The Role of Hospitals In Our World

When a kid falls, when there’s an accident on the road, when someone faints suddenly, when you have pimples on your face, when you feel you are obese, we all tend to seek solutions in a single place called the hospital. Hospital is the only thing that comes to our mind to rescue us from any kind of mental and physical problems. 

Now, 

WHAT IS A HOSPITAL?

A hospital is an institution that deals with health care issues. In this institution, treatment is provided to the ones with the problems (addressed as patients) with highly skilled staff and specialized equipment. It’s called a Hospital for the hospitality portrayed by them to the patients. It helps society as a whole.

The hospital takes a vital role in the state, the society, the whole world. The hospital treats patients with various health problems. They possess and own all the equipment that will be required to treat the disease that they have to. Starting from psychological to physical problems, hospitals have the means to treat them. 

You can see the birth of a child and the death of an old lady in the same place at the same time in hospitals. They aim to provide the utmost services and take care of their patients as their own. Here cure, care, prevention everything is assured. 

Some hospitals also act as training places for the upcoming lifesavers. Sometimes, researches also take place in hospitals. They are available 24/7 every day for everyone regardless of who you are. The extraordinary services that are provided by them are, 

• ICU Services
• IPD Services
• OPD Services
• The Operation Theatre
• *Emergency Services
• Casualty Services

TYPES OF HOSPITALS

There are two types of Hospitals 

1) General Hospitals

2) Private Hospitals

GENERAL HOSPITALS

General hospitals are health facilities or humanity based entities. General hospitals are run by the government of that place. They provide different kinds of problem care but it’s a bit limited compared to the private hospitals. 

They treat the patients at a much lesser price without any discrimination of Rich or poor or anything. Patients that suffer from any kind of disease can be diagnosed and treated well here in the general hospitals. 

PRIVATE HOSPITALS

They are being taken care of by an individual or a group of doctors or physicians or by any other organization that is private in nature. Here, the cost is comparatively high. 

The facilities available/provided are much better than the general hospitals. The equipment available is of the best quality and is effective and efficient. 

WHAT ARE THE KINDS OF HOSPITALS?

Hospitals can be segregated and classified in different forms. It can be by 

• Ownership and control
• Types of service that is provided
• Diseases treated
• Facilities and administration provided

There are hospitals everywhere. There are the best hospitals in Bangalore, Coimbatore, New Delhi, Vellore, Chennai, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, etc. 

Any kind of disease can be cured in hospitals. For example,

• Problems in your eyes.
• Uncomfortable with your weight.
• Improving your complexion.
• Treating your problems with heart, brain.
• Even your mental problems can be treated.
• A block somewhere in your body can be removed.
• Infections at any part of your body can be cleared.
• There are specialized hospitals for babies.
• Malaria, Typhoid, Influenza, Dengue any problem can be cured with help of the hospitals.
• Cancer can also be sorted if it’s not too late.
• Corona Virus can be cured.

WHAT IS THE MAIN AIM FOR HOSPITALS

Hospitals aim at the provision of a soothing and calm environment for all those in trouble. They give us proper resources, staff, ambiance.  Some of the best hospitals in Bangalore and other cities in India are working hard to provide the best healthcare facility to their patients. 

They help us to live a Disease-free life. They are there to our rescue for every kind of health issue. On the other hand, they also have to increase the total amount of satisfaction of the patients with their hospitality. They aim to provide shelter to sick people especially those who are unable to take care of their own selves. 

HISTORY OF HOSPITALS

The first-ever hospital was in the territory of the United States of America. It is conveyed that there was a hospital for the Manhattan Islands’ soldiers. It was first built in 1663.

English Quaker, the leader, and the colonist William Penn established the early almshouses. The earliest hospital that was built was in 805 at Baghdad by Harun Al-Rashid. The letters in the word HOSPITAL stands for, Hurt Operative Safely Protected In Totally Antiseptic Location. The history of Hospitals in India shows that efficient hospitals were built in 600BC. 

 Therefore, Hospitals are of great help to every individual and society. They also act as a place to stay in situations of Pandemic. They really help us to ease our lives. They are our “go-to” place to free us from any kind of health issues we have.