What do Health Service Administrators Do?

There is  about 10 different names for health service administrators which is just someone who directs the operation of hospitals, health systems and other types of organizations. Unlike clinicians, health administrators do not deal directly with patients on a day-to-day basis. Some things an administrator would do is monitor budgets, and update health records. Roughly 40% of health care administrators work within hospitals. Administrators help to shape policy, make needed changes and lead our nations health-related organizations in a way that serves individual patients by helping to improve the health care system.

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  1. heidiblatzNovember 26, 2019 at 8:18 AM

    Hi Brooklin, thank you for the facts and valuable information on health service administrators. Is this what you would like to do after graduating and did you know this is exactly what you wanted to do when coming to college? Public Health has always been in he back on my mind of something I am interested in, so I am just curious to hear about how you chose the major.

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