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This article is for Brookhaven as seen in the games and in the first film. For the second film incarnation, see Brookhaven Asylum.

Brookhaven Hospital is a mental institution located in the South Vale area of Silent Hill.

It has appeared in Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3 and Silent Hill: The Arcade, as well as the Silent Hill film. However, it is always seen in the Fog World or Otherworld, in which it is primarily abandoned and full of monsters. Nurses are frequent monsters here.

Alchemilla Hospital is another health care institution equipped more for physical medicine and operations, while Brookhaven and Cedar Grove Sanitarium are specifically intended to help mental health.

Symbolism[]

Brookhaven Hospital seems to represent the fears of those who are both physically and mentally ill, and possibly deteriorating healthcare or even medical malpractice. In Silent Hill, hospitals are used to exemplify fears of sickness, suffering and death, and neither is Brookhaven an exception.

In Brookhaven, it seems doctors don't really care about their patients' health, and instead want to profit off them as much as possible. Although Mary Shepherd-Sunderland didn't actually go to Brookhaven, she said, "It'd be easier if they'd just kill me. But I guess the hospital is making a nice profit off me, they want to keep me alive...", meaning that doctors profiting from patients is a theme of the game.

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A padded cell.

The poor quality of various patients' care is made particularly evident throughout the series. It is implied some patients are even mistreated, abused and neglected by doctors and nurses with barbaric, cruel, inhumane, archaic and old-fashioned practices, possibly against their own will and consent. This is in contrast to the Hippocratic Oath, which governs how medical personnel are required to treat patients.

Mentally ill people are locked in dark and claustrophobic padded cells for hours; in at least one instance, it is implied it once caused someone to bash their head against a wall until it was left completely covered in blood.

History[]

Prior to the 1600s, the area where Silent Hill was eventually established was the home of members of an unnamed Native American tribe that used the land for sacred rituals. At the end of the century, settlers arrived and founded the town; soon after, they began to rapidly die off. The deaths were attributed to an epidemic, and Brookhaven Hospital was built to treat those affected. It was originally little more than a shack, but it gradually grew.

Eventually, the settlers fled the town, leaving it abandoned for nearly a century, until it was resettled as a penal colony in the early 1800s. Around 1810, another epidemic broke out, and Brookhaven Hospital was rebuilt and reopened. Brookhaven Hospital was put to great use during those dark times.

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Brookhaven Hospital (1880).

In the 1860s, during the American Civil War, Brookhaven Hospital was put into use as a medical hospital. The incarnation of Brookhaven in Silent Hill 2 and 3 has existed since it became large scale in the late 1800s.

Eventually (at an unspecified time, anytime after the American Civil War or in the 20th century), Brookhaven transformed from a hospital to treat the epidemic and disease to mainly a mental hospital. This is likely due to the older infrastructure of the hospital, with only one small elevator and narrow hallways unsuitable for emergencies. Some aspects of the hospital used to treat mental health include a garden, a pool, and a day room for recreation.

Silent Hill 2[]

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Brookhaven Hospital - Unity

A first-person tour of Brookhaven's entrance.

In the first game where exploration of Brookhaven is possible, James Sunderland and Maria enter here in pursuit of Laura. Like many of the buildings James enters in Silent Hill, the general feeling here is one of abandonment, a dilapidated husk void of life and activity. Bubble Head Nurses roam the corridors and halls.

After leaving Maria in Room S3 on the third floor, on the roof, James is assaulted by Pyramid Head and falls down into a previously inaccessible area of the hospital. He eventually finds all the clues needed to solve the Louise Puzzle and reach Laura on the first floor.

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James in Otherworld Brookhaven Hospital.

After James defeats the Flesh Lips, Brookhaven Hospital undergoes a genuine, though comparatively subtle, Otherworld transformation: the walls are covered in tarp and many doors are blocked by either boxes or material. Unfortunately, Maria is killed by Pyramid Head in the basement.

