2. HISTORY OF HEALTHCARE
ADMINISTRATION
• The history began towards the end of the 19th century
• From 1875 to 1925, the number of hospitals in the U.S.
grew just over 170 to around 7,000 and the number of
hospital beds increased from 35,000 to 860,0001
• In the early days, healthcare administrators were called
superintendents and many were actually nurses who had
simply taken on the role 2
• By 1916, over 50% of the members of the American
Hospital Association were graduate nurses 3
3. GROWTH POTENTIAL
• According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the
growth potential for healthcare administrators is
22% from 2010 to 20204
4. SALARY
• According to the US
Department of Labor the
average salary of about
$101,340 in May 20135
• The range is about
$55,470 to $155,1306
• Higher levels of education
do not always result in a
higher salary, the greater
levels of responsibility do7
5. EDUCATION
• Healthcare Administration
jobs offer entry level
positions however, a
graduate degree is
recommended
• A bachelors degree in health
administration or business
administration are two of the
typical requirements for
employment as a healthcare
administrator8
6. GRADUATE PROGRAM
• I plan on earning a my MBA in
Business Administration once
I complete undergrad
• It would be ideal to complete
a graduate program at
Clemson University
• I will also apply to become the
track and field graduate
assistant and that will cover
the costs of graduate school
7. GRADUATE PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
• The median GRE scores
for Fall 2015 were 152 for
verbal, 152 for
Quantitative, and 4 for
Analytical
• The median GMAT scores
for Fall 2015 were 30
Verbal, 32 Quantitative, 5
Analytical, and 5 Integrated
Reasoning
8. NECESSARY SKILLS AND
QUALITIES
• Hospital administrators must be analytical problem-solvers who can
also tap into their creativity9
• Detail-oriented personality helps balance effective healthcare
delivery and the cost-effective operation of a hospital10
• These professionals are leaders, an as such they have well-honed
interpersonal skills, needed to mitigate conflict and negotiate
changes that affect many11
• They also know how to motivate staff and communicate with people
from various cultural backgrounds and educational levels12
9. O*NET RESULTS
• O*Net Interest Profiler
assists people while
finding out what their
interest are and how they
relate to what they want to
do for a living13
• After answering the 60
questions in the survey my
top three results were
conventional, enterprising
and social
10. CONVENTIONAL
• Someone with
conventional interests
enjoy work with set
procedures and routines
• This is important as a
healthcare administrator
because it takes a strong
leader to create the work
schedules for department
heads
11. ENTERPRISING
• A person with enterprising
interests like work that
entails starting up and
carrying out business
projects
• As a healthcare
administrator a major part
of his job includes setting
up a plan to minimize
costs and maximize
efficiencies
12. SOCIAL
• Social skills are extremely
important in this
profession because
interacting with people,
whether it is verbal or
written, occurs on a daily
basis
• Someone with social
interests like teaching,
giving advice and being of
service to help people
13. AM I A GOOD CANDIDATE?
• I am a good candidate to become a healthcare administrator
because I have the characteristics of a strong leader, I also
understand that this will not be an easy profession
• Health administration can be a very stressful job and I am willing
to put the work in and dedicate my time to make sure that the
facility is ran properly
• I also believe I am a good candidate because I am a people
person and, although I will be working independently it is also
important to make sure that the staff trusts in my ability to be
successful
