Facilities & Infrastructure
An operating theater (also known as an operating room, operating suite, operation theatre or operation suite) is a facility within a hospital where surgical operations are carried out in a sterile environment.
Historically, the term "operating theatre" referred to a non-sterile, tiered theater or amphitheater in which students and other spectators could watch surgeons perform surgery. Contemporary operating rooms are devoid of a theater setting (though some in teaching hospitals may have small galleries), making the term "operating theater" a misnomer for the modern facility.
Operating rooms are spacious, easy to clean, and well-lit, typically with overhead surgical lights, and may have viewing screens and monitors. Operating rooms are generally windowless and feature controlled temperature and humidity. Special air handlers filter the air and maintain a slightly elevated pressure. Electricity support has backup systems in case of a black-out. Rooms are supplied with wall suction, oxygen, and possibly other anesthetic gases. Key equipment consists of the operating table and the anesthesia cart. In addition, there are tables to set up instruments. There is storage space for common surgical supplies. There are containers for disposables. Outside the operating room is a dedicated scrubbing area that is used by surgeons, anesthetists, ODPs (operating department practitioners), and nurses prior to surgery. An operating room will have a map to enable the terminal cleaner to realign the operating table and equipment to the desired layout during cleaning.
An intensive care unit (ICU), also known as an intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) or critical care unit (CCU), is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive treatment medicine.
Intensive care units cater to patients with severe and life-threatening illnesses and injuries, which require constant, close monitoring and support from specialist equipment and medications in order to ensure normal bodily functions. They are staffed by highly trained doctors and nurses who specialise in caring for critically ill patients. ICUs are also distinguished from normal hospital wards by a higher staff-to-patient ratio and access to advanced medical resources and equipment that is not routinely available elsewhere. Common conditions that are treated within ICUs include ARDS, trauma, multiple organ failure and sepsis.
Patients may be transferred directly to an intensive care unit from an emergency department if required, or from a ward if they rapidly deteriorate, or immediately after surgery if the surgery is very invasive and the patient is at high risk of complications.
Emergency medical services, also known as ambulance services or paramedic services (abbreviated to the initialism EMS, EMAS, EMARS or SAMU in some countries), are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care, transport to definitive care, and other medical transport to patients with illnesses and injuries which prevent the patient from transporting themselves. Emergency medical services may also be locally known as a paramedic service, a first aid squad, FAST squad, emergency squad, rescue squad, ambulance squad, ambulance service, ambulance corps, or life squad.
The goal of most emergency medical services is to either provide treatment to those in need of urgent medical care, with the goal of satisfactorily treating the presenting conditions, or arranging for timely removal of the patient to the next point of definitive care. This is most likely an emergency department at a hospital. The term emergency medical service evolved to reflect a change from a simple system of ambulances providing only transport, to a system in which preliminary medical care is given on scene and during transport. In some developing regions, the term is not used, or may be used inaccurately, since the service in question does not provide treatment to the patients, but only the provision of transport to the point of care.
As a general rule, an outpatient hospital service is any type of medical or surgical care performed at a hospital that your doctor does not expect will be an overnight hospital stay. In some cases, you may stay overnight in the hospital, but not be admitted as an inpatient (this would be considered outpatient service).
Outpatient services are medical procedures or tests that can be done in a medical center without an overnight stay. Many procedures and tests can be done in a few hours. Outpatient services include: Wellness and prevention, such as counseling and weight-loss programs. Diagnosis, such as lab tests and MRI scans.
Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines with variations in the use of logic, analytics, and experience to determine "cause and effect". In systems engineering and computer science, it is typically used to determine the causes of symptoms, mitigations, and solutions.
The vision to create Jagdish Hospital diagnostics was driven by the philosophy to provide high quality accurate tests at affordable prices to the masses. Jagdish Hospital is known for high ethical standards synonymous with 'TRUST' and each and every constituent of 'Team Jagdish Hospital' follows an immaculate value system.
Jagdish Hospital with its diagnostic excellence and exponentially expanding non-path services, plans to become a one stop solution for the wellness needs of every customer.
With increasing lifestyle changes, health disorders have become rampant. Some of the biggest contributors to health problems are smoking, drinking, stress, inadequate sleep, odd working hours, obesity, lack of exercise. With this in view and as a good practice most organizations recommend routine annual checks to determine if there is any cause for concern. This has led to a growing clamour for preventive health checks. As a starting point these checks can help identify high risk problems such as diabetes, thyroid disorder, hypertension and so on. All this helps to determine the onset of any disease in the early stages.
