The Institute for Health Management Research, Bangalore is a premier institution in the area of health management, hospital management, research and training in South India. It was established in 2004 and is managed by the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (Society), Jaipur. 

The Institute has three main activities

• Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management
• Management Development Programmes
• Research Projects and Consultancy

The primary thrust areas are

• Hospital Management
  
• Primary Health Care
  
• Reproductive and Child Health
  
• Population Sciences
  
• Health Economics and Finance
  
• NGO Management and Networking
  

Dr Annabel DSouza Sekar (CEO, AAHANA Solutions for Quality) is a visiting faculty at this institution and provides training in accreditation as well as Lean and Six Sigma at this Institute.