Hospital Management System

Description

The Hospital Management System is a web application designed to streamline the management of patients, doctors, consultations, and schedules in a hospital setting. It provides features such as patient registration, doctor assignment, appointment scheduling, and note management.

Features

• User authentication and role-based access control
• Patient registration and management
• Doctor assignment and consultation management
• Batch and timetable management for nurses
• Note management for medical progress tracking
• Printable medical progress report

Prerequisites

• PHP 7.4 or higher
• Laravel Framework 8.x
• MySQL 5.7 or higher

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-username/hospital-management-system.git
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd hospital-management-system
3. Install the dependencies: composer install
4. Rename the .env.example file to .env: mv .env.example .env
5. Generate the application key: php artisan key:generate
6. Configure the database connection in the .env file:
   • Set the DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, and DB_PASSWORD variables according to your database setup.
7. Run the database migrations: php artisan migrate
8. Start the development server: php artisan serve

Usage

1. Access the application in your web browser at http://localhost:8000
2. Register as a new user or log in with existing credentials
3. Use the different features of the system to manage patients, doctors, consultations, batches, timetables, and notes

API Documentation

• The Hospital Management System does not expose an API.

Technologies Used

• PHP
• Laravel Framework
• MySQL
• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

Development

• The project was developed using Laravel, following the MVC architectural pattern.
• The database models, controllers, and views are organized in their respective directories.
• Blade templating engine is used for rendering views.
• Form validation and request handling are implemented using Laravel's built-in validation and form request classes.

Contributing

• Contributions are welcome! Fork the repository and create a new branch for your feature or bug fix. Submit a pull request when ready.

Issues

• If you encounter any issues or bugs, please report them in the issue tracker on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgements

• The project was developed for final year project.

Contact

For any inquiries or further information, please contact me at [email protected].