Improve the Effectiveness of the Provided Healthcare Services and the Efficiency of a Public Hospital in the Light of a Manager

Abstract

The profile of a success Manager in a Public Hospital is framed by knowledge and skills that respond to the duties and competences of a contemporary Manager in Healthcare Management. In order to cope with the administrative challenges of a public hospital under its present legal form, it is necessary to design a business plan, taking advantage of the potentials he comes across studying its environment. The study of Venizeleio Pananeio General Hospital in Crete (VPGH) shows the variety of the factors that affect it and the imperative for structural changes in state health section. That entails to improve the hospital’s provided health services and overall performance, through the implementation of the appropriate management tools, considering priorities. In this assignment priority is given to ensure the quality of the provided health services, to improve funding methods and to manage the staff.