Codemasters has announced that "Hospital Tycoon" has been shipped and is now available in North American retail stores.

"At the Sapphire Beach Medical Institute, the lives and loves of the hospital’s doctors and nurses, as well as the sneezes and diseases of its patients, will come alive. In Hospital Tycoon, players take on the role of Hospital Director and take charge of the medical staff, keeping an eye on the patient numbers and making sure each facility has the equipment required to keep those cures coming through. Players will explore a plot involving certain members of the hospital’s staff and some very interesting patients, while at the same time challenging them to find cures for bizarre new illnesses. Diseases range from the everyday Explosive Sneezing – where a simple sneeze can launch the unfortunate patient several feet into the air, to the more rare Monkey Nuts – where patients sprout fur, climb furniture and favor bananas over everyday person food."

"Fusing ‘Tycoon’ style gameplay with character simulation and a light-hearted narrative, Hospital Tycoon gives gamers that soap opera feel as they play through this year’s best medical drama. Hospital Tycoon is available now for the PC for an SRP of $29.99 and is rated E10+."