CAREERS
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NURTURING 21st CENTURY CHILDRENThe phenomenon of global health tourists who expect world-class
management systems to supplement healthcare and medical services has
created a market for backroom healthcare professionalsW
ith India emerging as a major destination
for the multiplying tribe of ‘health tourists’
travelling the world for medical attention and
treatment, a host of two to five star general and specialist
hospitals are mushrooming across the subcontinent.
Over 400,000 foreigners receive treatment in private
sector Indian hospitals. Inevitably they — and the
growing number of domestic upscale patients — expect
world-class management and administrative systems to
supplement healthcare and medical services.
This Rs.7 lakh crore industry is all set to grow further
with public and private investment pouring into the
healthcare and affiliated industries which employ an
estimated 4 million personnel — doctors, nurses and
technicians with specialists in great demand. As health
corporates enter this flourishing industry, a demand
boom for healthcare professionals in the offing. Other
than medical and para-medical staff, the healthcare
sector needs to recruit professionals from other service
industries such as airlines and hotels, among others,
to manage state-of-the-art hospitals and healthcare
institutions springing up across the country.
Health administrators/managers provide the non-
medical backup services of general management,
coordination, and post-operative care which are
vital for the success and good reputation of hospitals
and healthcare institutions. Non-medical healthcare
professionals are required to inter alia devise organisationRising demand for healthcare
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