The Secretary is one of the best early-game classes in Animal Hospital (Anomaly). While it doesn't come with weapons or extra inventory space, it rewards players for doing one of the most important jobs in the game—checking patients into the hospital. Every successful admission restores Sanity, making Secretary an excellent choice for solo players and anyone who prefers working the front desk.

If you're wondering whether the Secretary is worth your Animal Coins, here's everything you need to know.

Animal Hospital Secretary overview

Secretary costs just 120 Animal Coins, making it one of the cheapest unlockable classes. Despite its low price, its passive remains useful throughout the game because you'll constantly be checking patients into the hospital.

If you usually stay at reception or play solo, Secretary offers far more long-term value than its price suggests.

Pros & cons

Secretary abilities

Secretary focuses on one simple mechanic:

Every correctly checked-in patient restores Sanity.

As the class levels up, you also gain additional starting Sanity.

Secretary also begins every run with:

• 61% starting Sanity
• $20 starting cash

Good to know: The Level 2 and Level 3 bonuses increase your starting Sanity, not the amount of Sanity restored per patient. 

How to play Secretary in Animal Hospital

Unlike Doctor or Surgeon, Secretary gets the most value before patients even enter the hospital.

Your ideal gameplay loop looks like this:

1. Inspect every patient.
2. Compare their appearance with their ID.
3. Check the CCTV feed.
4. Admit legitimate patients.
5. Gain Sanity.
6. Repeat.

Because your Sanity recovery comes from admissions rather than treatment, you should spend most of your time working reception instead of constantly moving between hospital rooms.

Best team role for Secretary

Secretary shines in multiplayer.

Rather than everyone sharing reception duties, let one player handle every admission while the rest focus on treatment Specializing roles reduces mistakes and lets Secretary trigger its passive throughout the entire shift.

Best for solo players?

Absolutely.

Solo players must inspect every patient themselves, meaning Secretary's passive activates naturally throughout the run.

Instead of relying on consumables to recover Sanity, you'll steadily regenerate it simply by doing what you're already supposed to do—processing admissions correctly. This makes Secretary one of the strongest budget classes for solo progression.