Health care sector is one of the fast growing and promising sectors today. The advances in science and technology have made in impact on all fields; health care being not an exception. To manage the competitive hospital set up and exceeding ever increasing customer expectations, professionally trained competitive managers are the need of the day. The institution aims at producing professionals who can ensure quality, optimization and better productivity in the delivery of healthcare services. Not only in hospitals, the postgraduates are also required in the following sectors:

• Healthcare consultancies
• Health insurance companies
• Third party administrators
• IT firms dealing with HIS
• Medical tourism agencies
• Government hospitals
• Corporate hospitals
• Private sector hospitals

• To evaluate the management, growth and development issues faced by hospital managers.
• To review and evaluate services using concepts of organisation and structure, methods of planning and managing human, financial, material resources etc.
• To analyse and develop hospital policies in the relevant local and national context
• To understand the principles of good governance and professional ethics
• To communicate effectively, work in groups, set priorities and manage workload effectively
• To have a capacity for independent learning and continuing professional development

A Master of Hospital Administration at The Sankara Nethralaya Academy would mean that a candidate can take on the mantle of a Hospital Administrator/ Manager/ Executive in any set up like Private, Non Profit, Government, Corporate or even the health insurance sector. It prepares the individuals to take on leadership roles by equipping them with training in planning, project & operational management, financial, material and human resource management. Towards this end the need for professionally trained Hospital Administrators in on the steep rise.

• State of art facilities with access to NABH certified Hospital
• In-house Hospital postings acquainting students in health care practices
• Frequent visits to various Corporate and Government hospitals.
• Emphasis on research in the field of Hospital & Health Systems Management
• Internship for about 45 days in a single / multi-specialty Hospital during first year of the study
• Three months project work in a single / multi-specialty Hospital during final year of the study

Students can get excellent opportunities in

• Hospitals
• Nursing homes
• Medical colleges
• State health departments
• Medical research institutes
• NGOs operating in the healthcare sector
• Healthcare domain in IT