Department of Hospital Administration

The Department of Hospital Administration at KMC Manipal was the first among private medical colleges in India to offer a National Medical Commission (NMC)-recognised MD in Hospital Administration, introduced in 1987. Its postgraduates go on to lead hospitals across the country and abroad as CEOs, COOs, CSOs, CIOs, and Medical Superintendents. The department trains doctors into doctor-administrators, equipped in consultant management, business development, revenue generation, cost containment, and working effectively in resource-constrained settings, with quality management a particular strength and specialisation of its faculty.

Highlights

The first private medical college department in India to offer an NMC-recognised MD in Hospital Administration, running since 1987.

Postgraduates placed in hospitals across India and abroad as CEOs, COOs, CSOs, CIOs, and Medical Superintendents.

Trains doctors into doctor-administrators skilled in consultant management, business development for multi-speciality hospitals, revenue generation, cost containment, and resource-crunch settings.

Quality management as a core specialisation, with faculty conducting NABH training and compliance projects for small healthcare organisations.

Hands-on learning through the administration of KMC Hospital — a 2,032-bedded tertiary care teaching hospital with 40 broad and super-specialities, full diagnostic and radio-imaging modalities, and PACS & HIS systems.

In-house faculty projects and training in NABH accreditation, manpower planning, equipment planning, and committee proceedings.

A nodal centre for training in capacity building for public health emergencies and disaster management preparedness, serving Medical Superintendents and Assistant Medical Superintendents of government medical colleges across South India.