Structure of the Hospital. Learning material for nursing practise

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Classification of the Hospitals


1. Hospitals are classified acording to 

General hospitals are further classified by functional capability.

2. According to ownership we can distinguish

3. Classification According to Scope of Services

4. Categories of General Hospitals According to Functional Capacity. Level 1.

Level 1 hospital shall have, as minimum, the following services and capacity: a. A staff of qualified medical, allied medical and administrative personnel headed by a physician duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC); b. Bed space for its authorized bed capacity in accordance with DOH Guidelines in the Planning and Design of Hospitals; c. An operating room with standard equipment and provision for sterilization of equipment and supplies in accordance with the: i. DOH Reference Plan in the Planning and Design of an Operating Room/Theater 4 ii. DOH Guidelines on Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization of Reusable Medical Devices in Hospital Facilities in the Philippines d. A post-operative recovery room; e. Maternity facilities, consisting of ward(s), room(s), and a delivery room exclusively for maternity patients and newborns; f. Isolation facilities with proper procedures for the care and control of infectious and communicable diseases as well as for the prevention of cross infections; g. A separate dental section/clinic; h. A blood station; i. A DOH-licensed secondary clinical laboratory with the services of consulting pathologist; j. A DOH-licensed Level 1 imaging facility with the services of a consulting radiologist; and k. A DOH-licensed pharmacy.

5. Categories of General Hospitals According to Functional Capacity. Level 2.

Level 2 hospital shall have as minimum, all of Level 1 capacity, including, but not limited to, the following: a. An organized staff of qualified and competent personnel with Chief of Hospital/Medical Director and appropriate board-certified Clinical Department Heads; b. Departmentalized and equipped with service capabilities needed to support board-certified/eligible medical specialists and other licensed physicians rendering services in the specialties of Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, their sub-specialties and ancillary services; c. A general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for critically ill patients; d. A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU); e. A High Risk Pregnancy Unit (HRPU); 5 f. Provision of respiratory therapy services; g. A DOH-licensed tertiary clinical laboratory; and h. A DOH-licensed Level 2 imaging facility with mobile x-ray inside the institution and with capability for contrast examinations.

6. Categories of General Hospitals According to Functional Capacity. Level 3.

Level 3 hospital shall have as minimum, all of Level 2 capacity, including, but not limited to, the following: a. Teaching and/or training hospital with accredited residency training program for physicians in the four (4) major specialties, namely: Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Surgery; b. A physical medicine and rehabilitation unit; c. An ambulatory surgical clinic; d. A dialysis unit; e. A blood bank; f. A DOH-licensed tertiary clinical laboratory with standard equipment /reagents/ supplies necessary for the performance of histopathology examinations; and g. A DOH-licensed level 3 imaging facility with interventional radiology.

Servises and facilities of the hospitals present below

 


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