Scrubs is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning American situation comedy/comedy-drama created by Bill Lawrence and produced by Touchstone Television that premiered on NBC. Theme of Scrubs focuses on the professional and personal lives of several characters working at Sacred Heart Hospital, a fictional teaching hospital. It uses first-person narration, verbose characters, segues between subplots, fast pace, and surreal escapism counterpointed by poignant pieces where the characters address how doctors deal with real issues relating to the practice of medicine and their personal lives.