ajayi oluwabukola o. nsc/2008/128 muhammed fatimoh.m nsc/2008/176 nwabeke queen e. nsc/2008/178...

HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION:ITS STRUCTURE AND

HOSPITAL SUBYSTEM

GROUP MEMBERS

AJAYI OLUWABUKOLA O. NSC/2008/128

MUHAMMED FATIMOH.M NSC/2008/176

NWABEKE QUEEN E. NSC/2008/178

OGUNBODE IBIRONKE T. NSC/2008/186

OGUNDARE IBUKUN K. NSC/2008/187

DEFINITION OF TERMSHospital: An health care institutions that have an organized medical and other professional staff, and in-patient, facilities, and deliver medical, nursing and related services.

Organization: A group of people who work together, like a neighborhood association, a charity, a union, or a corporation to meet a need or to pursue collective goals.

DEFINITION OF TERMSStructure: The aggregate of an element of an entity in their relationships to each other.

Subsystem: Group of interconnected and interactive part that performs an important job or task as a component of a larger system.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF AN HOSPITAL

A typical hierarchical arrangement of line of authorities, communications, rights and duties of an hospital

It can also be considered as the viewing glass or perspective through which individuals see their hospital and its environment.

An organizational chart illustrates the organizational structure.

IMPORTANCE

It determines how the roles, power and responsibilities are assigned, controlled and coordinated in an hospital.

It determines how information flows between the different levels of management in an hospital.

The structure helps one understand the hospital’s chain of command. It shows which individual or department is accountable for each area of the hospital.

IMPORTANCE CONT’D

The structure of an organization will determine the modes in which it operates and performs.

  It provides the foundation on which

standard operating procedures and routines rest.

It allow efficient management of hospital departments.

IMPORTANCE CONT’D

Subsystem of Hospital Within the Structure

Hospital are grouped in order to promote efficiency of facility.

It is generally done according to similarity of duties.

Organizational structure varies from hospital to hospital.

Large hospitals have complex organizational structures.

Smaller hospitals tend to have much simpler organizational structures.

Hospital sub-systemAdministrative Services

Informational Services

Therapeutic Services

Diagnostic Services

Support Services

Administrative ServicesHospital Administrators

CEO, Vice President(s), Executive Assistants, Department Heads

Business people who “run the hospital”

Oversee budgeting and financeEstablish hospital policies and

proceduresOften perform public relation duties

Informational Services Document and process informationIncludes: 1. Admissions:2. Billing & Collection3. Medical Records4. Computer Information Systems5. Health Education6. Human Resources

Provides treatment to patients Includes following departments:1. Physical Therapy - treatment to

improve large muscle mobility2. Occupational Therapy - treatment

goal is to help patient regain fine motor skills

3. Speech/Language Pathology - identify, evaluate, treat speech/language disorders

Therapeutic Services Cont’d

4. Respiratory Therapy - treat patients with heart and lung disease

5. Medical Psychology - concerned with mental well-being of patients

6. Social Services - connect patients with community resources (financial aid, etc.)

7.Pharmacy - dispense medications

Therapeutic Services Cont’d8. Dietary - maintain nutritionally sound diets for patients

9. Sports Medicine - provide rehabilitative services to athletes

10.Nursing - provide care for patients

Diagnostic Services Determines the cause(s) of illness

or injuryIncludes:1. Medical Laboratory - studies body

tissues2. Medical Imaging - radiology, MRI,

CT, ultrasound3. Emergency Medicine -provides

emergency diagnoses and treatment

Support Services Provides support for entire hospitalIncludes:1. Central Supply - orders, receives,

stocks & distributes equipment & supplies

2. Biomedical Technology - design, build repair, medical equipment

3. Housekeeping & Maintenance - maintain safe, clean environment

Organizational Chart

Board

Administration

Therapeutic

Services

Information

Services

Diagnostic

Services

Support

Services

Admissions Billing, etc. Med.

Records Computer Info.

Health Ed. Human Resour.

PT, OT Speech/Lang. Resp. Therapy

Pharmacy Nursing Dietary

Med. Lab Radiology

Nuclear Med ER

Cardiology Neurology

Central Supply Biomedical

Housekeeping Maintenance

Dietary Transportation

Pyramid demonstrates a symbolic organizational structure

of a hospital.

Admin. Services

Information Services

Therapeutic Services

Diagnostic Services

Support Services

Board

REFERENCESWHO(2013): Description of Hospitals.

http://www.who.int/topic/hospitals/en/ Business Dictionary(2014)What is an organization

www.businessdictionary.com Organizational structure of a hospital www.ebsummit.info

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