Health care administrators
A hospital’s core mandate is to offer quality healthcare to its patients. To achieve this, the hospital has to record patient’s data, including age, gender, race and ethnicity. It will form a baseline for reference, and it becomes part of the patient medical record. In an ageing population, this information will help the healthcare team communicate effectively with patients and understand their culture, which is a contributing factor to their wellness.
The hospital’s purpose to collect patient’s data to enable it to plan for the future. Planning entails the type of services to offer, the number of nursing aides it will require, and the type of equipment to procure. It will also help in planning procurement for medicine. The ageing population will most likely have similar age-related conditions, so the hospital will be able to cater to their needs through efficient and rational medicine procurement. The literacy level must be put into consideration. thus, it will help determine the type of care to give. The household size will evaluate the number of people seen.
Indication for the specific age group will determine the type of care needed. Both Pediatrics, adults and geriatrics will require a different approach to treatment. All these are based on the capability of a hospital to procure or handle any particular age group