Can I mention my product in a comment if someone asks about it?
The rules ban promotional posts and comments, so even a helpful mention risks removal if it reads as promotion.
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r/hospitalist rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/hospitalist: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 43,950
- Verified
- September 26, 2026
- Category
- Hospital medicine and clinical professionals
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Professionalism: Stay on topic. No throwaways or brand new accounts with the sole purpose of being contrarian in this community. No personal attacks. No name calling.
- No Promoting or Advertising: No direct sales, advertisements, or promotional posts or comments. This includes your AI scribe or your salary sharing website.....
- Noctorism: No excessive bashing of midlevels. Go to https://www.reddit.com/r/Noctor/ for that
- Do not violate Reddit site-wide rules: Reddit has a general term of Service. Your content must not violate any of those provisions. https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy
- No AI: No AI/ChatGPT responses
Works well
- A physician sharing a real clinical question or workflow problem and asking peers how they handle it.
- A PA posting about a genuine day-to-day challenge on the hospital floor and inviting discussion.
- A member answering a question honestly without mentioning any product or service.
- A doctor sharing an experience about scheduling, burnout, or patient load purely to start conversation.
Avoid
- Posting about your health tech product or AI tool in any form.
- Linking to your salary sharing website or any other web property you own.
- Using ChatGPT or any AI tool to draft your post or comment.
- Creating a throwaway account just to be contrarian or argue.
- Bashing midlevels or taking shots at nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
- Attacking another member personally or calling names.
What r/hospitalist Is For
This community is a gathering place for physicians and physician assistants who work in a hospital. The tagline says it is where you spend your 7 to 14 days off, which tells you the room is for people who live the hospitalist life and want to talk about it with peers who get it.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that matters most for anyone arriving from outside is 'No Promoting or Advertising.' It bans direct sales, advertisements, and promotional posts or comments, and it even names AI scribes and salary sharing websites by name. 'No AI' is another hard line, banning any AI or ChatGPT responses. 'Professionalism' requires you to stay on topic, avoid personal attacks, and avoid name calling. 'Noctorism' tells you not to bash midlevels excessively. 'Do not violate Reddit site-wide rules' rounds out the set.
What To Post
There is very little room for marketing here. The community is built for working physicians and PAs to talk shop. If you are a founder, the only respectful path is to join the conversation as a genuine participant, sharing useful perspective only when it fits the discussion naturally and mentioning what you do only if someone asks. Any hint of a pitch and you are gone.
What To Avoid
Do not post anything that looks like a sale, an ad, or a promotion. The rules explicitly call out AI scribes and salary sharing websites, so those are certain triggers. Do not use ChatGPT or any AI tool to write your posts or comments. Do not attack people or call names. Do not use a throwaway or brand new account just to argue. Do not bash midlevels. Do not break any Reddit site-wide content policy.
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Common questions about r/hospitalist
Are links allowed in r/hospitalist?
The rules do not say links are banned, but the promotion rule is strict, so any link that looks promotional is a risk.
Can I use AI to help write my post?
No. The rule called 'No AI' bans ChatGPT and other AI responses outright.
Is it okay to lurk and learn without posting?
Yes. Reading the community to understand hospitalist pain points is smart and breaks no rules.
What if I am a physician founder with a relevant product?
You still cannot promote. The promotion rule does not exempt anyone, and it even names AI scribes specifically as a banned category.