Archive: Tips and Tricks :Important Lessons in Healthcare
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May 02, 2011
No CommentsInsurance will drive healthcare!
There is a boom in healthcare in India and new hospitals are launched everyday. But it is ironical that the beds are not getting occupied despite big gap between the demand and supply of beds. “India needs huge investments in creating healthcare infrastructure”is the usual beginning slide in any healthcare conference presentation and hence it sounds a little...
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Apr 28, 2011
No Commentshospital area and heights of floors
I was in a design meeting for a 300 bed hopsital in Pune wherein I got to know that the ratio of diagnostic and therapeutic areas to in-patient housing areas is generally 60:40. Was’nt aware of that and hence though should share that. In fact the ratio is higher in western countries at 65:35. Similarly one needs...
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Apr 02, 2010
2 CommentsFast Construction Techniques for Hospital Buildings
We have recently been awarded a contract to build a 80,000 sqft hospital building, to be constructed in 180 days and handed over. Initially I thought that something like this is next to impossible, but when we discussed the matter with structural engineers and the contracting team, I was amazed to know that this can...
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Mar 29, 2010
10 Comments5 Steps of Hospital Planning….
Most clients begin our interactions with a one standard question: “How do we go about setting up a hospital?” My answer is simple, and it is exactly what I teach in the classroom. No matter what the size of the hospital, big or small, all hospital facilities will need the same 5 step approach: Step...
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Mar 27, 2010
4 CommentsThe Art of Managing Execution of Hospital Projects
Over a cocktail dinner with friends, I found myself revisiting my consulting journey since I began HOSMAC and the question popped up: What was the most important learning I have had in the past 15 years? Well, I had never thought about it that way and took me a while to answer but suddenly, I...
