3 WHAT'S IN A HOSPITAL General Organisation Hospital departments are generally grouped according to similarity of duties in order to improve efficiency. The following are the most common organisational categories. 1 Administration Services Hospital administrators run the hospital, manage the operation of departments, approve budgets, establish hospital procedures and deal with public relations. Information Services They document and process information and include: Admissions – which check patients into hospital and whose responsibilities include obtaining vital information about the patient; Billing and Collection Departments – where patients pay for services; Medical Records – responsible for maintaining copies of all patient records; Information Systems – responsible for computers and the hospital network; Human Resources – responsible for employees. recruiting Therapeutic Services They provide to patients and usually include the following departments: treatment : provides treatment to improve large-muscle mobility and prevent or limit permanent disability; Physical Therapy : evaluates and treats patients with speech and language disorders and ; Speech/Language Pathology impairments : patients with heart and lung diseases are treated here; Respiratory Therapy : this service is concerned with the mental well-being of patients; Medical Psychology : aid patients by referring them to community resources for living assistance (housing, medical, mental, financial); Social Services : dispenses prescribed and provides information on the correct way to use them; Pharmacy medications : responsible for helping patients maintain nutritionally correct diets; Dietary : the people here provide rehabilitative services to athletes and first aid for sports injuries; Sports Medicine : in this department, staff provide care for patients as directed by doctors. Many nursing specialties include: , and nurse, neonatal nurse, emergency room nurse, nurse , surgical nurse, nurse anaesthetist. Nursing nurse practitioner labour delivery midwife WARM UP Have you ever been in a hospital? If so, why? MORE Large hospitals, consisting of a thousand beds or more, emerged during the early 19th century in France when Napoleon established them to house his wounded soldiers from his many wars. 1 Diagnostic Services They determine the cause(s) of an illness or injury. They usually include: Medical Laboratory, which studies body tissues; Imaging (Diagnostic Radiology, , scan, Ultra Sound); MRI CT Emergency Medicine.