HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT

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INTRODUCTION

Health Management is among the top ten millennium professions according to a recent US survey. As healthcare management is increasingly privatized there is a greater need for not only skillful doctors but also efficient hospital administrators. As a Hospital Administrator you will be responsible for the overall organization and management of the hospital to ensure its smooth functioning with the objective of ensuring the complete satisfaction of the patient. You will have to co-ordinate between the various departments of the hospital, ensure that all the equipment is functional, that there is a smooth flow of medical supplies and above all the required standards of cleanliness are maintained. You will also deal with the employees and financial matters. The primary objective of MBA program in Hospital Management is to train medical and non-medical graduates to undertake a wider range of administrative and managerial responsibilities within hospital organizations. This will help the hospitals to be managed professionally and in turn deliver quality healthcare to the patients. Hospital administrators manage hospitals, outpatient clinics, hospices, and drug-abuse treatment centers. In large hospitals, there may be several administrators, one for each department. In smaller facilities, they oversee the day-to-day operations of all departments. Administrators make sure hospitals operate efficiently and provide adequate medical care to patients.

EDUCATIONAL TRAITS
You need to be a Higher Secondary (XII) pass or equivalent with Biology attaining minimum 50% marks. For some institutes, an MBBS degree is the criteria for admission and for certain courses a Bachelor's degree is required.

JOB PROSPECTS
A large number of private hospitals and clinics have come up all over the country. With increasing emphasis on quality of health care and patient satisfaction there is a tremendous need for persons with a professional qualification in Hospital Management. Following the professional course you can avail of challenging job opportunities in medical institutes, hospitals, nursing homes and NGO's operating in the health care sector. It is a well-known fact that hospitals are to be managed like business organizations for creating a surplus for survival and growth. About 1.5 lacs jobs in the health care sector is bound to swell in the next 5 years.

CAREER OPTIONS
The manpower requirement has skyrocketed and the skills are more specialized than ever, needing managers and executives besides, doctors and nursing staff. Various career options are present in the field of hospital management, like:
Public Relations and Corporate Communications
Administration
Quality Control
Strategic Business Unit
Purchase. Stores and Inventory Control
Financial Management

Front Office Management
Marketing
Systems Management
Patient Care Management
Corporate Planning

EARNINGS
The starting package offered to students of hospital management is approximate. 2.5lakhs p.a. Students can also start their own consultancy in any functional area of Hospital Management. They can also become Entrepreneurs and start their own Medicare Services Centers.