Health Care Management and Hospital Administration

Healthcare or Hospital management fulfils explicit requirements of the middle level administrators in the areas such as hospitals or healthcare and other related sectors. A program in healthcare or hospital management offers a professional qualification and insights into managerial functions for those graduates who wish to take up healthcare services, Pharma business management, pharmaceutical management and health or hospital management as a professional career. It will also be of immediate benefit to serving professionals in this sector. For information on institutes offering healthcare management programs click here

In India the concept of healthcare has gone a remarkable change in recent years. People have become aware of the significance of healthcare which has led for higher expectation and an increased requirement for a high quality of medical care and facilities. A great number of private hospitals and clinics have emerged out all over the country. With growing importance on quality of health care and patient satisfaction, there has been a incredible need for persons with professional qualification in the field of hospital management.
 

Hospital administration is concerned with organizing, controlling, staffing, coordinating, planning and evaluating healthcare services for the communities to offer maximum patient care of better quality at low price so as to condense morbidity and mortality. Administration or management is a science and an art like medical sciences. Professional hospital administrators have proven how institutions can be managed efficiently, economically and effectively in a targeted time period.  

The occupation of hospital administrators is difficult, challenging and responsible. Hospital administrators are those who manage hospitals, hospices, drug-abuse treatment centers and outpatient clinics. In reputed hospitals, there may be a number of administrators, one for each department. In minor facilities, they supervise the day-to-day operations of all the departments. Administrators make sure that hospitals operate efficiently and provide adequate medical care to patients.

For information on institutes offering healthcare management programs click on Healthcare

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Basic Eligibility

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For admission into a under graduate program a candidate must have completed his/her higher secondary education or 10+2 from a recognized institute. The duration of the program is of 3 years.


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For admission into a post graduate program the eligibility criteria varies depending upon the course and the college. Some might require graduates with/without MBA entrance exam scores. The duration of the program is of 2 years.


Job Prospects

There are abundant career opportunities in the field of healthcare in private or public sectors. One can opt to work in hospitals, medical college’s old age homes, clinics and in state health department. The significance of health care can never shrink and the number of institutes offering health care program is increasing day by day. There are almost more than two and half lakhs health care institutes that require quality hospital administrators and managers in India.  

The emerging need for highly qualified professionals will only increase the importance of hospital management programs in India. Along with government there are various other private hospitals today that are competing with each other to offer first class health care services across the country. With this respect, the demand of professional hospital administrators is rising tremendously.

Some of the job profiles in this field are as follows: -

 

  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Health Administrator
  • PR Officer
  • Health Care Provider
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Healthcare Management Executive
  • Medical Superintendent
  • Director Hospital
  • Hospital Planning Adviser  
  • Patient Care System
  • Consultant-Trauma
  • Assistant Professors


Pay Packet: -

At initial level a candidate can earn a pay scale ranging from Rs.10,000 to Rs.15,000 per month and after earning relevant experience in this field he/she can earn up to Rs.40,000. There is no limit for deserving candidates to earn high remuneration. The pay scale of an administrator who is working for a medium level hospital ranges around Rs.30,000 per month. The annual pay scale of an administrator in a super specialty hospital can go as high as lakhs of rupees.

MBA institutes/Colleges - Health Care Management and Hospital Administration

Acharya Institutes - Acharyas Bangalore B - School

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Total Branches : 1

Acharya Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Road , Soldevanahalli, Hesarghatta Main Road

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Acharya Nagarjuna University

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), Guntur was established in 1976 by the former President of India, Sri Fakruddin Ali Ahmed. The university has also pioneered the introduction of self-financed courses in the country, which is in conformity with the...

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Acharya's Bangalore B - School

Bangalore , Karnataka, India

Acharya's Bangalore B - School, Bangalore is managed by Samagra Sikshana Samithi Trust , which is solely dedicated to imparting professional education to all segments of society. The post-modern society has emerged through innovation and technology...

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Advanced Institute of Management

Delhi, India

Advanced Institute of Management is located in New Delhi and is well connected by road, Metro station, Bus stand and other parts of New Delhi. Advanced Institute of Management (AIM) provides regular & distance courses through various UGC, DEC (IGNOU,...

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All India Institute of Management Studies (AIIMAS)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

All India Institute of Management Studies (AIIMAS), Chennai is an independent educational institute conducting distance education programme, having a national network with whole-hearted and continuous support of eminent Industrialists, Management...

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Assam down town University

Guwahati, Assam, India

Assam down town University is part of The down town Charity Trust established in 1997 by the down town hospital ltd. The urge to do something for the underprivileged and deprived section of the society led to the formation of down town Charity Trust. Apart...

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Bangalore School of Business (BSB), Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Bangalore School of Business (BSB), Delhi was established in 2007. The upward trajectory of BSB is setting up new parameters of success every day. Now BSB has four campuses of which BSB Kolkata was established in 2009, and Hyderabad and Nagpur campuses of...

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Bharati Vidyapeeth University

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Bharati Vidyapeeth University (BVU), Pune has made astonishing strides in the field of education, particularly, higher and professional education. Bharati Vidyapeeth has its major campuses in New Delhi, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Solapur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Karad,...

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Brilliant Institute of Hospitality Management

Birbhum, West Bengal, India

Brilliant Institute of Hospitality Management (BIHM), Birbhum is an institute of global repute to offer world class hospitality management course in West Bengal. The institute is situated in Bolpur, Santiniketan which produced two of the Noble Laureates and...

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C.P.& Berar E.S. College

Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

C.P. & Berar Education Society’s College, which commenced its activities in the year 1960. The College is celebrating its ‘Golden Jubilee’ this year (2011). This college, along with few other educational schools and colleges are...

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