HGH — Standard Operating Procedures
Hartwell General Hospital's public handbook — the teaching-hospital mission, the standards of care every patient can expect, and the medical roleplay standards every member of the hospital follows. Maintained by the hospital group leads.
The Teaching Hospital
100 - Purpose and Scope
100.1 PURPOSE The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to establish the expectat...
101 - Mission and Core Values
101.1 MISSION To provide compassionate, evidence-based healthcare while educating the next genera...
102 - Teaching Hospital Philosophy
102.1 TEACHING IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY Education does not only occur in classrooms. It occur...
103 - Clinical Teaching Standards
103.1 TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES Teaching at Hartwell General happens in the course of ordinary work....
Standards of Care
200 - Patient Care Standards
200.1 WHAT EVERY PATIENT IS OWED Every patient at Hartwell General deserves: Respect Compassion C...
201 - Professional Expectations
201.1 EXPECTATIONS OF ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS All staff and students will: Treat patients, familie...
202 - Communication
202.1 WHY IT MATTERS Good communication improves patient outcomes. It is also the difference betw...
203 - Interdepartmental Cooperation
203.1 WHO THE HOSPITAL WORKS WITH Hartwell General Hospital regularly works alongside: Emergency ...
Roleplay Standards
300 - Purpose and Roleplay Philosophy
300.1 PURPOSE Hartwell General Hospital is a roleplay-focused teaching hospital within Second Lif...
301 - In Character and Out of Character
301.1 THE SEPARATION All staff must clearly separate what their character knows from what they, t...
302 - Metagaming, Powergaming, and Godmodding
302.1 METAGAMING Metagaming is prohibited. Examples include: Knowing injuries before examining a ...
303 - Emotes and Medical Realism
303.1 EMOTES Medical roleplay should include descriptive emotes. Good examples: Describing examin...
304 - Patient Participation
304.1 THE PATIENT IS A PARTICIPANT Patients should remain involved throughout their treatment. Th...
305 - Emergency and Surgical Roleplay
305.1 EMERGENCY ROLEPLAY Emergency scenes should remain organized. Senior staff should coordinate...
306 - Death, Serious Injury, and Player Consent
306.1 PLAYER CHOICE Hartwell General Hospital respects player choice. Hospital staff will never p...
307 - Teaching New Roleplayers
307.1 A PRIMARY GOAL One of Hartwell General's primary goals is welcoming new medical roleplayers...
308 - Scene Continuity and Pacing
308.1 SCENE CONTINUITY Medical roleplay is often part of a larger story. Avoid ending scenes abru...
309 - Out of Character Courtesy
309.1 STANDARD Treat fellow players with respect. If misunderstandings occur: Remain polite. Disc...