Nowadays with the mushrooming of private healthcare institutes and hospitals, demand and growth of MBA-Hospital management professionals has increased. This has more so happened in the last decade or so, because now the private sector has entered into the healthcare industry in a big way. With more and more hospitals coming up there is a need for more and more Hospital Management professionals. With the population increasing and proportionally the diseases also increasing, more and more hospitals will come up.

Eligibility for MBA in Hospital management

To become an MBA in Hospital management one needs to be a graduate from any discipline. The degree should be from a recognized institute or College. Depending upon the institute or university, the minimum percentage of marks in qualifying exam varies. For the national level exams like the CAT, the candidate should have scored 50% in graduation. For most institutes, it is 50%. But some institutes like ICFAI have no minimum marks criteria. Many medical colleges have also introduced this course. The minimum qualification required by them is MBBS.

Institutes offering Health management courses

• Symbiosis Center of Health Care
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
• Apollo Institute of Hospital administration
• Indian Institute of Health Education and Research
• Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Management
• Manipal Institute of Higher Education, Manipal
• Punjab University
• Madurai Kamaraj University,Madurai
• Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, New Delhi

Course highlights

• Health management information system
• Counseling
• Financial management
• General and personnel management
• Administration of hospital
• Inventory control in hospitals
• Hospital policies, regulations and practices.
• Organizational behavior in healthcare institutes

Scope of MBA -Hospital management in the corporate world

• After doing MBA –Hospital management, a candidate will be asked to manage the activities of a hospital.The person will have to manage the daily affairs of hospital and its management. Looking after patients, providing excellent facilities at the lowest of costs are some of the responsibilities of these professionals. Ensuring all the equipments are working fine and hospital is functioning smoothly also have to be looked after by these professionals.

Job opportunities after MBA in Hospital Management

After completing this course, one can join any hospital, research institute, nursing homes, private clinics and Non Governmental Organizations. Most of the jobs are in big private hospitals, health agencies, dental laboratories, other practitioners and in allied health institutes. They can start as assistant hospital administrators initially and join some other big setup later on. They can even become CEO of the hospital in due course of time.