Hospital Classification

Health System

INPUT   + PROCESS     =  OUTPUT

                                             OUTCOME

                                             IMPACT

India's Health Care Delivery system System

• Health is a State Subject
• Mixed System:
• Government: Central, State, Public Undertakings
• Private: For Profit and Not-for Profit
• Public Undertakings: Railways, ESI, Armed Forces, SAIL etc.
• NGOs:
• Allopathic and AYUSH Systems of Medicine
• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Levels
• Health Care Delivery System in Rural Areas
• Health Care Delivery System in Urban areas

 

What is a Hospital

• An integral part of Social and Medical Organization
• Provides services to population
• Complete health care both curative, preventive and rehabilitative care
• Also a training Centre for health workers
• A Centre  for bio-medical research

Classification based on ownership and control

Government:

Central Government:
Under MOH&FW: RML Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, Railway Hospitals, Defence Hospitals, CRPF Hospitals etc.

State Govt Hospitals:

• Public Sector Hospital: NTPC, SAIL
• Local Bodies- Municipal Hospital
• Under Act of Legislation(AIIMS)

Non-Government:

• Profit Making,- Private Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Corporate Hospitals
• Non Profit Making: Charitable Hospitals, Hospitals run by NGOs, Missionaries

 

According to Directory of Hospitals

• General Hospital
• Rural Hospital
• Specialty Hospital
• Super- Specialty Hospital
• Teaching Hospital
• Isolation Hospital

 

According to Systems of Medicine

• Allopathic
• Ayurvedic
• Homeopathy
• Unani
• Tibb Hospital

 

According to Bed strength

• Large( 500 beds)
• Medium: 200 – 500 beds
• Small : < 200 beds

 

According to clinical service

• General Hospital
• Specialist Hospital
• Super-specialist Hospital

 

According to Levels of Care

• Primary Care Hospital: PHCs
• Secondary Care Hospitals: CHC, Sub-divisional, District Hospitals
• Tertiary Hospitals: Regional Hospitals, Medical Colleges
• Speciality and Super speciality Hospitals

 

According to Teaching facilities

• Teaching Hospitals
• Non- Teaching Hospitals

 

Based on Accreditation

• Accredited
• Non- Accredited

 

Based on Gender

• Male Hospital
• Female Hospitals

 

According to Length of Stay

• Acute care Hospitals
• Chronic Care Hospitals