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2. Using the latest technical equipment and the services of highly-skilled medical personnel, these hospitals are in a position to provide a variety of general as well as specialist services.

3. These services are available at extremely competitive prices, encouraging patients not only from developing countries but even from a number of developed ones to come to India for specialized treatment.

4. In the next 10 years, tertiary care in India will be predominantly private healthcare and extensive public & private partnerships. The secondary care would be private & public healthcare and selective public & private partnerships. The primary care would be predominantly public, especially in the rural areas.

Economic Factors

So, why is there a Revolution in Healthcare in India?
First, there are economic factors that make India an exciting market.

Corporate entities entering the healthcare sector, introducing managerial practices and tools are showing a marked preference for professionals, leading to the expansion of the hospital management education industry.

The shortage of qualified and trained nursing staff is a factor that is affecting hospitals across the country. ICRA notes that many hospitals have been responding by operating at below-norm nurse to patient ratios, stretching nursing staff working hours, and even recruiting partly-skilled nursing personnel.

Government Factors

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* Contributed by: -
Jyoti Singh & Sugandha Bhandari,
PGDBM 2006,
IMT, Ghaziabad.