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Clinical and non clinical departments in a hospital.
This slide includes description of specialty, super specialty, supportive and ancillary service departments

1. CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL, SUPPORTIVE AND ANCILLARY SERVICE DEPARTMENTS by ROJA.C

2. Definition of Hospital In general hospital is an institution in which sick and injured patients are treated. WHO defines Hospital as “an integral part of a social and medical organisation, the functions of which is to provide the population complete health care, both curative and preventive with out patient services reaching out to the family and also to carry out training of health workers and the bio-social research.”

3. DEPARTMENTS IN HOSPITAL CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS Specialty General Medicine General Surgery Paediatrics Orthopedics ENT Psychiatry Ophthalmology Dermatology Gynaecology Super Specialty Cardiology Neurology Urology Endocrinology NON CLINICAL D EPARTMENTS Supporting Services Nursing Service Dietary Medical Records Laboratory Services Blood Bank Radiology CSSD Pharmacy Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy Ancillary Services House Keeping Laundry Services Electrical and Security Ambulance, etc.

4. CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS Specialty General Medicine General Medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases of the internal organs . Here you will find the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of a huge range of disorders affecting every part of the body.  General Surgery As the name suggests includes a wide variety of surgical procedures like Thyroid surgery, Kidney transplants, endoscopy etc., These procedures are normally performed by general surgeons and do not normally require special surgeons.

5. Paediatrics All facilities concerning giving birth and child care is provided in this department. Some of the facilities or treatments include: Child birth Antenatal and post natal care Pregnancy check ups Surgical procedures on children. Orthopedic This department deals with problems that affect the musculoskeletal system. Includes Diagnosis and treatment of problems related to bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Services include bone setting, surgeries to repair damaged bones or ligaments or tendons, hip replacement, knee cap replacement etc,

6. ENT (EARS, NOSE AND THROAT) This department deals with diagnosis and treatment of a variety of diseases like: General ear, nose and throat diseases Balance and hearing disorders Snoring ENT allergy problems Voice disorders ENT surgical procedures Psychiatry This department deals with investigating and treating patients with a wide range of mental illnesses and disorders . Some services include: Providing psychosocial counselling, Investigating, diagnosing and treating psychiatric illnesses, Conducting IQ tests, De-addiction services.

7. Ophthalmology This department deals with the investigation and treatment of eye problems of adults and children . Their services include: Optometry Laser treatments Prosthetic eye services Ophthalmic imaging Dermatology This department deals with investigating and treating of diseases related to Skin: Cosmetic surgery, acne scar, skin cancer etc, Hair: Hair removal, transplant etc, Nails: Fungus, nail infections etc, Mucous membranes (e.g., lining inside the mouth, nose, and eyelids.)

8. Gynaecology This department deals with the investigation and treatment of problems related to the female reproductive system. Infertility, urinary tract infection are some of the problems investigated in this department. Super Specialty Cardiology This department deals with problems of the human heart or circulation . Some of their procedures includes: Electrocardiogram (ECG) and exercise tests to measure the heart function Ultrasound scan of the heart ( Echocardiogram) Insertion of pacemakers Cardiac surgery etc,

9. Neurology Neurology deals with the human nervous system. The doctors in this department (Neurologist) investigate & treat patients for problems that affect their brain and spinal cord. Some of the procedure includes: Treatment for the brain, spinal cord, and spinal cord injuries. Stroke etc, Urology This department deals with surgical and medical treatment of urinary tract diseases of male and female, Some services includes: Flexible cystoscopy bladder checks Urodynamic research Shockwave lithotripsy to break up kidney stones

10. Endocrinology Endocrinology department deals with the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine system and its secretions i.e. Hormones . Endocrinologist is the person who treats : endocrine diseases injury to endocrine glands Diabetes Hypertension Obesity Thyroidism etc.

11. NON CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS Supporting Services Nursing Services Nursing services refers to procedures of which are primarily aimed at providing comfort to a patient . Nursing services includes: Patient care Administrative work etc,   Dietary In this department Dieticians and nutritionists provide specialist advice on diet for hospital wards and outpatient clinics. Functions includes : Diet planning Inventory control of food items etc,

12. Medical Records This department deals with recording, and maintaining all the records/files of inpatients as well as outpatients. It is with these records that medical statistics can be formulated and it serves as a reference for future purposes. Laboratory Services In Laboratory services, tests are usually done on clinical specimens in order to obtain information about the health of a patient as pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

13. Blood bank This department deals with transfusion of blood from donor, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and derivatives to recipient. Radiology This deals with application of imaging technology like x-ray and radiation for diagnosing and treating disease. It includes General radiology (X-rays) Mammography (breast scans) Ultrasound scans Angiography (x-ray of blood vessels) CT scanning MRI scanning (3D scans using magnetic and radio waves) etc,

14. CSSD(Central Sterile Supply Department) This department is in charge of keeping all the instruments used in the hospital clean and sterilised to avoid spreading of infections throughout the hospital. Pharmacy Responsible for purchase, supply and distribution of drugs in a hospital. Physiotherapy   In the department of Physiotherapy, Physiotherapists provides  physical therapies such as exercise, massage, and manipulation of bones, joints and muscle tissues .

15. Occupational Therapy Helps physically or mentally impaired people, including temporary disability, practices in the fields of both healthcare as well as social care, It promotes health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful occupations. Ancillary Services : House Keeping In charge of keeping the hospital clean and neat . It involves doing the laundry and cleaning all the rooms of the hospital and effectively disposing of medical waste according to strict hospital disposal procedures.

16. Laundry This department is responsible for providing safe, clean, adequate and timely supply of linen to the users units of the hospital at right time, right price and right price. Electricity and Security This department makes sure that all electrical facilities are in perfect condition , carries out repair and replacement work for air-conditioning units, plumbing, steel works, and general takes care of the overall maintenance of the hospital. The Security department provides security to the hospital .

17. Ambulance Services Ambulance is meant for providing life support to critically ill patient while speeding them to hospital. It is a vehicle equipped with medication and devices intended to stabilize a patient’s life. These are the different departments in a hospital.