In medicine, dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood and is used primarily as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with kidney failure. Dialysis may be used for those with an acute disturbance in kidney function (acute kidney injury, previously acute renal failure) or progressive but chronically worsening kidney function—a state known as chronic kidney disease stage 5 (previously chronic kidney failure or end-stage renal disease). The latter form may develop over months or years, but in contrast to acute kidney injury is not usually reversible and dialysis is regarded as a "holding measure" until a kidney transplant can be performed or sometimes as the only supportive measure in those for whom a transplant would be inappropriate.
Sigmoidoscopy is the minimally invasive medical examination of the large intestine from the rectum through the last part of the colon. There are two types of sigmoidoscopy: flexible sigmoidoscopy, which uses a flexible endoscope, and rigid sigmoidoscopy, which uses a rigid device. Flexible sigmoidoscopy is generally the preferred procedure. A sigmoidoscopy is similar to, but not the same as, a colonoscopy. A sigmoidoscopy only examines up to the sigmoid, the most distal part of the colon, while colonoscopy examines the whole large bowel.
Patients referred for admission can approach the hospital office situated adjacent to lab reception and opposite to the In patient ward for admission procedure, Presence of one Attendant per patient is mandatory for admission
The IPD is staffed with two nurses per shift. A Health Service physician and counselor are available either on-site or on-call at all times.
Overnight Care for medical, post-surgical or mental health needs.
Nursing profession is considered a caring profession to begin with, it was an art and a vocation. Now it is considered a scientific profession nursing care is defined as the care of the patient with regard to nursing needs, with he ever increasing dimension of medical sciences quantitatively and qualitatively6 nursing care is becoming more and more complex with its management services.
Nursing service is the part of the total health organization at satisfying the nursing needs of the patients/community. In nursing services, the nurse works with the members of allied disciples such as dietetics, medical social service, pharmacy etc. in supplying a comprehensive program of patient care in the hospital.
In hospitals and healthcare facilities, video surveillance is an effective tool not only for increasing security, but also for controlling costs. Surveillance cameras can work to protect hospital employees and patients from security breaches, and provide valuable visual evidence that can be used to increase productivity and prevent dishonest claims. IP video technology is providing hospitals with added flexibility in their video surveillance installations, while offering benefits such as remote video monitoring and more effective storage capabilities.
Our meals prove that hospital food can in fact be tantalizing. All our meals are carefully prepared in a modern kitchen with only the freshest ingredients. Selected menu items are on offer between 10pm and 6am are available to order at any time of the day. Food safety is one of our key concerns. We employ a food safety management system to ensure that our meals exceed in standards of taste and nutrition but also in terms of hygiene.
Our staff are required to ascertain the medical requirements and personal preferences of every patient on admission. Meals and beverages for patients are prepared strictly according to the instructions of their medical consultants where applicable. Individual dietetic requirements of each patient are determined before menus are planned.
Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing and dispensing drugs. It is a health profession that links health sciences with chemical sciences and aims to ensure the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs.
The scope of pharmacy practice includes more traditional roles such as compounding and dispensing medications, and it also includes more modern services related to health care, including clinical services, reviewing medications for safety and efficacy, and providing drug information. Pharmacists, therefore, are the experts on drug therapy and are the primary health professionals who optimize use of medication for the benefit of the patients.
An establishment in which pharmacy (in the first sense) is practiced is called a pharmacy (this term is more common in the United States) or a chemist's (which is more common in Great Britain). In the United States and Canada, drugstores commonly sell medicines, as well as miscellaneous items such as confectionery, cosmetics, office supplies, toys, hair care products and magazines and occasionally refreshments and groceries.
Hospital housekeepers clean patient rooms, surgical units, administrative offices and restroom several times a day to keep infection and disease at bay. They also polish furniture, vacuum carpets and distribute clean linen and hospital gowns in their assigned areas. Employment requirements for hospital housekeepers include a high school diploma at the very least; they also need to be physically dexterous as there is a lot of lifting, bending and stooping involved in this work.
Clean hospital floors and surfaces using predefined cleaning methods and procedures
Mix appropriate quantities of cleaning liquids and chemicals in accordance with state safety regulations
Dust, mop and sweep patients’ room, nurses and surgical units and administrative offices
Make beds using clean and disinfected linen and replenish supplies such as towels, blankets, soaps and shampoos
Clean and disinfect patients bathroom and public restrooms
Clean mirrors and windows along with polishing fittings and fixtures
Collect dirty laundry from patients’ rooms and deliver them to washing areas
The laundry services can be in house or outsourced. As a rule only following items may be cleaned in the laundry...
Hospital patients linen
Hospital curtains
Hospital Kitchen linen
Hospital staff uniforms
Other authorized items like blankets, mattresses and pillows Staff personal clothing is not cleaned in the hospital laundry.