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3.  Hospital: 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.

4.  Structure: 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.

5.  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.

6.  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.

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8.  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

9. 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.

10. Organizational structure varies from hospital to hospital. Large hospitals have complex organizational structures. Smaller hospitals tend to have much simpler organizational structures.

11. Hospital sub-system Administrative Services Informational Services Therapeutic Services Diagnostic Services Support Services

12. Administrative Services Hospital Administrators CEO, Vice President(s), Executive Assistants, Department Heads Business people who “run the hospital” Oversee budgeting and finance Establish hospital policies and procedures Often perform public relation duties

13. Informational Services Document and process information Includes: 1. Admissions: 2. Billing & Collection 3. Medical Records 4. Computer Information Systems 5. Health Education 6. Human Resources

14. Provides treatment to patients Includes following departments: 1. Physical Therapy - treatment to improve large muscle mobility 2. Occupational Therapy - treatment goal is to help patient regain fine motor skills 3. Speech/Language Pathology - identify, evaluate, treat speech/language disorders

15. 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

16. Therapeutic Services Cont’d - 8. Dietary - maintain nutritionally sound diets for patients 9. Sports Medicine - provide rehabilitative services to athletes 10. Nursing - provide care for patients

17. Diagnostic Services Determines the cause(s) of illness or injury Includes: 1. Medical Laboratory - studies body tissues 2. Medical Imaging - radiology, MRI, CT, ultrasound 3. Emergency Medicine -provides emergency diagnoses and treatment

18. Support Services Provides support for entire hospital Includes: 1. Central Supply - orders, receives, stocks & distributes equipment & supplies 2. Biomedical Technology - design, build repair, medical equipment 3. Housekeeping & Maintenance - maintain safe, clean environment

19. Organizational Chart

20. Board Administration Therapeuti c Services Informatio n Services Diagnosti c 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

21. Pyramid demonstrates a symbolic organizational structure of a hospital.

22. Admin. Services Information Services Therapeutic Services Diagnostic Services Support Services Board

23. REFERENCES WHO(2013): Description of Hospitals. http://www.who.int/topic/hospitals/en/ http://www.who.int/topic/hospitals/en/ Business Dictionary(2014)What is an organization www.businessdictionary.com www.businessdictionary.com Organizational structure of a hospital www.ebsummit.info

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