Many strange sounds and noises can be heard. Some examples include glass shattering, a pig-like creature squealing in the basement,[1] and a disembodied heavy breathing being heard in the room where James discovers Maria is missing.[2]

Silent Hill 3[]

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Heather in one of the rooms.

Heather Mason explores Brookhaven when she first enters Silent Hill. She enters the hospital after splitting up with Douglas Cartland in order to find Leonard Wolf, as suggested by Vincent Smith. Meanwhile, a mysterious man named Stanley Coleman is leaving notes for Heather. There are also Nurses here. The hospital is slightly more modern-looking, with typewriters being replaced by computers.

The Otherworld of Brookhaven in Silent Hill 3 is much more of an organic change in the environment compared to the dark, derelict version of the second game. The walls have a blood-soaked appearance, pulsing with throbbing veins, and doors and floors are sometimes even obscured by this almost palpitating environment. Tying in with the games theme of impregnation and birth, these environments may be symbolic of a uterus, especially the interior. Numerous hanging corpses can be seen strung up behind mesh walls and inside cramped cages, much like those witnessed by Harry Mason. Seemingly abandoned hospital beds with corpses covered beneath blankets are also left lying around, and Valtiel lies within view numerous times, usually engaged while suspending the Brookhaven Nurse over drops, or turning a valve.

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Silent Hill 3 storeroom.

Brookhaven Hospital's storeroom.

In the 3F alternate Brookhaven Hospital, there is a storeroom containing a very large mirror. As soon as Heather enters the room, the door will lock and she will be trapped within for some time. The mirror shows the reflection of the room covered with black tendrils; the same seen coming out of the bathtub in the Hilltop Center. The tendrils in the reflection crawl into a sink, and then come out of the sink on Heather's side of the mirror. They take over the room, and the room will turn dark red. Heather's reflection will cease moving at this point. Eventually, the room will be covered completely by the tendrils which will take on a sickening red glow, and spread over Heather's body. Should Heather remain within the room for a prolonged time during this, the effects will eventually overwhelm and kill her.

There are also some new locations previously unseen in Silent Hill 2, including the exploration of the previously unaccesible BF and a morgue in Otherworld's B3.

Silent Hill: The Arcade[]

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Tina and Eric inside Brookhaven's entrance.

Eric and Tina explore Brookhaven near the beginning of the game, where they chase after Emilie Anderson. There are two bosses: Pyramid Head and Tuberculosis. During the Pyramid Head boss fight, Jessie is ambushed and they must defeat Pyramid Head in time to save her.

After Tuberculosis's defeat on the roof, Eric and Tina leave Brookhaven with Emilie and head to the Silent Hill Historical Society to search for her father.

Flashbacks occur of Hanna and her mother Lorraine in a hospital. As Hanna was a very sickly girl, it is possible they stayed at Brookhaven.

Silent Hill film[]

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Brookhaven Hospital in the film.

In contrast to the games, the film's version of Brookhaven Hospital shows no signs of being a mental institution, but rather appears to be a regular hospital. It is also abandoned, due to the great fire of Silent Hill, West Virginia. Compared to Brookhaven in the video games, it is much larger in size and was built in 1909. Rockwood Asylum, an abandoned mental institution, was used for exterior shots to represent Brookhaven Hospital.

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Otherworld version of Alessa's hospital room.

Alessa Gillespie was immediately taken to Brookhaven Hospital after she was burned alive by the town's religious cult. While in the hospital for an unspecified amount of time (it could even be for a few hours after the town fire), Alessa's rage grew out of control and she split her soul, creating Dark Alessa and the Otherworld.

For the next thirty years, Alessa laid in the Otherworld version of her hospital room B151 in the basement with Dark Alessa watching over her and a nurse with burned eyes tending to her.

