BRIEF

INTRODUCTION
TO HOSPITAL

PRESENTED BY:- PRESENTED TO:-

KANIKA JAIN
AR. SHAHRUKH
VIII SEM
SHAH
R.No. 171630200002
AR. DESIGN-VIII
CONTENTS :-
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY
AIM/OBJECTIVES
TYPES
COMPONENTS
PLANNING CONSIDERATION
 INTRODUCTION: -
• A hospital may be defined as an institution that is built, staffed,
and equipped for the diagnosis of disease; for the treatment, both
medical and surgical, of the sick and the injured; and for their
housing during this process.
• The modern hospital also often serves as a center for
investigation and for teaching.

HISTORY: -
• As early as 4000 BCE, religions identified certain of their deities
with healing. The temples of Saturn, and later of Asclepius in
Asia Minor, were recognized as healing centers.
• Brahmanic hospitals were established in Sri Lanka as early as
431 BCE, and King Ashoka established a chain of hospitals in
Hindustan about 230 BCE.
• Around 100 BCE the Romans established hospitals for the
treatment of their sick and injured soldiers.

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AIMS or OBJECTIVES: -
• For the diagnosis of disease; for the treatment, both medical and surgical, of the sick and the injured; and for their housing
during this process.

• To promote research in the field of Health and Hospital Management.

• To promote the development of high quality hospital services and community health care.

• To update the knowledge and skill of the Health & Hospital Administrators and other personnel involved in the
management of health care organization through continuous education and research.

• To provide Health Care Advocacy for the benefit of health system management and to endeavor to become a national
advisory body for union and state governments.

• To publish text books and periodic monographs on current and futuristic trends in health and hospital management.

• To recognize and felicitate the individuals who have made exceptional and significant contributions in the field of Health
and Hospital Management in general and to the Academy in particular.

• The modern hospital also often serves as a center for investigation and for teaching.

Source :: http://www.ahaindia.org/aims-
TYPES: -
Hospitals can be categorized on the basis of its functionality, size, location and ownership :-

1. Functionality
Functionality refers to whether the hospitals are general-purpose, teaching hospitals, acute care facilities, long-term hospitals,
community hospitals, research hospitals or if they provide trauma care for patients.
It refers to how the hospitals themselves function within the communities they serve.

2. Size
There are three primary classifications when it comes to size:
Small hospitals: Fewer than 100 beds
Medium hospitals: 100 to 499 beds
Large hospitals: 500 or more beds

3. Location
Hospitals can also classify by their locations. Rural hospitals aid smaller communities and often have limited access to advanced
equipment or specialized procedures and techniques. Since they also face competition, urban hospitals serve larger metropolitan
areas and must often offer a wide degree of versatility when it comes to treatment options and patient experience.

4. Ownership
Knowing who owns the hospital will also tell a great deal about how the hospital will operate. Some hospitals are part of larger
networks that offer a streamlined approach to management. While some physicians feel this improves efficiency and patient
experience, some feel it removes the emphasis from the patient and makes treatment less personal.
Source :: https://www.gallaghermalpractice.com/blog/post/what-are-the-different-types-

Patient management
It is used to control patient flow.
Appointment module in hospital
management
It arranges the schedule of doctors due
to the patients’ application. It helps to
organize the availability of medical
specialists at any convenient time.
Facility management
It is responsible for tracking and
maintaining the room availability, the
occupancy status as well as various
kinds of administrative documentation.
Inventory management
It controls the amount of clinic
inventory.
Staff Management
It provides the human resources
administration.
COMPONENTS: -
Accounting
It organizes the financial affairs of both
customers and the medical institution.
Insurance services integration
It can record patients’ insurance details.
Medicine management
It contains the list of drugs that usually
used for the specific treatment.
Laboratory and tests management
It shows the test results of the particular
patient.
Reporting
Report management part stores the
already processed detailed information.
Helpdesk & support
It specializes in handling different
issues, problems, and requests.
Source :: https://existek.com/blog/hospital-managment-
 PLANNING CONSIDERATION: -

Following factors should be considered while planning a hospital building :-

1. Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness

An efficient hospital layout should promote staff efficiency by minimizing distance of necessary travel between frequently used
spaces; allow visual supervision of patients; provide an efficient logistics system for supplies and food (and removal of waste);
make efficient use of multi-purpose spaces and consolidate spaces when possible.

2. Flexibility and Expandability

Medical needs and modes of treatment will continue to change. Therefore, hospitals should follow modular concepts of space
planning and layout; use generic room sizes and plans as much as possible; use modular, easily accessed, and easily modified
mechanical and electrical systems; and be open-ended, with well-planned directions for future expansion.

3. Therapeutic Environment

Patients and visitors should perceive a hospital as unthreatening, comfortable, and stress-free. The interior designer plays a major
role in this effort to create a therapeutic environment. This can be accomplished by using cheerful and varied colors and textures,
by allowing ample natural light wherever feasible, by providing views of the outdoors from every patient bed etc.
4. Cleanliness and Sanitation

Hospitals must be easy to clean and maintain. This is facilitated by appropriate, durable finishes for each functional space; careful
detailing of such features as doorframes, casework, and finish transitions to avoid dirt-catching and hard-to-clean crevices and
joints; and adequate and appropriately located housekeeping spaces.

5. Accessibility

All areas, both inside and out, should comply with all standards and minimum requirements of Americans with Disability Act, and
ensure grades are flat enough to allow easy movement and sidewalks and corridors are wide enough for two wheelchairs to pass
easily.

6. Security and Safety

Hospitals have several particular security concerns, such as protection of patients and staff, hospital property and assets (including
drugs), and also vulnerability to terrorism because of high visibility. Security and safety must be built into the design with these
things in mind.

7. Sustainability

Hospitals are large public buildings that have a significant impact on the environment and economy of the surrounding
community. They are heavy users of energy and water and produce large amounts of waste. Because of this, sustainable design
must be considered when designing and building hospitals.
Source :: https://philippiqualityconstruction.com/factors-to-consider-in-hospital-design-and-