The hospital can be classified in any of the following ways;
A. According to the type of services providedB According to the size or number of beds
C. According to ownership
A. According to the type of services provided
1. General hospital
These are the type of hospitals where different specialist services are provided to both adult and children under the same roof including Medical, Surgery, Pediatrics Gynae & Obs., Cardiology, Dermatology, Orthopedic and Ophthalmology etc.2. Special hospitals
These hospitals deal with the specific category of diseasese.g. Tilganga Eye hospital, Nepal orthopaedic hospital, kidney centre;
or specific group of people e.g. Kanti children hospital, maternity hospital; or specific disease e.g. T.B Centre, Leprosy Centre
B. According to the size or number of beds
1. Teaching hospital
These hospitals have more than 500 beds. They are attached to medical colleges and have all types of specialities and sub specialities e.g. radiotherapy, neurosurgery.2. District Hospitals
Provide about fifteen specialities including Medical, Surgery, Gynae & Obs. , ENT, Eye, anaesthesia and dermatology and have a range of beds from 100-600.3. Rural Hospital
It has the capacity of 20 – 100 beds. It provides medical, surgical & obstetrical care only.C. According to ownership
1. Public Hospital
These hospitals are owned and managed by government and/or autonomous bodies e.g. Civil Hospital, Sargodha, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Child Health etc.2. Private Hospital
Owned by private people or entrepreneur.3. Non-Governmental Hospital
4. Co-operative Hospital
Reference:Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui/Umm Al-Qura University/Hospital Administration and Management
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