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Definition, Classification and Function of Hospital: Col Zulfiquer Ahmed Amin
Definition, Classification and Function of Hospital: Col Zulfiquer Ahmed Amin
Function of Hospital
Special hospitals:
They limit their service to a particular condition, orthopedics,
maternity, paediatrics, geriatrics, oncology etc.
Closed-staff hospital:
Physicians are held responsible for all medical activities in the
hospital including the diagnosis and treatment of patient fee
paying and emergency.
Open-staff hospital:
This type of hospital permits other physicians in the community
to admit and treat patients to the hospital' and treat them.
Open Staff Hospital: Open medical staff, which
means any physician can request to practice at
the facility, regardless of their hospital
affiliation.
Rural Hospital:
Remote hospitals with small number of beds and limited service
capacity. It should have 20-100 beds. Upazila Health Complex in
Bangladesh
Hospital Function