1. The document discusses the definition, objectives, functions, management, and classification of hospitals. Hospitals are defined as institutions for caring for the sick and injured, curing diseases, training medical professionals, and conducting research. 2. Hospitals have objectives like providing health services, treatment, and education. Their functions include patient care, education, research, and disease prevention. Hospitals are managed by governing bodies and have departments led by directors. 3. Hospitals can be classified by length of stay, clinical focus, ownership, objectives, size, management, and systems. Classification types include general, specialty, teaching, isolation, and ayurvedic hospitals.

1. By-
Mr. ASHOK BISHNOI
Director, JINC
Hospital

2.  The word ‘hospital’ is closely related to the
word ‘hospitality’ and is derived from the
word ‘hospice’ which means a place for
refuse a house for rest. This is should be the
underline factor in planning a hospital.
MEANING OF HOSPITAL:-

3. According to steadman’s medical dictionary:-
“Hospital is an institution for the care, cure, and
treatment of the sick and wounded, for the study
of the disease and for the training of the doctors
and nurses”
DEFINITION :-

4. 1. Provide optimum health service to all
2. Provide care, cure, and preventive services
to all
3. Protect the human rights of clients while
clients taking care in its jurisdiction/ in all
areas of its services.
OBJECTIVES :-

5. 4. Provide training for professionals, i.e.
doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentist other
technical staff.
5. Provide in-service and continuing education.
6. Participate/ conduct research (and investigation
in basic and applied biomedical, social sciences)
7. Define the role of leadership in community.

6. Client care
Diagnosed and treatment of disease
Out-patient services
Medical education and training
Medical and nursing research
Prevention of disease and promotion of health
FUNCTIONS OF HOSPITAL:-

7.  Governing body
 Hospital committee
 Medical director
 Medical superintendent
 Hospital administrator
 Nursing superintendent
 Department heads
MANAGEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL

8. The most commonly accepted upon different
criteria for classification of the hospital are
according to:
1. Length of stay of patient
2. Clinical basis
3. Ownership/ control basis
4. Objectives
5. Size
6. Management
7. Systems
CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS:-

9.  A patient stays for a short term in a hospital for
treatment of disease that is acute in nature, such as
pneumonia, peptic ulcer, and gastroenteritis, etc.
 A patient may stay for long- term in a hospital
for treatment of disease that is chronic in nature such as
tuberculosis, leprosy, cancer.

10.  These are hospital licensed as general
hospital; treat all kinds of disease, but major
focus on treating speed disease or condition
such as heart disease, or cancer

11. 3. Ownership/ control basis:-
a. PUBLIC HOSPITAL:-
 Are those run by the central or state government. These may be
general hospital or specialized hospitals or both.
b. VOLUNTARY HOSPITAL:-
 They are run with public and private funds on a non-commercial
basis.
c. PRIVATE NURSING HOSPITALS/ NURSING HOMES:-
 Are generally owned by an individual doctor or groups of doctors.
They accept patient suffering from injury, chronic, disability etc. But
do not admit patient suffering from communicable disease,
alcoholism, drug addiction or mental illness.
d. CORPORATE HOSPITAL:-
 Which are public limited companies formed under the companies
act. They are normally run on commercial lines. They can be either
general or specialized or both. ( e.g. Hinduja Hospital)

12. 4. Classification according to the objectives:-
a. TEACHING-CUM-RESAERCH HOSPITAL:-
Is a hospital to which a college` is attached for medical/ nursing/
dental/pharmacy education. The main objectives of these hospitals is
teaching based on research and the provision of health care is
secondary, e.g. AIIMS, New Delhi, PGMERI, Chandigarh
b. GENERAL HOSPITAL:-
 Are those which provide treatment for common disease and conditions
 The main objectives of this hospital are to provide care to the people.
c. SPECIALISED HOSPITAL:-
 Are hospital providing medical and nursing only a particular aspect or
organ of the body .e.g. tuberculosis, ENT, leprosy etc.
d. ISOLATION HOSPITAL:-
 It is a hospital in which the persons suffering from infectious/
communicable disease requiring isolation of the patient, e.g., Epidemic
Disease Hospital, Bangalore.


13. Sr, No Type of hospital Beds
1. Small Hospital <100 beds
2. Medium Hospital 101-300 beds
3. Large Hospital 301-1000 beds
4. Teaching hospital 500 beds ( beds to be increased according to
the number of student )
5. District hospital 200 -300 beds
6. Taluka hospital 50 -200 beds
7. CHC 30-50 beds
8. Primary health
center
6 -10 Beds

14. a) Allopathic hospitals
b) Ayurvedic hospitals
c) Homeopathic hospitals

15. 1.First level:-
 General hospital & CHC
2. Second level hospital:-
 Urban general hospital
3.Third level:-
 Large hospital/Central hospital
Level of hospital:-

16.  Enquiry Registration Waiting hall
Investigation facilities Consultation room
Pharmacy Exit
Flow pattern of client in OPD:-

17.  Outer zone
 Clean zone
 Sterile zone
 Disposal zone
Zone of OT (Four):-

18.  First stage room
 Second stage room
 Third stage room
Zone of delivery unit (3 zone)

19. Work flow:-
 Receiving Washing Drying
Accounting Sorting Packing
Sterilization Sterile storage Issue
CSSD (Central Sterile Supply Department):-

20.  OPD Record>5 year
 IPD Record> 10 year
 Medico legal -15 year
MRD (Medical Record Department:-

21. 6. Classification according to the management: -
a. Union government/ government of India.
 All hospital administered by the government of India, e.g. hospital run
by the railways, military/deference or public sector undertaking of the
central government.
b. State government.
 All hospital administered by the state union territory. Government
authorities and public sector undertaking operated by the state/union
territories,
c. Local bodies.
 All hospital administered by local bodies, i.e. municipal corporation,
municipality, zila perished, panchayat, e.g. corporation maternity homes.
d. Autonomous bodies.
 All hospital establishment under special act of parliament or state
legislation and founded by the central/state government/union territory,
e.g. AIIMS, New Delhi, PGI.
e. Private
 All private hospital owned by an individual or by a private organization,
e.g, Manipal hospital, Banglore, Hinduja hospital, Mumbai.
f. Voluntary agencies
 All hospitals operated by a voluntary body/a trust/charitable society
under central/state government laws. This includes hospital run by the
missionary bodies and co-operatives. e.g. CMC, Vellore.