Question: We are from the service line industry and would like to start a the project on the concept of baby birth boutique, in tier 2 cities. I would like to know about the approximate costing per bed, area requirement for the project and whether it is feasible to start with multiple centres at different cities?
– Sumit Sarawagi
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Answer: To start a baby birth boutique, the approximate costing per bed would be Rs 24-30 lakhs, approximate area would be 700 sq ft per bed and starting off with multiple centres in different cities is a good ideas but a a project market and financial feasibility survey report is suggested before investing a lot on the project. To initiate a project tier II and tier III cities are preferred locations.
Question: I am a gynaecologist by profession and wanted to start a new hospital for women. How to go-ahead with the project from scratch?
– Dr Jayashree Sheth, Ahmedabad
Answer: To initiate with any assignment the thumb rule is to go for a market and financial feasibility survey report where you will get an idea about the existing market scenario, overview about healthcare, profile of the targeted area ,demographics, market research, financial feasibility, etc. It would also give a give a clear idea about land acquisition, whether to invest in a property by buying it or leasing it.
Question: As a rule of the thumb, what should be the plot dimension for a 50-bed nephrology–urology hospital ?
– Dr Dhananjay Ookalkar, Nephrologist, Nagpur
Answer: Approximately a 700 sq ft/bed is an ideal area requirement for a single bed. So, for a 50-bedded hospital it would be 35,000 sq ft.
Question: How to proceed with manpower planning for a new project ?
– Dr Tejas S, New Delhi
Answer: It depends on your service mix and facility mix. Manpower planning depends on services, area, bed strength, expected work load, futuristic planning and demands, processes of the hospital etc.
It also depends on the number of projects which are going on, and whether you will be able to fulfill the present project requirement with the present work force. If not then estimate assignment, business and plan for recruitment and if yes, then assess future business assignments and plan accordingly.
It should address issues like: What level of staff should be planned for hire? What should be the ratio/percentage/level of hiring at all levels? What will be the turnover ratio for the same? How much time would be required for training of new resources? All these factors are required to do manpower planning.
The most common manpower planning approaches involve the use of simple techniques like relationships ratio analysis or trend analysis to estimate staffing needs based on sales projections and historical sales to manpower.
Question: We are planning to new set up a dialysis centre in our hospital, what would be the structure quality requirement?
– Dr Godwin Thomas, Mumbai
Answer: Following things should be taken care of while setting up a dialysis centre.
- Building: Dialysis centre should be located near ICU, adequate space should be 14sq m/bed, no of beds should be as per the workload, separate equipment or room for HIV /HBSAG patients should be allotted, good storage space for equipment and materials is a must, there should be separate space for cleaning and safe keeping of artificial kidneys of every patient, there must be space for consultation and counselling as well as waiting space
- Equipment: High efficiency dialysis machine per bed and different equipment for infectious patients, centralised O2 and suction, cardiac monitor, defibrillator, electronic weighing machine, crash cart, multinosal cleaners, high efficiency artificial kidney, racks for storage, etc are essential for equipment
- Engineering: Stable uninterrupted power supply, RO water plant ,drainage outlet near each bed, AC, adequate ventillation, dialyzer, dialysis fluid as per specification no compromise in quality
- Staffing: Qualified nephrologists, qualified and responsible technician staff, nurses, dietitian, HK staff etc are a must.
Question: I am Tripathy, the owner of a newly constructed hospital, but since I am not from the healthcare background it is getting difficult for me to run the hospital. Please advise me with a suitable and reasonable solution.
– A K Tripathy, Latur
Answer: First of all recruit a person with MBA in hospital administration, who has an experience on the operations of the hospital. Otherwise there are many healthcare consultancies who do the operations and marketing of hospitals which shall help you out in the initial years to run the hospital.
Question: I want to know how to do the equipment planning for a 75 -bedded multispeciality hospital?
– Dr Ashish Saraiya, Mumbai
Answer: Equipment planning is a vital element in the successful completion of a hospital project. First of all recruit a dedicated biomedical professional who can correctly evaluate, review and configure as per the requirement of the set up. There are different stages in equipment planning, firstly prepare a budget for medical equiment then shortlist the equipment which has to be used, based on different departments and bed size. Then select the vendor, develop specifications and compare the technical specification of two-three vendors, and finally negotiate and procure the equipment.
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