HOSPITAL PHARMACY: TOPIC 3
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Levels of Hospital
Level 1(Primary)
Description: Emergency Hospital
Clinical Services: General Medicine,
Pediatrics, Non-surgical Gynecology, Minor
Surgery
Standing Committees
Other Services: General Administrative
Service, May Provide Ancillary Service
(Pharmacy, Clinical laboratory, 1st level
Radiology)
Nursing Care: Provide for patients who
required MINIMAL CATEGORY of supervised
care for more than 24 hours
Level 2 (Secondary)
Description: Non-departmentalized hospital
Clinical Services: Level 1, Surgery,
Anesthesiology
Duties of Governing Board
Other Services: Appropriate administrative
service & ancillary services
Nursing Care: Level 1, Moderate/ Partial
Category
Level 3 (Tertiary)
Description: Departmentalized hospital
Clinical services: Level 2, Specialty care clinic
Other Services: Same as level 2
Nursing Care: Level 2, Total and Intensive
Care
Level 4 (Quaternary)
Description: Teaching and training hospital
Clinical Services: Level 3, Subspecialty
Other Services: Same as Level 2
Nursing Care: Level 3, Continuous & Highly
Specialized Care
 Produce a two-way channel of
communication
 They need assistance depending on the
size of the hospital
 Appoints heads
The executive committee
 The hospital committee
- deals with personnel appointments
 Finance committee
- hospital budget, room rates and
other financial matters
 Committee on public relations
- educates the community on the
value of the hospital
 Responsible for the selection of
competent personnel including the
medical staff
Organization and Administration
 Governing body of the hospital
 Composed of the president or chair,
vice-chair, secretary and treasurer
 Where the administrator, director,
superintendent, medical director, chief
administrative officer must report
Fundamental Function of Hospitals
 Patient Care- toward a specific patient
 Education- healthcare professionals and
patient
 Research- advancement of medical
knowledge and improvement of hospital
services
 Public health- assist the community in
Ithe incidence of illness and improving
the general health of the population
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 Different Departments in the Hospitals
 Department which services involve
Diagnostic Services
primarily the professional care of the
patient  Determines the causes of illness or
 Department which deal with the injury Includes:
business management or 1. Medical Laboratory
administrative side of the hospital 2. Medical Imaging
3. Emergency Medicine
Common Categorical Grouping:
1. Administrative Services Support Services
2. informational Services
 Provides support for entire hospital
3. Therapeutic Services
4. Diagnostic Services Includes:
5. Support Services 1. Central Supply
2. Biomedical Technology
Administrative Services 3. Housekeeping & Maintenance
 Hospital Administrators Traditional Organizational Chart
- CEO, Vice Presidents), Executive
Assistants, Department Heads
 Business people who "run the hospital"
 Oversee budgeting and finance
Informational Services
 Document and process information
Includes:
1. Admissions
2. Billing & Collection
3. Medical Records Pyramid
- Demonstrates a Symbolic
4. Computer Information Systems
Organizational Structure of a
5. Health Education
Hospital
6. Human Resources
Therapeutic Services
 Provides treatment to patients Includes
following departments:
1. Physical Therapy
2. Occupational Therapy
3. Speech/Language Pathology
4. Respiratory Therapy
5. Medical Psychology
6. Social Services
7. Pharmacy
8. Dietary Services
9. Sports Medicine
10. Nursing

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The Medical Staff
 Physicians are independent agents
taking care of their patients and they
utilize the hospital, its departments,
facilities and services to care for these
patients.
Duties of the Medical Staff
 Providing professional care of the sick
and injured in the hospital
 Maintaining its own efficiency
 Participating in the educational program
of the hospital
 Advisory and assisting the administrator
and governing board regarding medical
policies
Two Main Types of Hospital Staffs
 Open staff
 Close staff

Categories of the Medical Staf

Courtesy Staff
 desire the privilege of attending private
patients but does not desire active staff
membership
Resident Medical Staff
 provide service in exchange for
education and experience
Active Staff
 concerned with regularly patient care o
most actively involved in the hospital
Associate Staff
 junior/ less experienced member’s or
first step to active membership
Honorary Medical Staff or Retired
 honored of outstanding contribution
Consulting Medical Staff
 specialist who are recognized by
passing a specialty board of national
organization of their specialty

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