Hospital Management

The attitude of general public towards health has undergone a sea change in these times. They now demand high quality healthcare, better facilities and world class arrangements. Hospital management seeks for fulfill these demands. It is a fairly new concept in the area of management that has led to new job opportunities in domestic as well as overseas markets. Hospital Management is actually a management course. Experts predict that it shall provide even more employment opportunities in future because healthcare is still in its nascent stage in India. It is only going to grow bigger in the coming years. People interested in management can seriously consider hospital management as an attractive career alternative.

Work
Hospital managers are responsible for the smooth functioning of the organisation and look after all the management related affairs. The manager ensures effective use of the hospital’s financial and physical resources and infrastructure. Hospital manager strives for improvement in management-related chores and also best treatment facilities for outdoor and indoor patients. The managers also do advance planning, coordination and indoor dispensation of health services along with their team of assistants.

Qualification
For a bachelor degree in hospital management candidates should have passed 10+2 exam with Biology and be able to score minimum 50 per cent marks but some of the institutions provide opportunity of a group discussion and interview for admission. Graduates can do an MBA or a diploma course in the hospital management. English language skills, communication skills, knowledge of computers and management skills are tested at the time of selection.

Personal Qualification
A hospital manager should have knowledge of financial information and data interpretation subjects and be able to coordinate amongst various departments and the patients.

Opportunities
The healthcare and hospital industry is growing at a fast pace both in India and outside. This makes the future outlook for people specialising in hospital management quite brght. Experienced and senior hospital managers can see a future as a CEO in a hospital or any government/private health institution.

Income
A junior hospital manager earns from Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000 per month. An experienced and trained hospital manager can earn more than Rs. 40,000 per month. Hospital managers are in high demand overseas. The remuneration increases with time and experience.

Course
Students can opt for bachelor of hospital management, post graduate diploma in hospital management, master of hospital administration and MBA courses.  Some institutes offer short term, certificate and diploma courses in hospital management.
Bachelor of hospital administration is three year course and MBA and Masters in hospital administration can be attained in two years and divided in to four semesters of six month each. Post graduate professional programme in hospital management (PGPHM) is a 11-month course.

Institutions
 1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
 2. Apollo Institute of Hospital Administration, Hyderabad
 3. Indian Institute of Health, Jaipur
 4. Indian Institute of social Welfare and Management, Kolkata
 5. Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
 6. Institute of Health Management Research, Bengluru
 7. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Science, Manipal
 8. National Health and Family Welfare Institute, New Delhi
 9. Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
 10. Symbiosis Centre of Health Care, Pune
 11. Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai