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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-statistics-and-management-systems</journal-id>
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        <journal-title> Journal of Statistics and Management Systems</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0014</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0510</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JSMS-1149</article-id>
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        <article-title>A comparative analysis on service quality in hospital sector in Raipur, Chhattisgarh</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Mir</surname>
            <given-names>Altaf Yousuf</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Hospital Management, International Institute of Health Management &amp; Research (IIHMR), New Delhi, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Bagchi</surname>
            <given-names>Sadhna</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Management, AAFT University of Media and Art, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Mohanty</surname>
            <given-names>Debasis</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>School of Commerce, Management and Research, ITM University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Dholakia</surname>
            <given-names>Nikita</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Management, Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Ali</surname>
            <given-names>Soni</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Public Health, Saudi Electronic University, Eastern Province, Dammam, 32242, Saudi Arabia</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Dash</surname>
            <given-names>Ipsita</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Management, Management Studies (BIITM), Biju Patnaik Institute of Information Technology &amp;, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>26</volume>
      <issue>8</issue>
      <fpage>1987</fpage>
      <lpage>2006</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>27</day>
        <month>11</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>Quality of the services in hospitals is one of the most discussed topics in recent times. As it results in patient satisfaction, profitability, good market value, and better treatment of the patients. This research paper discusses the quality of services delivered by two major public hospitals in the Raipur city of Chhattisgarh – AIIMS &amp; Medical College Hospital. In this research study,three major variables have been studied – Perception, Service Delivery &amp; Patient Satisfaction. Most of the quality factors have been taken to study the quality of services. The study has been conducted on admitted patients of both the hospitals and the OPD patients who visited the facility by 2nd or 3rd time and those attendants who accompany the patients. The data is the primary data and it has been collected before the COVID pandemic from the period July 2019 to October 2019.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Public hospitals</kwd>
        <kwd>Service quality</kwd>
        <kwd>Patient satisfaction</kwd>
        <kwd>Delivery of services</kwd>
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