Inpatient Services

What is the inpatient service?

Inpatient care is the care of patients whose condition requires admission to a hospital. Progress in modern medicine and the advent of comprehensive out-patient clinics ensure that patients are only admitted to a hospital when they are extremely ill or have severe physical trauma.

An inpatient department or IPD is a unit of a hospital or a healthcare facility where patients are admitted for medical conditions that require appropriate care and attention. An Inpatient Department of the hospital is equipped with beds, medical equipments, round the clock availability of doctors and nurses.

A patient is referred for an admission in the IPD wing of the hospital either from the outpatient department, emergency or a referral doctor for a planned procedure. A patient seeking consultation with a specialist for a medical problem can be referred for admission in the IPD for further treatment. A patient who arrives at an emergency unit of the hospital is shifted to an IPD for further treatment if required. Patients who have a procedure or a surgery advised in the hospital may get admitted for the same for a preoperative check-up and preparation for the procedure.

Inpatient care is designed to treat conditions that require the patient to stay at least one night in a care-related facility. Several facility types fall under this category, including acute care facilities, rehabilitation centers, addiction treatment facilities, psychiatric hospitals, and long-term care facilities.