Author: Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India
Place: Mumbai
Publisher: Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India
Year: 2010
Pages: 119
Keyword: Public Health Guidelines
Shelf: C2R5
Accession No: B1193
Contents: Executive Summary 1- Introduction 2- Objectives of Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) for Sub-District Hospital 3- Definition of Sub District Hospitals 4- Categorizing of Sub District Hospital 5- Functions 6- Services 7- Physical Infrastructure 8- Manpower 9- Equipment 10- Laboratory Services: Following services will be ensured, for advanced diagnostic tests, a list of National Reference Laboratories has been provided as Annexure IV 11- Recommended Allocation of Bed Strength at Various Levels 12- List of Medicinces/ Instruments/ Equipments/ lab Reagents/ Other Consumables and Disposables for District Hospitals 13- Capacity Building 14- Quality Assurance in Service Delivery 15- Rogi Kalyan Samities (RKS) Hospital Management Committee (HMC) 16- Citizen’s Charter Annexure-I: Our Motto- Service with Smile Annexure-II: National Guidelines on Hospital Waste Management Based Upon the Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998 Annexure-III: Guidelines to Reduce Environmental Pollution due to Mercury Waste Annexure-IV: Referral Laboratory Networks Annexure-V: New Born Care Facilities at SDH Annexure-VI: Seismic safety of non-strumental elements of Hospitals/ Health Facility Annexure-VII: Extracts from National Guidelines on Blood Storage Facilities at FRUs Annexure-VIII: List of Abbreviations References
Abstract: The *Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) for 51 to 100 Bedded Sub-District/Sub-Divisional Hospitals (Revised 2010 – Draft)* offer a structured framework to enhance healthcare quality and access at the sub-district level. The guidelines cover hospital categorization, functions, services, infrastructure, manpower, equipment, and laboratory standards. They emphasize capacity building, quality assurance, patient rights through Citizen’s Charters, and community involvement via Rogi Kalyan Samities. Environmental safety measures like biomedical waste and mercury management, as well as seismic safety, are also included. Annexures provide detailed protocols on newborn care, referral networks, and blood storage, ensuring standardized and accountable healthcare delivery nationwide.