Hospital Administration as Vital as Medical Care: Experts at NIMS Alumni Meet
Nims medical superintendent and head of the department of hospital administration Dr Nimma Satyanarayana spoke about the department’s commitment to equipping future administrators with the skills needed to manage complex healthcare systems efficiently
Hyderabad: Efficient hospital administration is as crucial as medical advancements in improving healthcare delivery, experts stressed at the first-ever alumni meet of the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (Nims) on the occasion of the department of hospital administration turning 35 on Sunday.
Discussions focused on the evolving challenges of modern healthcare management and the growing need for skilled administrators to navigate them.
The event brought together over 100 alumni who now hold key positions in hospitals and healthcare organisations across the country. Former medical superintendents Dr Pulijala Satyanarayana and Dr Indira Venkatraman reflected on how hospital administration had transformed over the decades, with increasing emphasis on patient-centred care, technology-driven management, and policy implementation.
Nims medical superintendent and head of the department of hospital administration Dr Nimma Satyanarayana spoke about the department’s commitment to equipping future administrators with the skills needed to manage complex healthcare systems efficiently.
Additional Professors and Additional medical superintendents Dr N. Lakshmi Bhaskar and Dr K.V. Krishna Reddy, along with assistant medical superintendents Dr Rakesh Narimeti and Dr Charan Raj Mede, spoke about the role of well-trained administrators in hospital efficiency, crisis management, and policy implementation. Discussions also touched upon the impact of digital transformation, hospital resource optimisation, and public health strategies in shaping the future of hospital administration.
