Career in Healthcare Industry

By the health care industry growing at a rate of nearly 15 per cent every year, the sector, which is today not just associated with doctors but has grown to include other areas as well, can offer a wide mixture of career options for youngsters. And with the growth rate expected to almost twice over in the next couple of years, it will be a core industry to watch out for.

The liberalisation and entry of professional players in the healthcare industry has not just better the quality of health check services but has brought in new career opportunities for graduates in medicine and allied fields. With hospitals rapidly increasing in every other corner of the city, the demand for skilled staff is way high than the supply. In the National Capital Region alone, over 15 new hospitals are coming up in the next five years, which would translate into thousands of new employment. A recent study by consultants Ernst & Young and KPMG says India needs to add one lakh beds every year for the next two decades — at an annual cost of Rs 50,000 crore — to meet its healthcare needs. It is estimated that each additional bed has the possible to create five direct and 25 indirect jobs. Modern- day hospitals which offer state- of- the- art facilities require highly trained staff to run such services, and hence the need for health care india.

Sensing the opening in this sector, several institutes are offering courses and training programmes in healthcare management. A PG course would cover subjects such as principles of management, hospital planning and design, which are likely to meet the necessities of the industry. With medical tourism being the catchphrase, the situation prospects in healthcare management are limitless. India is one of the favoured destinations for healthcare treatments because of its world- class conveniences at affordable rates. Government and private hospitals too have many career openings. Corporate hospitals, for instance, have team managers to monitor actions in special departments such as HR, marketing, health information and medical billing