SERVICE QUALITY PERCEPTION: EMPIRICAL COMPARISON OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS


Yumlembam Menaka Devi, Dr. A.S. Rapheileng, Dr. Kh. Tomba Singh
1 & 2. Department of Commerce, Manipur University, IMPHAL, Manipur, 3. National Institute of Technology, Manipur
Abstract
The quality of services provided in hospitals varies from one hospital to another. There is a need to assess the quality of services provided in public and private hospitals. The purpose of the study is to analyze the patients’ perceptions of hospital service quality. A factor analysis was performed to examine the factor structure of the patients’ perception. Cronbach’s alpha test was also performed to test the reliability of a set of test items. Four factors were determined to assess the patients’ perceptions of hospital service quality: Tangibility, Reliability, Responsiveness, and Empathy, based on the SERVQUAL model. T-test was conducted to examine the differences in the perception of hospital service quality in the private (Leishiphung) and public (District Hospitals). The findings indicated that there was a significant difference in the patients’ perception of hospital service quality between private and public hospitals.
Keywords: Service Quality, Perception, Hospital, Tangibility, Reliability, Responsiveness, Empathy
Journal Name :
EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)

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Published on : 2025-07-15

Vol : 11
Issue : 7
Month : July
Year : 2025
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