manishchandra
Oct 23, 2011
Graduate / 'my promise of starting the hospital' - most significant achievement to date? [8]
I am an Oncologist and Planning to do a Exec. MBA from ISB Hydrabad, India
Please give your review on this essay. word limit 500
I completed my Postgraduation in Radiation Oncology in 1999 and in those times Radiation Oncology was mainly in government run institutions. There were about 15 centers in Private sector. I wanted to start my independent career in Private sector with latest equipments.
Within a year of my Post-graduation I came to know about this Trust unsuccessfully trying to start a 150 bedded Cancer Hospital for last 5 years.
I contacted then with a promise to start hospital they accepted my offer. After joining I met other staffs (a clerk & a watchman) to analyse the reason behind its failure to take off in-spite of completion of building. I got to know about the problems through the documents and staffs. I relied more on documents as their versions could be biased but never discarded or ignored their opinions. I was ready with my key points in 10 days about the delay. Funds were not a major issue but ownership was. The board consisted of 17 trustees who had various business interests and had more than 17 views to start it. My first step was to call a board meeting to discuss them about my approach.
I presented my road map to them, starting with a suggestion to convert 150 beds to 35 beds based on population serviced v/s incidence of cancer and reducing initial investments. I suggested making of various sub-committees with not more than 3 trustees. They should have independent decision making power and their decisions would be reviewed in monthly with intension of hastening the process but keeping accountability. I got some strong opposition about my suggestion of reducing the bed number. As per them 150 bed was a suggestion of senior cancer specialist of a premier institute and they have done the construction accordingly. I handled the situation by facts and figure, investment and option of second phase. During presentation I judged their strong financial knowledge/banking background and added an extempore financial plan of recurring deposit of 40,000/- per month from the revenue generated. This would be used to procure Radioactive Isotope used in Radiation machines at regular intervals, which is very expensive. This suggestion was taken very positively by them and they asked me relevant questions about Radiation source procurement and handling.
I later made an expert advisor committee for equipment selection in various specialties and prepared a final list of equipments. I got the necessary licenses and permission required. I then made a team of qualified and trained Specialist Doctors to make a handpicked team. There were frustrating delays in placing the purchase orders, bias for selection of non technical staffs etc. In-spite of all this I could almost keep my promise of starting the hospital within a year. I joined on 30th Oct. 2001 and hospital was inaugurated on 19th Nov. 2002.
This entire experience gave me insight to many things in life and I became more organized, patient, confident and happier. Though I have moved on in life but this experience taught me to handle difficult situation in professional as well as personal life.
I am an Oncologist and Planning to do a Exec. MBA from ISB Hydrabad, India
Please give your review on this essay. word limit 500
I completed my Postgraduation in Radiation Oncology in 1999 and in those times Radiation Oncology was mainly in government run institutions. There were about 15 centers in Private sector. I wanted to start my independent career in Private sector with latest equipments.
Within a year of my Post-graduation I came to know about this Trust unsuccessfully trying to start a 150 bedded Cancer Hospital for last 5 years.
I contacted then with a promise to start hospital they accepted my offer. After joining I met other staffs (a clerk & a watchman) to analyse the reason behind its failure to take off in-spite of completion of building. I got to know about the problems through the documents and staffs. I relied more on documents as their versions could be biased but never discarded or ignored their opinions. I was ready with my key points in 10 days about the delay. Funds were not a major issue but ownership was. The board consisted of 17 trustees who had various business interests and had more than 17 views to start it. My first step was to call a board meeting to discuss them about my approach.
I presented my road map to them, starting with a suggestion to convert 150 beds to 35 beds based on population serviced v/s incidence of cancer and reducing initial investments. I suggested making of various sub-committees with not more than 3 trustees. They should have independent decision making power and their decisions would be reviewed in monthly with intension of hastening the process but keeping accountability. I got some strong opposition about my suggestion of reducing the bed number. As per them 150 bed was a suggestion of senior cancer specialist of a premier institute and they have done the construction accordingly. I handled the situation by facts and figure, investment and option of second phase. During presentation I judged their strong financial knowledge/banking background and added an extempore financial plan of recurring deposit of 40,000/- per month from the revenue generated. This would be used to procure Radioactive Isotope used in Radiation machines at regular intervals, which is very expensive. This suggestion was taken very positively by them and they asked me relevant questions about Radiation source procurement and handling.
I later made an expert advisor committee for equipment selection in various specialties and prepared a final list of equipments. I got the necessary licenses and permission required. I then made a team of qualified and trained Specialist Doctors to make a handpicked team. There were frustrating delays in placing the purchase orders, bias for selection of non technical staffs etc. In-spite of all this I could almost keep my promise of starting the hospital within a year. I joined on 30th Oct. 2001 and hospital was inaugurated on 19th Nov. 2002.
This entire experience gave me insight to many things in life and I became more organized, patient, confident and happier. Though I have moved on in life but this experience taught me to handle difficult situation in professional as well as personal life.