Content: Illustrations, charts. A subcourse approved for resident and correspondence course instruction about the hospital. Chap. 1, Section 1. Hospital Role in the Community Introduction; Functions of the Hospital; Who Determines the Role of the Hospital in a Community?; Review of Authority Structure in Civilian Hospitals; What Hospitals are Doing in the Face of Such Challenges; Application to Military Hospitals. Section 2. Hospital Accreditation; Introduction; History of Hospital Accreditation; Objectives of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals; Significance of Accreditation Program in Military Hospitals; Reference for Preparing for Accreditation Survey. Chapter 2. Introduction to and Basis of Management. Historical Perspective; General; Mission Determination; Planning; Organizing; Staffing; Directing; Controlling; Summary. Chapter 3. Organization of Army Health Care Delivery Systems (CONUS). Section 1. Background Information on Medical Care; Need for a Sound Organizational Structure; Extension of Medical Services Area to CONUS; Special Studies to Determine Optimum Organizational Structure of Medical Resources; Section 2. Office of The Department of the Army, Surgeon General, and the Health Services System; Headquarters, Department of the Army; Office of the Surgeon General; U.S. Army Health Services Command (HSC); Section 3. General MEDDAC Organization; Office of the Commander; Headquarters Staff; Section 4. U.S. Army Medical Centers General; Standard Organization and Position Titles; Organization and Functions of U.S. Army Medical Centers. Section 5. US Army Hospitals General; Organization and Functions of US Army Hospitals. Appendix.