LECTURE 1 Flashcards
a place devoted primarily to the maintenance
and operation of health facilities for the
■ diagnosis
■ treatment and care of individuals
suffering from illness, disease, injury or
deformity
■ in need of obstetrical
■ other surgical, medical and nursing care
Hospital
Hospital shall also be construed as any institution,
building or place where there are installed
beds, cribs or bassinets for __________________ by patients in the treatment of diseases
24-hour-use or longer
integrates all care under the umbrella of a
central organization and often include
inpatient/acute care, primary care/outpatient
care, long-term care, and homecare
Health System/Healthcare System
CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITAL
Government, Private
General, Private
Created by law and May be under:
■ National government
Government Hospitals
DOH, LGU, DND, PNP, DOJ, State
Universities and Colleges (SUCs) Government-Owned and Controlled
Corporations (GOCCs)
Government Hospitals
appropriated the sum of
P780,000.00 for the construction of the
Philippine General Hospital (PGH).
1907, the Philippine Commission passed
Act No. 1688
Lung Center of the Philippines was
established through
Presidential Decree No.
1823 on January 16, 1981,
In __________, by virtue of Executive Order No. ______,
Philippine President Manuel Roxas transferred
PGH to the University of the Philippines; this
officially designated PGH as UP’s teaching
hospital.
1947; 94
Under Executive Order _________, effective ________, the PGH was reorganized but
continued under the supervision of and control
of the University of the Philippines.
391; January 1, 1951
Owned, established, and operated with funds
through donation, principal, investment or
other means. It can also be single proprietorship, partnership, corporation,
cooperative, foundation, religious, NGO and
others
Private Hospitals
provides services for all kinds of illnesses,
diseases,
General Hospitals
Specializes in a particular disease or
condition or in one type of patient
Specialty Hospitals
is a Special National Hospital Medical
Center for Infectious Diseases with a
500-bed capacity. It is involved in health
care delivery service, especially for the
poor suffering from infectious diseases.
San Lazaro Hospital
Dedicated to delivering preventive,
curative, and rehabilitative mental health
care services. It has an authorized bed capacity of
4,200 inpatients and serves an average
of 56,000 outpatients per year
National Center for Mental Health
