Profile of the specialists working at UMBAL – Burgas
Information for nursing staff, 2024, 56(3), 3-10.
B. Mirazchiyski1,2, E. Petrova-Geretto3, E. Sotirova1,4
1 University Hospital for Active Treatment – Burgas
2 Medical Faculty, Prof. Assen Zlatarov University – Burgas
3 Faculty of Public Health „Prof. Dr. Tsekomir Vodenicharov, DSc.“, Medical University – Sofia
4 Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Prof. Assen Zlatarov University – Burgas
Abstract. According to contemporary management, the key resource for every organization is the human capital and their competence, motivation, morality and ethics. The skill and knowledge of the human capital is the decisive factor that distinguishes successful and efficient organizations from the others. Aim: To assess the provision of University Hospital for Active Treatment – Burgas, with human capital in light of generational differences. Materials and Methods: The methods used include a documentary, statistical, graphical, and comparative analysis. Profile of specialists at “UMBAL – Burgas” AD corresponds to the profile of human resources in Bulgarian healthcare system. There are 210 physicians working at “UMBAL – Burgas” AD. Among them, 93 are male (44%), and 117 are female (56%). In UMBAL Burgas, 23.4% of physicians and 56.9% of nurses belong to Generation X, while Generation Y (millennials/echo boomers) constitutes 29% of physicians and only 13.5% of nurses. Those born between 1946 and 1964, known as “baby boomers,” make up 23.8% of physicians and 25.4% of nurses, comprising a quarter of the staff. The characteristics of individual generations are thoroughly examined in the article. Conclusions: In conclusion, the effectiveness of managing generational differences determines whether age diversity in the workplace will be a threat or an opportunity for organizations.
Key words: generational differences, management, human capital, medical specialists, provisioning, work environment
Address for correspondence: Prof. Evdokiya Sotirova, MD, е-mail: esotirova@btu.bg