Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study the components of service quality and to compare the mean score level of service quality of community hospital, Pathumthani province with the standard score that was set for the community. The research samples were 300 patients randomized by specific random method. The research tool was questionnaire that was comprised of 3 parts; 1) personal data 2) information related to quality service of the community hospital and 3) suggestions. Statistics used in this research was percentage, mean, standard deviation, confirmatory factor standard analysis and comparison of the mean score level of service quality with standard score that was set for the community hospital by using One Sample t-test.
The results of the research were as follows:
1. The mean score level of total service quality and each aspect of service quality of the community hospital were at a high level. The Confirmatory factor analysis of service quality indicators was found that all components were at high level. Having been considered in each aspect, it was found that the Assurance aspect valued at 0.97, the Empathy aspect valued at 0.94, the Responsiveness aspect valued at 0.86, the Reliability aspect valued at 0.84, and the Tangible aspect valued at 0.59 respectively.
2. The Comparison of the mean score levels of service quality of community hospital and standard scores that was set for community hospital was found that five components of service quality of community hospital, Pathumthani province were higher than standard score established by hospital committee in all aspects.