Derrial Book Memorial Hospital

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Derrial Book Memorial Hospital
Statistics
Location: Spacers District, Eavesdown
Sector: Private, Federal Approved
Fiscal: Not-For-Profit, Donation-Based
In-Patient Beds: 21 adult, 6 child, 6 infant
Employees: 90 (48 full-time, 42 part-time)
Volunteers: 44

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What is the "Derrial Book Memorial Hospital"?

The 24/7 charity clinic is located within the Spacer's District in Eavesdown, the downtown sprawl of the capital city of Persephone, a prosperous Border planet. It is a multi-functional walk-in clinic operated by Tatyana Quinn-Cobain and The Shu Chang Corporation, a subsidiary partnership. The clinic prides itself on its policy of accepting any and all individuals who are in need of medical assistance, regardless of their affiliation or walk of life. Patients are not billed for services or materials, rather the Medical Wellness Clinic accepts and relies on donations from those who are so inclined. Thus far, it has been able to run solely on the generosity of benefactors from all over the 'Verse, and even drew enough charity donations within its first year to expand operations into unused wings of the tall one-story building.

While Walk-In Care and Emergency Medicine remains its largest draw, the clinic can now offer in-patient care in the East Wing, including a special Children's Ward for patients 16 years of age and under. The West Wing supports a small pharmacy, blood and chemical analysis lab, and a morgue. Other services, such as specific fields of surgical procedure, psychological counseling, and any number of -ologies, will depend on the available physician staff on any given day, and therefore require a referral and/or appointment scheduled beforehand.

History

Before it closed down in 2522, the Medical Wellness Clinic was a walk-in business operated by Dr. Lucinda Delray, specializing in Emergency Medicine. For approximately one year afterwards, downtown residents seeking aid were obliged to visit the uptown and upscale mammoth, Persephone General Hospital, or the teaching hospital within the University of Persephone.

In August of 2523, siblings Ivy and Dale Lambsey left their ship assignments to purchase the Central Wing of the Medical Wellness Clinic, leaving the West and East Wings closed up while they set up the modest charity clinic. The appointment was encouraged by then-ALPD Officer Leutrim Donnchadh, who was representing an anonymous backer and looking to alleviate the need for consistent medical service local to the police department, and the spaceport, downtown, and slum areas.

Having returned from various strange adventures across the 'Verse, the Lambseys got the clinic into enough working order with the help of friends and volunteers, to begin hiring a modest contingent of nursing staff and treating patients by October.

December was the breakthrough month for the MWC when Ivy's idea for staging a holiday benefit play of How The Grinch Stole Christmas was realized with the help of Dale's theater experience, and acting contributions from friends Lee, Baltimore, Anastasiya, and Wayde and Kent Sullivan. The Paquin Opera House was packed that afternoon, and the entertaining production put the little clinic on the galactic map. The proceeds from the venture went into a fund to help the needy children of the Eavesdown slums.

By March of 2524, the Medical Wellness Clinic had gained a name throughout the Core 'Verse as a fun, new, and worthy charity organization, and enough donations had flowed in that the Lambseys were financially able to purchase and support the West and East Wings. A contractor was hired to open them up to begin renovating the space. Expansion into the sublevel to provide a greater variety of services, and the building of a landing pad on the roof are said to be the next slated upgrades.

Having celebrated its first anniversary of successful operations, founders are looking into further expansion of services to the 'Verse, in the form of satellite clinics on other worlds.

In November of 2527, Doctor Tatyana Quinn-Cobain of the Shu Chang Corporation took over ownership and management of the MWC. In plans to breathe new life into the organization and see it flourish it was renamed the Derrial Book Memorial Hospital at the grand re-opening on December 6,2527. This is in honor of a never to be forgotten shepard from the southdown abbey.

In February of 2530, Dr. Quinn's lawyers advised Dr. Zachary MacAbrams that their client had died. In her will, the doctor bequeathed the hospital to Dr. MacAbrams. On March 15, Dr. MacAbrams received final paperwork identifying him as the new owner.

Personnel

Duties, Privileges, and Implementation

Clinic Duty - More than half of the medical professionals hired have ship assignments as their primary loyalty. But as Persephone is a major trading hub, they are able to come to work in the walk-in clinic on a fairly regular basis, so that it is only during medical crises that the DBMH finds itself short-staffed. Those with surgical and intensive care skills often find themselves pulled into the Emergency Ward when a trauma victim is brought in.