Alessa's hospital room is considered to be "the core of the darkness". Led by Christabella and the other cultists, Rose Da Silva enters the Otherworld version of the hospital to find answers about her missing daughter, Sharon. Christabella discovers the likeness between Sharon and Alessa and Cybil Bennett is captured as she defends Rose, who escapes the clutches of the cult and descends in an elevator into the basement of the hospital. After a close encounter with nurses in the basement, Rose finds the badly burned Alessa lying in a hospital bed. In an extended flashback, Rose learns the truth of how Alessa came to be burned and why the Otherworld exists, and she agrees to help Alessa gain her final revenge to save her daughter.

Silent Hill: Revelation[]

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Map of the asylum.

Main article: Brookhaven Asylum

In Revelation, Heather Mason explores Brookhaven "Asylum", which has the same map of Brookhaven Hospital in the games. However, it is not referred to as "Brookhaven Hospital".

It is unknown if the Asylum is Brookhaven Hospital converted into an asylum, a building that is connected to the hospital, or a completely separate building altogether. (For this reason, it remains a separate article on this wiki.)

Comics[]

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The Otherworld exterior of Brookhaven from Sinner's Reward.

  • Dying Inside - Though not mentioned, it is assumed (based on events from Hunger), that the conflict between Whately and Lauryn LaRoache over the fate of a female patient occurs in Brookhaven Hospital.
  • Hunger - Aickmann, under the supervision of Whately, has been abducting women and bringing them to Brookhaven in hopes of finding one capable of nurturing the seed of Samael, allowing the being to be born on Earth.
  • Sinner's Reward - While searching for his girlfriend, Jack Stanton and Sara Linwood seek shelter inside of Brookhaven from a pair of wolf-like monsters. As they explore the hospital, Jack begins to hear screaming coming from the upper floors. Certain that it's Jillian Conway, his missing lover, Jack takes off to investigate with an unsure Sara following behind.

Trivia[]

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"Gonna beach in the sea" poster.

  • In both Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3, there are posters on the hospital's fence that say "PERMIT PERKING ONLY".
  • In Silent Hill 2, the hospital name above the main entrance is misspelled "Blookhaven". This was corrected in Silent Hill 3. The reason for this being that Ls and Rs are interchangeable in Japanese grammar because of their similar pronunciation.
  • In Silent Hill 2, the hospital isn't labeled on the map. This was also corrected in Silent Hill 3.
  • A sign in the reception office in both games reads "gonna beach in the sea". This is likely a translation error on behalf of the developers.
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The slime found in both room 202 and the shower room.

  • The green substance found in the bathroom drain is very similar to the substance found in the Wood Side Apartments. These are the only two times in the series that the substance is found.
  • In Silent Hill 3, Heather finds a teddy bear glued on a wall which may be a reference to Laura playing with teddy bears in the hospital.
  • In Silent Hill 3, the player may unlock references to Silent Hill 2. In one of them, Heather comments about the sturdiness of the fence on the roof, thinking that it doesn't look like it's about to break and fall. This is a reference to Pyramid Head's encounter with James on the roof.
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The Noises of Silent Hill 3 — The Hospital.

The sounds of Brookhaven.

  • In Silent Hill 3, during Heather's climb and transition to the Otherworld version of the hospital, the corpse of a nurse can be seen near a wall with the words "what a wonderfull [sic] world" scrawled on it. This is a reference to the film The Exorcist III, in which nearly the same words and imagery appear.
  • In Silent Hill 3, if Heather re-enters the Otherworld storeroom, the blood will not appear, but after being in the room for a few moments, the gurgling sound will occur again.
  • Some parts of the hospital model (Reception Room, Doctor's Lounge) are reused in Silent Hill 4: The Room in the Hospital World.
  • There are a few real-life Brookhaven Hospitals, including one in New York and one in Oklahoma, which is, in fact, a mental hospital.

Gallery[]

For a complete list of images of Brookhaven Hospital, see Brookhaven images.

