How to make an app for a small hospital

In a small hospital the front desk juggles two things at once: OPD patients waiting for different doctors, and admitted patients in beds with deposits and discharge dates. A simple app keeps both lists on the desk phone instead of in two registers.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The front desk, the nursing in-charge and the owner doctor. Several people on several phones need the same bed list, so connect your own Supabase database and ask for sign-in, so that only hospital staff can open patient details.

The screens a small hospital app needs

OPD today: Patients waiting for each doctor, in order, with a status of waiting, in cabin or done
Beds: Every bed by ward and room, who is in it, the admitting doctor and the date of admission
Admission: A new admission: patient, attendant's phone, doctor, bed, insurance or cash, and the deposit received
Patient: One patient's visits and admissions, with photos of papers attached to the record
Discharges: Patients the doctor has marked for discharge today, with what is still to be paid
Doctors: Each doctor's OPD days and timings, used by the OPD list
Settings: Hospital name, wards and beds, staff sign-in and a backup

Features worth asking for

A separate OPD queue for each doctor, starting fresh every day
A bed board that shows free and occupied beds at a glance
Deposits and payments against each admission, with the balance due at discharge
A WhatsApp button that sends an attendant a ready message, for example the visiting hours or the discharge time
An admission slip or payment receipt as a PDF to print or share
Insurance cases marked so the desk can see which ones are waiting for approval

Where the data lives

With several staff phones, connect your own Supabase database from the chat and turn on sign-in so only staff can open records. If you take advance deposits online, connect your Razorpay account too; the money goes to the hospital's account.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: OPD today, Beds, Admission, Patient, Discharges.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
Check the plan. AppCub shows the screens and features it will build. Change them in the chat until they are right; seeing the plan is free.
Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
Share it. Share it as a web link, an APK file, or publish it on Google Play from your own developer account.

Copy this request, change the details to match your small hospital, and paste it into AppCub:

Make a front-desk app for my 50-bed hospital, Shree Ram Hospital in Satna. Staff sign in. Screens: OPD today, beds, new admission, patient, discharges, doctors and settings. OPD has a separate queue for each doctor. Beds are in general ward, private rooms and labour room. An admission records the patient, attendant's phone, doctor, bed, cash or insurance, and deposit. Show the balance due at discharge, a list of insurance cases waiting for approval, a WhatsApp button to message the attendant, and a payment receipt as a PDF. Maroon and white colours.

Tips for a small hospital app

Start with the OPD list and the bed board. Add discharge and insurance lists once the desk uses the app every day.
Write down how your front desk works today, shift by shift, and give AppCub the same steps.
Keep only what the desk needs. Clinical notes and case sheets stay with the doctors; patient details are private, so follow the law on patient data.
Decide who can see payments and who can only see the bed list, and ask for those roles.
Run a test day with dummy patients on two phones before you use real names.

What it costs

Describing your app and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits. Start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits, enough for one app and a few changes) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499. Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Google Play needs a paid plan (it includes the Play Store bundle and your app’s signing key) and your own Google Play developer account, a one-time US$25 fee to Google.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

This is a front-desk app, not full hospital software. AppCub doesn't connect to lab or X-ray machines, billing machines or insurance portals, and it sends nothing by itself; messages go when someone taps the WhatsApp button.
AppCub builds Android apps. You can also share the app as a web link that opens on any phone; for the iPhone App Store, AppCub’s team can do it for you.

Questions

Can AppCub replace our hospital management software?

No. It makes a simpler app for the front desk: OPD queues, beds, deposits and discharges. Large hospital systems with lab, pharmacy and insurance links are outside what it makes.

Can the nursing station and the front desk see the same bed list?

Yes, once you connect your own Supabase database. Each person signs in on their own phone and sees the same beds.

Can each doctor have their own OPD queue?

Yes. Ask for a queue per doctor; the front desk adds patients and the doctor can open the app to see who is next.

Can we attach the patient's insurance card and ID to the admission?

Yes, photos can be attached to a patient's record. Keep these private with sign-in.

Can attendants pay the deposit through the app?

If you connect your own Razorpay account and Supabase, a payment button can be added. Many small hospitals keep deposits at the counter and only record them in the app.

What happens if the internet goes down at the hospital?

With an online database, phones need internet to share changes. Keep a paper register for those hours and enter it in the app later.

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