A brief description of basic Hospital Services

1. HOSPITAL SERVICES
Col Zulfiquer Ahmed Amin
M Phil, MPH, PGD (Health Economics), MBBS
Armed Forces Medical Institute (AFMI)

2. Hospital Services are the collective activities of
all departments and all personnel of a hospital,
which end-up in satisfactory patients care.
Classification of hospital services have been
proposed in diversified definitions, which do not
completely agree with each other.

3. 1. Hospital Services:
Clinical management
Patient encounters and consultations
Clinical administration
Clinical audit
Clinical services
Investigative services
Treatment
Pharmacy
Dietetics
Social work
General management
POSD-COB

5. 2. Hospital Services :

6. Line Service:
Line Services in a hospital, are the care which is directly related
to patient-treatment.

7. Support Services:
Support Services in Hospital, are the services which are not
directly related to patient care but, indirectly contribute in
patient management.

8. SUPPORT SERVICE DEPTs

9. Auxiliary means providing supplementary or additional help and
support. (সহায়ক বস্তু, বযক্তি). The workers appointed to be of
support and assistance to the main body of workers in an
organization are auxiliary. Service provided in addition to the
regular services is also auxiliary.
Auxiliary Services:

10. Auxiliary Services in a hospital, are activities which are neither
directly related to care , nor support care; but contribute to
facilitate the service

11. 3. Hospital Services:

12. A. Administrative Services:

13. B. Informational Services:

14. C. Therapeutic Services:

16. D. Diagnostic Services:

17. E. Support Services:
Services which support all the activities of a
hospital related to patient care for their effective
accomplishment.

18. Tree of Hospital Services:

19. Hierarchy of Hospital Services:
Board
Admin
Information Service
Therapeutic Service
Diagnostic Service
Support Service

20. 4. Hospital Services:

21. 5. Hospital Services: