other dept., to
the ICU incase of any
serious condition.

5. EARS,NOSE AND THROAT • This dept., deals with
ailment concerned with
the Ear, Nose and Throat.
• General ear, nose and
throat disease.
• Neck lumps
• Cancer in the head and
neck area.
GERIATRICS • This dept., provides
treatment to elder or aged
people.
• This involves home visits,
mobile therapy unit etc.,
• Stroke
• Diabetes
• Bone disease.
• Syncope
GASTROENTEROLOGY • This deals with bowel
related-medicine.
• It is usually run by a
specialist doctor.
• Special nurses are usually
posted in this dept,.
• Colorectal surgery.
• Inflammatory bowel
disease.
• Swallowing disease.
GENERAL SURGERY • This dept treats variety of
sugical procedures.
• It needs a special surgeon.
• Day surgery.
• Thyroid and colon surgery.
• Endoscopy.
GYNAECOLOGY • It treats the problem in
female urinary tract.
• This needs an special
ward for treatment.

6. HEMATOLOGY • This dept works near to
the hospital laboratory.
• Hematology includes the
studies for oncology.
• It includes the source
that affects the blood
cells , blood protein and
coagulation mechanism.
MATERNAL/
NEONATAL/
PAEDIATRICS
• This dept concerns with
the birth and child care.
• This is a divided dept.,
but mostly as one dept.,
• Child birth.
• Midwifery.
• Antenatal and post natal
care.
NEUROLOGY • This dept concerns with
the human nervous
system.
• Here patient’s medical
history is necessary.
• Here spinal cord ,brain
are tested.
ONCOLOGY • It involves the
investigation and
treatment of all kind of
cancers.
• It always linked with all
departments .
• It requires qualified
doctors.
OPTHAMOLOGY • It involves the treatment
and investigation of eye
problems of adults and
children.
• It include:
Laser treatment
Optometry
Orthoptics

7. ORTHOPEDICS • It deals the treatment
with muscoskeletal
system.
• Servicing includes bone
setting ,hip replacement.
• It involves treating
bones, muscle, tendons
and nerves.
UROLOGY • It is a surgical dept,.
• Services includes:
• Flexible cystoscopy
bladder checks
• Urodynamic research.
• Shockwave lithiotripsy to
break up kidney stones.
PSYCHIATRY • This dept includes
investment and
treatment of mentally ill
patients.
It includes:
• Providing psychosocial
counselling.
• Conducing IQ test.
OUTPATIENT • In these, people only
come to consult.
• This dept, works only for
limited hours.
• The patient demand
their problems and get
the prescription for a
short time duration.
INPATIENT • In these,patient needs to
stay atleast overnight.
• The patient history is
taken and case sheet is
prepared.
• The duration of stay
depends on the degree
of severity.

9. CENTRAL STERILIZATION
UNIT
• This dept is incharge of
keeping all the
instruments clean and
sterilised for prevention.
• Here strict procedure are
followed for sterilizing
medical instruments.
HOUSEKEEPING • This dept is in charge of
keeping the hospital
clean and tidy.
• Strict procedure follows.
• It includes laundry and
cleaning of hospital
rooms and effective
disposal of mediwaste.
CATERING AND FOOD
SERVICES
• This dept provides food
services to inpatient,
their families and
hospital staff.
• Here nutrition based
menu is provided by the
Nutrition Department.
MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK • This dept addresses the
challenges families face,
increase accessibility to
health care.
• It seves as a bridge
between the doctors,
and the individual, family
and community.
PHYSIOTHERAPY • This dept aims at
rehabilitating patients.
• Services to both in and
outgoing patients.
• This dept is mostly
related to ortopaedics
that will help the patient
to recover better.

10. PHARMACY • Every hospital must be
equipped with a
pharmacy to provide
drugs for entire hos.,
• It provides medication
and instruments used by
all the departments in
the hos, for patientcare.
NUTRITION AND DIETITICS • It is manned with
specialist to give
nutrition and dietetics
for in and out patients.
• They are provide a
dietary chart to the
hospital canteen to
follow.
MICROBIOLOGY • This dept deals with
microbial and viral
aspects of medicine.
• This is very important
dept., as the number of
hospital-acquired
infections is on rise.
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING • It involves:
• General raiology
• Ultrasound scans
• Angiography.
• MRI scanning
• Mammography.
• CT scans.
• Patients of above are
sent to these, as the
other dept does not
have any medical
instrument related to
diagnostic imaging.

12. MEDICAL RECORDS • This dept deals with
recording, and
maintaining all the
records of both.
• With the help of
reference for future
propose by formulating
the medical statistics.
MEDICAL MAINTAINENCE
AND ENGINEERING
• This dept makes sure that
the hospital is in operable
condition.
• It makes plans and
Carries out various projects
for the hospital. They make
sure that electrical facilties
are proper or not.
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AND
COMMUNICATION
• All hosptials today use
computers to keep track
of patient records and
other medical related
Affairs.
• It is responsible of
technical support and
keep system updated.
HUMAN RESOURCE • This dept is for recruiting
efficint human resource
for the hospital.
• They also create policies
and procedures to the
staff to follow .
FINANCE • This dept is looking after
all the financial aspects of
hospital. They make
Budgets, financial plans for
future and allocate financial
resources to various dept.
ADMINISTRATION • This dept is responsible
for day to day operation
of the hospital.
• They look after all the
paper work and ensure
every dept follows or not.

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