Hospital Organizational Structure and Services Overview
Explore the organizational structure of a hospital board and various departments such as medical, therapeutic, diagnostic, and support services. Learn about administrative and informational services, as well as the role of the medical social work department in providing effective social and emotional support to patients. Discover the services rendered by medical social workers, including counseling and assistance with accessing further rehabilitation and community support services.
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF HOSPITAL BOARD ADMIN INFORMATIONAL SERVICES THERAPEUTIC SERVICES SUPPORT SERVICES DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES People who run the hospital Manage and oversee the operation of departments a. Oversee budgeting and finance b. establish hospital policies and procedures c. perform public relation duties
INFORMATIONAL SERVICES Documents and process information Admission includes information about the patient Billing and collection Maintenance of patient records Maintenance of information systems Promotion of health education Human resource recruitment obtaining vital
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Therapy Medical psychology Social Services Pharmacy Dietary Nursing
DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES Determines causes of illness or injury Includes medical laboratory which study body tissues to determines abnormalities Image body parts abnormalities Emergency medicine provides emergency diagnosis and treatment to determine
SUPPORT SERVICES Provides central supply of receiving stocks and equipments Diagnose and repair defective equipment House keeping and maintenance
MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT PLANNING CONTROLLING ORGANIZING DIRECTING STAFFING
MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT The Department is to provide an effective medical social work service which facilitates optimum social and emotional wellbeing among patients and those affected by their illness. aim of the Medical Social Work
SERVICES RENDERED BY MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER Counselling relating to illness and its impact on their family. Issues regarding discharge from hospital and after-care are also addressed by the Medical Social Worker. May help access services such as further rehabilitation, community supports, respite care, convalescence and long-stay nursing homes. Information on welfare entitlements may also be obtained from the department medical social work
SERVICES RENDERED BY MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER Department also offers bereavement support and crisis help following traumatic events. Liaison with statutory and voluntary groups is also an integral part of our work. There are many support groups to which patients and families can be referred outside the hospital. Each medical social worker provides a service to one or more hospital consultant
FUNCTIONS OF MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER Psychosocial Assessment Patient/ Family Support Crisis Intervention Counselling Discharge Planning Information / Advice Bereavement Service
RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER Professional qualified social workers operate within the parameters of the Code of Practice National Association of Social Workers and governed by the NASW Code of Ethics. NASW will provide a statutory framework of regulation for the profession Medical Social Worker will work on all working days in the regular working hours( 8 hours a day).
EXTENSION SERVICES OF HOSPITALS Extension services are the Hospital services-provided by the hospitals at the door steps of the beneficiaries. Immunization, Nutrition services and reproductive and Child health services and National health programmes implementation of
Holding of free Eye camps and Medical camps, Family planning operation camps, de-addiction services, services to homeless and those in jails, mentally ill patients, administration of vaccines, Mobile trauma and critical care teams, specialized clinics of physiotherapy/imaging, Advanced services in various branches of Medicine
Prevention and treatment of lifestyle diseases, HIV/sexually transmitted Diseases and other infections, supplements for Malnutrition containment viz, Vitamin and Iron deficiency, iodine deficiency diseases, Delivery huts for safe and hygienic childbirth, School health programmes, etc. sending nurses or care-givers for the chronically ill at home services like hospice for the terminally ill. providing medical services or wellness services at the door steps of the patient/person.
