Grouping of Hospital Departments:

grouped in order to promote efficiency of facility

done according to similarity of duties
Common Categorical Grouping:
A. 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 going out in the
community, promoting public health, etc.

B. Informational services:
Documents and process information Includes:
1. Admissions
2. Billing & Collection
3. Medical Records
4. Computer information Systems
5. Health Education
6. Human Resources
C. Therapeutic Services:
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
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 medication
8. Dietary maintain nutritionally sound diets for patients
9. Sports medicine provide rehabilitative services to athlete
10.
Nursing provide care for patients
D. Diagnostic services:
Determine the cause (s) of illness of injury includes:
1. Medical Laboratory studies body tissues
2. Medical Imaging radiology, MRI, CT, Ultra Sound
3. Emergency Medicine provides emergency diagnoses and
treatment
E. 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