Types of Hospitals

Types of Hospitals

Based on Ownership of Hospital

Public hospital or government hospital:

These hospital are run by the central or state government municipal bodies/corporations to provide wide-range of various types of health care free of charge.

Charitable hospitals:

These hospital are established under societies Registration Act run for service motive. These are generally funded by donations, grants & aids from charitable organizations.

Private hospitals:

These hospitals are generally owned by an individual or a group of individuals, which are generally self – funded.

Corporate hospitals:

These hospitals are established by registered companies formed under companies Act.

Based on Clinical Specialities

General hospitals:

These hospitals are run to provide care for patients with various disease condition for both sexes to all ages.

Specialized hospitals:

These hospitals limit their service to a particular condition, cardiology, neurology, nephrology etc.

Based on Length of Stay

Long – term hospital:

These are hospitals where over 90% of all patients admitted to stay for more than 30 days.

Short term hospitals:

These are hospitals where over 90% of all patients admitted to stay for less than 30 days.

Day care hospitals:

These hospitals offer care only during daytime. Patients are admitted on the same day, procedure is performed, and then discharged on the same day. For example, eye care hospitals

Based on Diversity in Aim of Hospitals

Teaching hospitals:

These hospitals are run for the dual purpose. i.e., teaching the medical, nursing and other health care students as well provide the care to the people.

Non-Teaching hospitals:

These hospitals are run to offer only health care services to the people, without any purpose of providing the teaching to the health science students.