Before You Build: Staffing

Learn essential Two Point Hospital staffing strategies to avoid overspending and unnecessary deaths. Optimize job assignments and understand temporary staffing for maximum efficiency.

Staffing in Two Point Hospital is more complex than in Theme Hospital. While there were only a few staff levels and specialties before, now there are many more. It's more efficient to train employees strategically rather than accepting a random mix of qualifications. Overpaying for generalist consultants or senior nurses can be costly; adequately trained doctors or student nurses in the right skills are often cheaper and more effective.

Understanding the basics of staffing early on helps make smarter financial decisions, preventing over-spending and unnecessary patient deaths.

Job Assignment Screen

Periodically check the Job Assignment Screen, especially for new doctors with limited skills. Assign staff appropriately: keep nurses specialized in Ward Management working in Wards and Fracture Wards for maximum bonuses. Assign treatment doctors to treatment rooms, GPs to the GP's office, and specialists to their designated areas. Having a few "float" doctors with multiple skill-sets is also acceptable.

Temporary Staffing

There are situations where hiring staff temporarily can be beneficial:

1. Training Specialists: Hire a generalist consultant to train new employees in specific, undiscovered traits. Once the desired skills are transferred, you can dismiss the consultant. While guest trainers are an option, they can cost upwards of $10,000 per trainee, whereas a highly qualified doctor hired for a short period might cost around $3,000-$4,000 per month.
2. Campaign Preparedness: When a Marketing Office is built (Flemington, Level 6), you can launch targeted campaigns to increase the presence of patients with specific diseases. Hire additional doctors or nurses with the necessary capabilities to handle the influx of patients undergoing expensive treatments during the campaign. Dismiss them once the campaign concludes. Ensure your hospital can handle the general patient swell during campaigns.
3. Emergency Cleanup: During events like Melt Downs with excessive litter, hire Janitors to clean up the mess and dismiss them once the situation is resolved.

Firing temporary staff can lead to humorous lines from the employees.