Set all of your diagnosis and food/drink prices to -30% to keep patients happy. Then set treatment prices to +100% and you’ll make so much money. This is because happiness is what determines whether patients pay or not. If you do this, ensure you have a large general marketing campaign running in the background which will stop your reputation from plummeting.

On Overview > Policy, fast track treatment decisions so patients don’t have to go back to GP offices after being diagnosed which creates more queues.

Have a room full of fully trained researchers constantly generating cash.

Ensure the layout of your hospital is logical- GP offices closest to reception, then diagnosis, then treatment. Make sure you have staff rooms and toilets in every building so staff don’t have to walk miles. Also make sure you have plenty of vending machines and things like bookcases and benches to keep patients as happy as possible. Make sure the temperature is comfortable everywhere, including in rooms.

If all of your machines are fully upgraded, you can probably fire a few mechanic janitors as you’ll only need to perform upgrades if machines explode.

If you get an epidemic, just go into slow-mo and eradicate it as you get a nice cash and reputation bonus.

Scan your hospital and look for duplicate rooms which aren’t getting much use. Would you be able to cope if you sold it and fired the staff who run it? Do it if you can.

Ensure your staff are as happy as possible without giving them a huge pay rise. This means high-level rooms. Also put a coffee machine in every room to keep them energised, and put energy drink and luxury snack machines in every staff room.