Understanding the work of hospital managers in the public sector in Saudi Arabia

Hamoud Alshammari; Rafat Hussain; Adeel Khan

Understanding the work of hospital managers in the public sector in Saudi Arabia

Hamoud Alshammari, Rafat Hussain, Adeel Khan

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Abstract

This paper reports some of the preliminary findings of research that proposes to explore the nature of the hospital managers' work, their opinions about the most essential functions, roles, skills and training courses needed to manage the Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals in Saudi Arabia (SA). It intends to describe four types of hospital managers according to their educational background and managerial experience. Self-administered postal questionnaires were distributed to 218 managers working in MOH hospitals across the country. The use of postal survey allowed coverage of a sample across a wide geographical region. 72.9% of questionnaires were completed, which were valid for descriptive and univariate analysis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Bridging the Gap between Ideas and Doing Research: Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Postgraduate Research Conference
Editors	Terrence Hays, Rafat Hussain
Place of Publication	Armidale, Australia
Publisher	University of New England
Pages	14-26
ISBN (Print)	1921208244
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	Bridging the Gap between Ideas and Doing Research 2008: 3rd Annual Faculty of The Professions Postgraduate Research Conference - Armidale, Australia Duration: 15 Jul 2008 → 18 Jul 2008

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Conference	Bridging the Gap between Ideas and Doing Research 2008: 3rd Annual Faculty of The Professions Postgraduate Research Conference
City	Armidale, Australia
Period	15/07/08 → 18/07/08

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Health and Community Services

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Alshammari, H, Hussain, R & Khan, A 2009, Understanding the work of hospital managers in the public sector in Saudi Arabia. in T Hays & R Hussain (eds), Bridging the Gap between Ideas and Doing Research: Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Postgraduate Research Conference. University of New England, Armidale, Australia, pp. 14-26, Bridging the Gap between Ideas and Doing Research 2008: 3rd Annual Faculty of The Professions Postgraduate Research Conference, Armidale, Australia, 15/07/08. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5194>

Understanding the work of hospital managers in the public sector in Saudi Arabia. / Alshammari, Hamoud; Hussain, Rafat; Khan, Adeel.
Bridging the Gap between Ideas and Doing Research: Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Postgraduate Research Conference. ed. / Terrence Hays; Rafat Hussain. Armidale, Australia: University of New England, 2009. p. 14-26.

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