“…Supportive staff is reflected as the backbone of overall medical treatment in hospital, who is involved in performing various functions like X-ray facility and laboratory tests (Kotler and Zaltman, 1970;Cooper et al, 1979;Sardana, 2003). It also involves empathy, care, attention, communication skills and ability of supportive and paramedical staff (Duggirala et al, 2008a(Duggirala et al, , 2008b).…”