Hospitals · Sales process
Fix the steps between an enquiry and a confirmed admission.
A sales process for a hospital is the fixed set of steps between an enquiry and a confirmed admission. It covers who answers, what they say about cost, and how a TPA delay is handled without losing the family. GullySales writes this with the front desk and the insurance desk.
Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.
What sales process means
A sales process is the fixed sequence of steps, such as enquiry, site visit, quote and order, that every deal is expected to pass through in the same order. GullySales writes this sequence down for your business and checks that every salesperson actually follows it.
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For hospitals
Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.
“The process differs for emergency and planned admissions”
An emergency call needs one clear next step, while a surgery enquiry needs a cost conversation and a follow-up date.
“The TPA step needs a defined owner”
Without someone responsible for chasing cashless approval, an admission can stall for a day with nobody clearly in charge.
“A discharge starts the next process, not the end”
Follow-up calls after discharge catch complications early and open the door to a review or another referral.
What we do
What we deliver for hospitals.
Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.
Written steps for each admission type
Separate, written steps for an emergency call needing one clear next step and a surgery enquiry needing a cost conversation and follow-up date.
Result: Every enquiry follows a path suited to how urgent it actually is.
A named owner for the TPA step
A clearly assigned person responsible for chasing cashless approval, so an admission does not stall with nobody in charge.
Result: A TPA delay gets chased instead of sitting untouched.
A discharge follow-up call step
A follow-up call built into the process after discharge, catching complications early and opening the door to a review or referral.
Result: The relationship continues past discharge instead of ending at it.
A checklist review
A short, recurring review of the checklist with the front desk and TPA desk to see where it is or is not being followed.
Result: The process stays alive instead of becoming a document nobody uses.
How the result is measured
- Deals following the process
- Time spent at each step
- Drop-off rate by step
Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.
Steps of a sale
Take a planned surgery enquiry from the first call to the follow-up visit with a named owner at each step.
- Enquiry call
- Ask about the condition, the department, any reports in hand and whether the family has insurance or a government scheme card. Log the referring doctor or the source of the call.
- OPD consultation
- Book the consultant and ask the family to bring earlier reports and scans. Note the doctor's advice, and whether surgery was recommended, in the enquiry record.
- Estimate counselling
- Give a written estimate by room category, with what can change it, such as implants, ICU stay or extra days. Record the room category chosen and the questions the family asked.
- TPA pre-authorisation
- Collect the policy card, ID and the doctor's notes, and file the pre-auth. Record when it was sent and each reply from the TPA, and tell the family where it stands.
- Admission date and pre-op
- Confirm the date, the pre-op tests, fasting instructions and what to bring. Note the family member who should receive updates.
- Discharge and follow-up visit
- Explain medicines, wound care and warning signs, and book the follow-up OPD before the family leaves. Record that date and the referring doctor to update.
Who it is for
This is written for these hospitals.
- Multi-speciality hospitals
- Single-speciality hospitals, maternity, orthopaedic or eye
- Nursing homes
- Day-care surgery centres
- Corporate hospital chains with several branches
- Diagnostic-centre-led hospitals
- Hospitals attached to medical colleges
- Government-empanelled private hospitals
Not for
It is not the right fit if.
- You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
- You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
- You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.
How it works
From your first message to the first report.
No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.
First
Your brief
You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.
After the brief
A conversation and a written scope
We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.
Before work starts
Baseline recorded
Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.
After the baseline
The first fix goes live
The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is reply time, a follow-up sequence, the page buyers land on or the handover between marketing and sales.
As agreed
Report against the baseline
What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.
At renewal
Renew on the numbers
The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.
How the sales process work runs
- 1
Study current deal flow
We trace how deals actually move today, comparing across reps and outcomes.
- 2
Define the stages
Clear stages and criteria are designed to match how deals genuinely progress and close.
- 3
Configure the CRM
The process is built into your CRM so it is enforced structurally, not just documented.
- 4
Train the team
Reps are trained on the new process and why each stage exists.
- 5
Review adoption
We check after rollout whether the process is being followed and adjust where it is not.
Proof
What happened when owners fixed this.
Real clients, the work we did, and the result as it was recorded. Where no number was recorded, none is claimed.
Chord Road Hospital
- Situation
- Patients who knew the hospital trusted it. Patients who searched for a department or a treatment in the area did not find it.
- What we did
- Website rebuilt around patient needs
- Search visibility
- Social media on a schedule
- Review management
- Result
- Organic traffic increased 60% within six months
- Online appointment bookings increased 40%
- Social following grew 45%, and engagement on it rose 70%
Nanda Arthritis and Rheumatology Center
- Situation
- There was no website, so a patient looking for a rheumatologist had no way to learn about the centre. Enquiries were few, and the ones that arrived came by word of mouth.
- What we did
- A website for patients
- Search work
- Google Business and reviews
- Lead capture and advertising
- Result
- No numbers were recorded for this engagement. The work is described in full in the case study.
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Why us
Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.
Marketing and sales, as one job
Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.
The person on the first call does the work
No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.
A baseline before anything starts
Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.
The fee in writing, split three ways
Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.
No guarantees we cannot keep
The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.
One office, and we say so
Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.
#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.
Your brief
Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.
Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.
FAQ
Questions owners ask before they call.
Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.
Can a small hospital run a formal sales process?
Does this need special software?
Who should explain the surgery cost to the family, the doctor or the billing desk?
A family says another hospital quoted less for the same surgery. How should we respond?
How soon would we see more admissions?
Do we need to advertise?
How long is the contract?
Who will actually do the work?
What do you need from us?
What if we are not happy with the work?
From the blog
Further reading for hospitals.
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Your next practical step
Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.
Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.