Kerala is witnessing a spurt in demand for hospital management professionals on account of growing medical tourism activities, according to IIHMR, Bengaluru. Many hospitals in the State are facing shortage of qualified professionals, Biranchi N Jena, Director, IIHMR, said. IIHMR foresees that over 2,500 hospital management professionals will be needed by 2020 to meet the growing gap, as many of the hospitals are going for higher level accreditations. Jena was here to announce the new courses offered by the Bangalore-based healthcare management and research institute.