Hell's Pass Hospital
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Hell's Pass Hospital is a hospital in the animated TV Show South Park, it appears to be the only hospital serving South Park. Those who work at Hell's Pass hospital include a few doctors, as well as a few nurses.
Background
The hospital is often portrayed as sub-par; the doctors employed seem to be skilled only in the most basic of medical care practices, with most patients surviving mainly on luck or due to outside developments or circumstances. For example, Kyle Broflovski regains his will to live after seeing Eric Cartman miserable in "Cartmanland". In "Tonsil Trouble", it is implied, due to a botched transfusion, that they do not keep donor blood and infected test specimens separate, though it could also be general incompetence.
The hospital takes an unusual approach in their employment. It is shown in "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut" that the hospital employs an armless nurse, with Dr. Doctor recruiting Chef after the latter mentioned that he used to watch Quincy, as well as designating the boys as "Honorary doctors".
Video Games
South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Hells Pass Hospital serves as a level in the game where the player can use Firey-Works Towers against Woodland Critters and 6th graders. Jimmy is unlocked upon this level's completion.
South Park: Snow Day!
Hell's Pass is the main location of the eponymous chapter "Hell's Pass".
Prominence
- "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut" - Chef takes Dr. Mephesto to the hospital with the boys and Kenny sacrifices himself to save him.
- "The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka" - Ned ends up here after going into shock.
- "City on the Edge of Forever (Flashbacks)" - Seen in a flashback of Cartman's father reveal.
- "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls" - Mr. Hankey is taken here after he dries up.
- "Chickenpox" - Shelly Marsh, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick and Eric Cartman end up in the hospital after catching chickenpox.
- "Cow Days" - Cartman is taken here after falling off a bull.
- "Chef Aid" - Mr. Garrison takes Mr. Twig here.
- "Tweek vs. Craig" - Tweek and Craig end up here after their fight.
- "Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus" - Kenny is taken here after his insides explode.
- "Cartman Joins NAMBLA" - Carol McCormick gives birth to a 'new' Kenny.
- "Cherokee Hair Tampons" - Kyle's kidney transplant happens here.
- "Cartmanland"- Kyle ends up in the hospital after popping his hemorrhoid on a barbed fence.
- "Kenny Dies" - Kenny goes here after contracting a terminal disease and later dies.
- "Fun with Veal" - Stan is taken here after contracting Vaginitis.
- "The Simpsons Already Did It" - The boys come here to get their Sea People from Ms. Choksondik's stomach.
- "Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society" - Bebe comes here to get breast reductions.
- "The Biggest Douche in the Universe" - Cartman is hospitalized because of Kenny's soul being in him, leading to his "time" running out.
- "I'm a Little Bit Country" - Cartman goes here after he tries to get a flashback to the 1700s.
- "Fat Butt and Pancake Head" - Cartman ends up here after being attacked by Jennifer Lopez.
- "Good Times with Weapons" - Butters walks to the hospital to get the ninja star out of his eye. Unfortunately, the doctor falls for his dog costume and Butters gets sent to the vet.
- "You Got F'd in the A" - Randy ends up here after being served by The Orange County Crew.
- "Goobacks" - The first gooback is sent here.
- "Pre-School" - Butters and the 6th graders are taken here after being bullied by Trent Boyett.
- "Cartman's Incredible Gift" - Kyle and Cartman both go here after falling off the roofs of their homes.
- "Woodland Critter Christmas" - Kyle dies of AIDS at the end of Cartman's story.
- "Best Friends Forever" - Kenny is kept in a vegetated state, leading to legal debates over whether Kenny should be vegetated or killed.
- "Ginger Kids" - Cartman is diagnosed with Gingervitus.
- "Stanley's Cup" - Nelson Brown stays here.
- "More Crap" - Randy comes here when he is constipated.
- "Tonsil Trouble" - Cartman gets infected with AIDS while having his tonsils removed.
- "About Last Night..." - Where numerous Obama supporters were treated for crazy partying, and where McCain supporters were treated for being suicidal.
- "HUMANCENTiPAD" - Eric Cartman is taken there at the end of the episode after being hit with thunder by God.
- "A Nightmare on Face Time" - Stan's iPad is taken there after it was attacked by The Redbox Killers.
- "Obama Wins!" - Butters is taken here after an allergic reaction to almonds. Cartman visits him in the hospital later that night to give him more.
- "Grounded Vindaloop" - Butters is taken there after being stabbed by a hooker, the hospital also receives a brand new design.
- "The Problem with a Poo" - The doctor shows PC Principal Strong Woman's 5 babies.
- "Turd Burglars" - The townspeople of South Park are treated here after they contract the C Diff disease.
- "The Pandemic Special" - The hospital is full of people with COVID-19. To test out his cure for COVID-19, Randy broke into Jimbo's ward at night and made him smoke a joint of Tegridy Weed containing his own semen. The next day, Jimbo got better miraculously.
- "Japanese Toilet" - Randy gets taken to the hospital after being shot outside City Hall.
Movies
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut - Kenny is taken here when he sets himself on fire, and ends up dying when his heart is replaced with a baked potato.
- South Park: Post Covid - Renamed to Hell's Pass Hospital+. Following Kenny's death, his body is stored in the morgue.
Trivia
- Every time someone is in the hospital, their health chart at the foot of their bed is shown to be plummeting to nothing, no matter what their condition is.