There are times when a nurse needs to be summoned to another room, either to assist in diagnosis or to cure a patient. By keeping nurse operated rooms closer together you can reduce time spent walking between rooms. The ward fulfils a dual role of diagnosis and treatment. Patients are sent here for further study while symptoms develop, and also in preparation for surgery. It requires a nurse to run and is one of the rooms that should be built early in the level.
Patients can spend a fair amount of time in the ward, more so than other diagnosis rooms.
During its construction you will find that beds can only be placed next to the wall, so a long rectangular design may be better than a large square. Place a ward near an operating theatre as these two rooms are closely linked. A nearby GP's office is also useful. Top of page Psychiatric room used for both patient diagnosis and cure best placed near a GP's surgery requires a doctor trained in psychiatry Diagnosing diseases of the mind and providing a complete cure is the purpose of this room. Requiring a few 'dedicated' psychiatrists, this is quite a straight forward room to run.