In Conversation
Dr. Minnie Bodhanwala:
Changing the Healthcare Industry in a Healthy Way
Ahealthcare industry needs to believe in“ we” always more than“ me”, which could be accomplished with an energetic work environment and a goal oriented culture, which cannot be carried out individually but done with a united team. And, in all this act, leadership has always been described as the way an individual direct the activities for a group towards a shared goal. And Dr. Minnie Bodhanwala, with all the key aspects of the leadership has been an influential role model for the Wadia Hospital.
In an interview with Insights Success, Dr. Minnie, CEO at Wadia Hospital gave some insightful answers highlighting the philanthropic tradition being forwarded by the hospital and her contributions towards it.
• What are your responsibilities as a dynamic entrepreneur? How would you describe yourself? Who is the most inspirational leader in your life? Why? Primarily, my responsibilities are
16 focused towards strategizing and achieving the objectives and strive harder towards the vision and mission of the organizations, I also dedicate a lot of time for positive change management and team building across all the departments. I would describe myself as an individual who is striving for impact and focused on results. I always believe in a realistic approach for the everyday challenges I face and that has helped me achieve the most difficult tasks with precision.
I am a strong supporter and promoter of women empowerment and draw inspiration from one such great leader after which our Childrens hospital is named, she is Bai Jerbai Wadia, what inspires me the most about her is her simplicity and her great vision for the society especially the women and children during a time when they were th
ignored the most, in the early 19 Century. It is simply because of timely vision of women like her we are here today. I draw great inspiration from her and strive hard for long sustained meaningful and impactful work.
• How did you get the opportunity to work for Wadia Hospitals? What was your mission at the outset?
I got the opportunity to work with Wadia Hospitals in November 2012 when the Hospital was undergoing a major crisis situation, I took this as a challenge and slowly started working towards streamlining the transformation of both the Hospitals. Other than the operational challenges, the infrastructure of the Hospital being a heritage structure that has been a challenge in terms of stability and expansion of services. Infact, when I took up the challenge, both the Hospitals were operational under one building, as other building of Children Hospital had undergone structural damages in 2007-2008 and was not safe for patients. My initial mission was to get the Childrens Hospital functional and increase the scope of services with improved quality of patient care and ensure safety for all patients. Proudly, I have achieved the
| December 2017 |