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    The document describes the different departments found in hospitals, including casualty, cardiology, critical care, ENT, geriatrics, and others. It provides brief descriptions of the functions and services provided by each department. Several departments require specialized staff or equipment to handle diagnostic tests, surgeries, and other medical procedures for treating patients.

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    DIFFERENT

    DEPARTMENTS OF
    HOSPITAL

    Mukesh Sundararajan
    DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION EXTRAS
    CASUALITY • It deals with the patient who is in an • This is a 24*7 hours working
    emergency situation department
    • The patient are assessed based on
    their degree of injury.

    ANAESTHETICS • Doctors in these, administer • Before surgery.


    anaesthesia to the patient before • During critical care
    various surgeries. treatment.

    CARDIOLOGY • This deals with the problems of the • ECG and exercise tests are
    human heart or circulation. taken.
    • Ultrasound scan of the heart
    are taken.
    • Insertion of pacemaker.
    • Coronary Angiography are
    taken.

    CRITICAL CARE • It provides treatment for seriously ill • Patients are transferred from
    patients. any other dept., to the ICU
    • Certain patients in these needs to be incase of any serious
    monitored closely. condition.
    EARS,NOSE AND THROAT • This dept., deals with ailment • General ear, nose and throat
    concerned with the Ear, Nose disease.
    and Throat. • Neck lumps
    • Cancer in the head and neck
    area.

    GERIATRICS • This dept., provides treatment to • Stroke


    elder or aged people. • Diabetes
    • This involves home visits, mobile • Bone disease.
    therapy unit etc., • Syncope

    GASTROENTEROLOGY • This deals with bowel related- • Special nurses are usually posted
    medicine. in this dept,.
    • It is usually run by a specialist • Colorectal surgery.
    doctor. • Inflammatory bowel disease.
    • Swallowing disease.

    GENERAL SURGERY • This dept treats variety of sugical • Day surgery.


    procedures. • Thyroid and colon surgery.
    • It needs a special surgeon. • Endoscopy.

    GYNAECOLOGY • It treats the problem in female • This needs an special ward for
    urinary tract. treatment.
    HEMATOLOGY • This dept works near to • It includes the source
    the hospital laboratory. that affects the blood
    • Hematology includes the cells , blood protein and
    studies for oncology. coagulation mechanism.

    MATERNAL/ • This dept concerns with • Child birth.


    NEONATAL/ the birth and child care. • Midwifery.
    PAEDIATRICS • This is a divided dept., • Antenatal and post natal
    but mostly as one dept., care.

    NEUROLOGY • This dept concerns with • Here patient’s medical


    the human nervous history is necessary.
    system. • Here spinal cord ,brain
    are tested.

    ONCOLOGY • It involves the • It always linked with all


    investigation and departments .
    treatment of all kind of • It requires qualified
    cancers. doctors.

    OPTHAMOLOGY • It involves the treatment • It include:


    and investigation of eye Laser treatment
    problems of adults and Optometry
    children. Orthoptics
    ORTHOPEDICS • It deals the treatment with • It involves treating bones, muscle,
    muscoskeletal system. tendons and nerves.
    • Servicing includes bone
    setting ,hip replacement.

    UROLOGY • It is a surgical dept,. • Urodynamic research.


    • Services includes: • Shockwave lithiotripsy to break up
    • Flexible cystoscopy bladder checks kidney stones.

    PSYCHIATRY • This dept includes investment and It includes:


    treatment of mentally ill patients. • Providing psychosocial
    counselling.
    • Conducing IQ test.

    OUTPATIENT • In these, people only come to • The patient demand their


    consult. problems and get the prescription
    • This dept, works only for limited for a short time duration.
    hours.

    INPATIENT • In these,patient needs to stay • The duration of stay depends on


    atleast overnight. the degree of severity.
    • The patient history is taken and
    case sheet is prepared.
    CENTRAL STERILIZATION • This dept is incharge of • Here strict procedure are
    UNIT keeping all the followed for sterilizing
    instruments clean and medical instruments.
    sterilised for prevention.

    HOUSEKEEPING • This dept is in charge of • It includes laundry and


    keeping the hospital cleaning of hospital
    clean and tidy. rooms and effective
    • Strict procedure follows. disposal of mediwaste.

    CATERING AND FOOD • This dept provides food • Here nutrition based
    SERVICES services to inpatient, menu is provided by the
    their families and hospital Nutrition Department.
    staff.

    MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK • This dept addresses the • It seves as a bridge


    challenges families face, between the doctors, and
    increase accessibility to the individual, family and
    health care. community.

    PHYSIOTHERAPY • This dept aims at • This dept is mostly related


    rehabilitating patients. to ortopaedics that will
    • Services to both in and help the patient to
    outgoing patients. recover better.
    PHARMACY • Every hospital must be • It provides medication
    equipped with a and instruments used by
    pharmacy to provide all the departments in
    drugs for entire hos., the hos, for patientcare.

    NUTRITION AND DIETITICS • It is manned with • They are provide a


    specialist to give dietary chart to the
    nutrition and dietetics hospital canteen to
    for in and out patients. follow.

    MICROBIOLOGY • This dept deals with • This is very important


    microbial and viral dept., as the number of
    aspects of medicine. hospital-acquired
    infections is on rise.

    DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING • It involves: • CT scans.


    • General raiology • Patients of above are
    • Ultrasound scans sent to these, as the
    • Angiography. other dept does not have
    • MRI scanning any medical instrument
    • Mammography. related to diagnostic
    imaging.
    MEDICAL RECORDS • This dept deals with recording, and • With the help of reference for
    maintaining all the records of both. future propose by formulating the
    medical statistics.

    MEDICAL MAINTAINENCE AND • This dept makes sure that the Carries out various projects for the
    ENGINEERING hospital is in operable condition. hospital. They make sure that electrical
    • It makes plans and facilties are proper or not.

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY • All hosptials today use computers Affairs.


    AND COMMUNICATION to keep track of patient records and • It is responsible of technical
    other medical related support and keep system updated.

    HUMAN RESOURCE • This dept is for recruiting efficint • They also create policies and
    human resource for the hospital. procedures to the staff to follow .

    FINANCE • This dept is looking after all the Budgets, financial plans for future and
    financial aspects of hospital. They allocate financial resources to various
    make dept.

    ADMINISTRATION • This dept is responsible for day to • They look after all the paper work
    day operation of the hospital. and ensure every dept follows or
    not.
    THANK YOU…

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