Clinic Privileges - Doctors are also able to take on referrals from other doctors, longer-term cases, regular patients through establishing a rapport during walk-in, and use the clinic facilities in which to practice their special fields. A small number of general offices are provided in the west wing for consultation use. One thing remains constant, and that is no fees are charged to the patient - any expenses incurred during treatment are covered by the clinic and its insurance providers. It is therefore of vital importance that the medical staff complete their paperwork accurately and efficiently! PDAs (Personal Data Assistants) with handy custom applications are provided to this end, however paper and ink are still allowed and therefore used by a fair number of physicians, a shortcoming often lamented by the volunteer data-entry pool.

Communications Systems - The internal communications network is managed from the front desk of the clinic, and consists of about three dozen dedicated extensions which allows reception to redirect inbound calls to a specific room in the building. As well, there is an official low-frequency radio channel which ranges about 15 kilometers from the clinic, for general chatter and dispatch between the staff. A security channel, and a reserved private channel are also utilized for clinic purposes. Icomms are supplied to new staff upon hiring if necessary.

Other Provisions - ID tags are worn when on-duty at the Derrial Book Memorial Hospital (DBMH) of Eavesdown, Persephone. VAMP is an acronym for 'Versal Association of Medical Practitioners. Staff Clearance Levels are (A) Administrative (all access), (B) Security (all access except things tagged Admin), (C) Medical (limited access), (D) Volunteer/Visitor (restricted access). Additional explanations of clearance and employee particulars, as well as a thumbprint and retinal holographic imprint, are found on the back. The latter are required for scanning in order to access varying secure aspects of the clinic, and recorded to the activity log each time. Security personnel are to be advised immediately if one's card is lost or stolen.

Organization Leaders and Senior Staff

• Chief Of Staff/Owner - Dr. Zachary C. MacAbrams
• Director of Medicine & Emergency Medicine - Dr. Caprice Darsun
• Director of Charity Relations - Jamie Cifer
• Religious Services - Vacant

Player Characters on Staff

• Chief of Pediatrics - Vacant
• Chief of Post-Operation & Chief of Psychology - Vacant
• Chief of Emergency Medicine - Vacant
• Chief of Surgery - Dr. Athini Papagorgos
• Head Nurse & Midwife - Erin Ashley Malika, R.N.

Established Non-Player Characters on Staff

All DBMH ORG members are authorized and encouraged to incorporate any of the dozens of NPC medical professionals, interns, orderlies, and other support staff to facilitate RP and to illustrate the point that the clinic has a NPC presence at all times. As a rule of thumb for NPC Use:

(1) Use them to assist your PC as necessary to the situation, and to the degree that logic dictates, ie. in the clinic there are definitely NPC doctors and nurses on duty. Out on the docks, it is more likely that an ambulance of 2-3 paramedics will come out to assist.

(2) Use them with respect to the fact that they are generally competent and well-intentioned individuals. In other words, if you intend to play a NPC in such a way as damages the Good Name of the DBMH, please first consult with your fellow org members on the channel!

(3) Use them only if you have some experience with RPing NPCs from elseMU* or at scenes in this game. When in doubt of your ability to RP a medical procedure or a NPC role that requires in-depth knowledge of DBMH policy, ask for help and advice from experienced staff on the channel.

• Daytime Receptionist-Nurse - Rose McCallister
• Nighttime Receptionist - Chloe Wrighte

Plaque of Charitable Donors

Captain Anastasiya Mihailov	Doc Holliday	Ingrid Dahl	Madison Rae Collins
Odell Malika	Patandy Mars	Lord Quintus Aemilius Yee	Rasya Emer
Itzal Nekane	Captain Laurent McCain	P & T Enterprises	David Bell
Count Salin Fawzy	Lynette Grant	Nysacire O'Doherty	Captain Jamethiel Taliesen
Unnamed Benefactor	Unnamed Benefactor	Southdown Abbey

Large Assets

1 Luxury Yacht-Angel of Mercy-used as an ambulance
1 ATV Ambulance - Emergency Medical MULE
2 Hover Ambulances - Emergency Medical MULEs
2 Doctor Beds - creates optimal conditions for tissue regeneration.
1 Holographic Diagnostic Scan Bed
1 Holographic Imaging Suite
1 24th Century MRI

Hiring Procedure

Security, Conflicts, and Combat