Historical Background/Periodical Development
Government of India is committed to provide health care to all its citizens. To achieve the above goal government of Maharashtra is providing preventive and curative health care to all its citizens. The facilities & services at hospitals are constantly upgraded by providing newer equipments, by providing better buildings & strengthening first, second and third referral centers. The hospitals are also getting registered with Maharashtra pollution control Board for safe disposal of biomedical waste generated in the hospital. The referral services are strengthened by providing training, referral slips, registers & monthly monitoring services. As a result we have data available on referral services, which shows encouraging results.

Hospital Services in the State

• The Policy of the State Government is to provide Comprehensive health care to all its citizens.
• This is implemented through a network of SDH – 50, SDH – 100, Women, General, District, Regional Referral Hospitals and trauma units.

Health Institute	No. of Hospitals	No. of Beds
District Hospitals	23	5486
Sub–District Hospital 200 bedded	3	602
Sub–District Hospital 100 bedded	22	2200
Sub–District Hospital 50 bedded	56	2800
Women Hospitals	8	1126
Regional Referral Hospitals	2	200
Trauma Units	53 (30+23)	1060
Mobile Units	13	–
Total	180	13474

Objectives of Hospital Services
Hospital Services in the State
Provision of secondary health care to the community by establishment of 1st referral & 2nd referral and 3 rd referral hospitals.

Emergency medical services
Burn Wards
Reduction in mortality & morbidity due to burns by establishing burn wards.

Trauma Care Unit
Reduction in morbidity & mortality due to Trauma by provision of pre hospital care, hospital care & rehabilitation.There are 23 trauma units at district and 30 at sub district & rural hospitals.

ICU Services
Reduction in morbidity & mortality by providing intensive care to Trauma cases & cardiac cases.

NICU Services
Reduction in IMR by reducing neo natal mortality rate, early neo natal mortality rate & peri natal mortality rate.

C.T. Scan
Reduction in mortality & morbidity due to trauma, brain problems, cerebrovascular accidents by providing dignostic tool in the form of CT Scan.

Echocardiography
Reduction in morbidity & mortality due to cardiac problems.

Women Hospitals

• Reduction In Maternal Mortality Rate.
• Provision Of Essential & emergency obstetric services.
• Implementation of family welfare programme.