Departement Hospital: Regitha Aurelia 164210447 Ii.A

DEPARTEMENT HOSPITAL
REGITHA AURELIA
164210447
II.A
Accidents and emergencies (a & e)
This section (sometimes called Casualty) is where you might be taken

if you call an ambulance in an emergency.
Also where you should come if you have an accident, but can make
your own way to the hospital.
The department operates 24 hours a day, every day and has staff and
is equipped to handle all emergencies.
Patients are assessed and seen as needed, usually with a separate
minor wound area supported by the nurse
Anesthesia
Doctors in this department are giving anesthesia for surgery.
They are responsible for the supply:
 Acute pain service (pain reliever after surgery)
 Chronic pain services (painkillers in long-term conditions such as
arthritis)
 Critical care services (pain reliever for those who have had a serious
accident or trauma)
 Obstetric anesthesia and analgesia (epidural during labor and
anesthesia for cesarean section).
Ear nose and throat (ENT)
• The ENT section provides care for patients with various problems, including:
• Common ear, nose and throat diseases
• Neck lumps
• Cancer in the head and neck area
• Teardrop problem
• Facial skin lesions
• Balance and hearing loss
• Snoring and sleep apnea
• ENT Allergy Problem
• Salivary gland disease
• Sound disturbance
General operation
• The general surgical ward covers various operations and includes:

• Day of operation
• Thyroid surgery
• Kidney transplant
• Colon surgery
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder discharge)
• Endoscopy
• Breast surgery
• The day operation unit has a high turnover of patients who attend
minor surgical procedures such as hernia repair
Gynecology
• The department investigates and treats urinary tract problems of
women and reproductive organs, such as endometritis, infertility and
incontinence.
• They also provide various treatments for cervical screening and post-
menopausal bleeding.
• They usually have:
• Ward specialist
• The day operating unit
• Emergency gynecology assessment unit
• Outpatient clinic.
Department of labor
• Women now have a choice of who leads their maternity care and
where they give birth. Treatment may be led by consultant, general
practitioner or midwife.
• The birthing ward provides antenatal care, postnatal care and
postnatal support.
• An antenatal clinic provides monitoring for routine and complicated
pregnancies.
• High dependency units can offer one-to-one care for women who
require close monitoring when there are complications in pregnancy
or childbirth
Pharmacy
• Hospital pharmacies are run by pharmacists, pharmaceutical technicians and

executive staff.
• It is responsible for drug-based services in hospitals, including:
• Purchase, supply and distribution of medicines and medicines
• Inpatient and outpatient patients
• Clinical and environmental pharmacy
• Use of illegal drugs.
• The pharmacy will provide a medical formulary for hospital doctors to use as a
guide. It will also help oversee the review of clinical trials and the use of illegal
drugs
Physiotherapy
• Physiotherapists promote healing the body, for example after surgery,

through therapies such as exercise and manipulation.
• This means they assess, treat and advise patients with various
medical conditions. They also provide health education to patients
and staff about how to do things more easily.
• Their services are provided to patients on the wards, in the
physiotherapy department itself and in the rehabilitation unitil
• Physiotherapists often work with orthopedic teams.
Rheumatology
• Specialist doctors called rheumatologists run this unit and are experts
in musculoskeletal disorders (bones, joints, ligaments, tendons,
muscles and nerves).
• Their role is to diagnose the condition and recommend appropriate
treatment, if necessary from the orthopedic department.
• Rheumatologists may need to review you regularly, either directly or
through one of the rheumatology teams.
• Alternatively, your condition may be one that your GP can manage in
your community. Many conditions are jointly managed between GP
and hospital care team
Orthopedics
• The orthopedic department treats problems affecting your
musculoskeletal system. That's your muscles, joints, bones, ligaments,
tendons and nerves.
• Doctors and nurses who handle this department handle everything

from fractures to surgery to repair problems like tear ligaments and
hip replacements.
• Orthopedic trauma includes fractures and dislocations as well as

musculoskeletal injuries of the soft tissues.
Obstetrics and gynecology unit
• These units provide delivery services such as:
• Antenatal and postnatal care
• Prenatal diagnostic unit
• Mother and fetal surveillance.
• Overseen by an obstetrician and gynecologist consultant, there are many attached staff associated with it,
including specialist nurses, midwives and imaging technicians.
• Treatments may include:
• General and outpatient care
• Colposcopy, laser therapy or hysteroscopy for abnormal cervical cells
• Psychosexual counseling
• Recurrent miscarriage unit
• Early pregnancy unit

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DEPARTEMENT HOSPITAL

This section (sometimes called Casualty) is where you might be taken

• The general surgical ward covers various operations and includes:

• Hospital pharmacies are run by pharmacists, pharmaceutical technicians and

• Physiotherapists promote healing the body, for example after surgery,

• Doctors and nurses who handle this department handle everything

• Orthopedic trauma includes fractures and dislocations as well as

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