Hospital Administration

Hospital management and administration is concerned with the organization, coordination, planning, staffing, evaluating and controlling of health services for the masses. The primary objective is to provide quality healthcare to people and that too in a cost-effective manner. Professional hospital administrators have proven how institutions can be managed proficiently, economically and successfully in a given time period.

Public, Private

1) work in hospitals

2) multi specialiy clinic

3) medical institutes facility  (Tondon, n.d.)

1)Ability to deal with staff, medical team, patients, community, suppliers of equipment etc.

2)Sympathy and Compassion

3)Understanding of the functions of different departments

4)Tact, communication and presentation skills

5)Familiarity with financial operations, personnel management, materials purchase and storage, organizational development, patient care, insurance etc 

Eligibility for Bachelors in Hospital Management /Administration (BHA) is 10+2 with Biology with a minimum of 50 per cent marks. One can do post-graduate / diploma courses and an MBA in Hospital Administration after graduation in any subject. But the eligibility criteria for PG courses may vary according to the course and the institute concerned.

For institutes like the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Armed Forces Medical College, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya , Symbiosis Centre of Health Care (SCHC) etc, the minimum qualification for PG courses is an MBBS("career in hospital administration", 2011).

Institutes in Bihar:                                                                  

1. Indian Institute of Health Education and Research, Health Institute Road, Beur Patna Pin- 840002, Phone: +91 9386745004, +91 9546732914, Email: info@iiher.com and iiherpatna@gmail.com                                                    

Institutes in other locations                                                                  

For medical students:

2. AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029. (Non-medical sponsored graduates with 60 per cent marks and seven years work experience in administrative position in a hospital are eligible to apply).

3. Armed Forces Medical College, Sholapur Road, Pune-411040.

4. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal-576119.

5. Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad-500082

6. The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Mehrauli Road, Munrika, New Delhi-67

7. University of Delhi, Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi-110007. (www.fms.edu). 

Courses for non-medical students available at:

1. Tata Institute of Social Science, Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088.

2. Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport, Jaipur-302011.

1)career in hospital management and administration(n.d.) retreived from http://www.jagranjosh.com/careers/hospital-management-and-administration-1286445023-1 

2) career in hospital administration (June 30, 2011) http://www.educationtimes.com/article/248/201106302011063016423750083c94ff3/Career-in-Hospital-administration-.html

3)Tondon(n.d.) career as hospital/health manager retrieved from http://www.shiksha.com/career-as-hospital-health-manager-cc-61