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Characters
Major Characters
James Sunderland - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland - Angela Orosco - Laura - Eddie Dombrowski - Maria
Other Characters
Ernest Baldwin - Amy Baldwin - Mary's Doctor - Rachel - Thomas Orosco - Mrs. Orosco - Jennifer Carroll - Patrick Chester - Mira - Harry Mason - Greys - Scott Fairbanks - Walter Sullivan
Monsters
Abstract Daddy - Bubble Head Nurse - Creeper - Flesh Lip - Lying Figure - Mandarin - Mannequin - Mary - Prisoners - Pyramid Head
Weapons
Chainsaw - Chinese Cleaver - Great Knife - Great Spear - Handgun - Hyper Spray - Pipe - Revolver - Rifle - Shotgun - Wooden Plank
Locations
Baldwin Mansion - Blue Creek Apartments - Brookhaven Hospital - Church of the Rebirth - Dog House - Heaven's Night - Jacks Inn - Labyrinth - Lakeview Hotel - Lake Shore Restaurant - Neely's Bar - Motor Home - Observation Deck - Pete's Bowl-O-Rama - Rosewater Park - Silent Hill Historical Society - Silent Hill Ranch - Silent Hill Woods - South Vale (Carroll Street - Katz Street - Lindsey Street - Nathan Avenue - Neely Street - Rendell Street - Saul Street - Vachss Road - Wiltse Road) - Texxon Gas - Toluca Graveyard - Toluca Lake - Toluca Lake Island - Toluca Prison - Wiltse Coal Mine - Wood Side Apartments
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Memos - Items - Keys - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables - Pachislot
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Heather Mason - Douglas Cartland - Vincent Smith - Claudia Wolf
Other Characters
Harry Mason - Alessa Gillespie - Leonard Wolf - Stanley Coleman - Lisa Garland - Cheryl Mason - Jennifer Carroll - Joseph Schreiber - James Sunderland - Greys - Happy Birthday Caller - Danny - Confessor - Robbie the Rabbit - Sewer Fairy
Weapons
Beam Saber - Flamethrower - Handgun - Katana - Knife - Maul - Pipe - Shotgun - Stun Gun - Submachine Gun - Unlimited Submachine Gun
Monsters
Closer - Double Head - Glutton - God - Insane Cancer - Leonard Wolf - Memory of Alessa - Missionary - Numb Body - Nurse - Pendulum - Scraper - Sewer Monster - Slurper - Split Worm - Valtiel
Locations
Borley Haunted Mansion - Brookhaven Hospital - Carroll Street - Central Square Shopping Center - Chapel - Construction Site - Daisy Villa Apartments - Happy Burger - Happy Carousel - Hazel Street Station - Heaven's Night - Hilltop Center - Jacks Inn - KMN Auto Parts - Lakeside Amusement Park - Last Drop Cafe - Nathan Avenue - Underpass
Terms
Flashlight - Fog World - God - Map - Metatron - Monster - Otherworld - Paradise - PTV - Radio - Real World - The Order - Manifestation - Seal of Metatron - UFO Ending - Sexuality - Halo of the Sun - Red Square
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Hanna - Lorraine - Captain - Scott Fairbanks - Greys
Monsters
Creeper - Double Head - Greedy Worm - Gum Head - Hummer - Insane Cancer - Mama - Numb Body - Nurse - Phantom - Pyramid Head - Robbie the Rabbit - Scraper - Split Worm - Toadstool - Tremer - Tuberculosis
Locations
Brookhaven Hospital - Central Square Shopping Center - Jacks Inn - Labyrinth - Lakeside Amusement Park - Silent Hill Historical Society - Spiral Staircase - Toluca Lake - Toluca Prison
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Flashlight - Fog World - Little Baroness - Monster - Otherworld - Radio - Real World - Siren - Welcome Sign
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Rose Da Silva - Christopher Da Silva - Cybil Bennett - Dahlia Gillespie - Thomas Gucci - Anna - Christabella - Sharon Da Silva - Alessa Gillespie - Dark Alessa
Other Characters
Sister Margaret - Eleanor - Adam - Colin - Lisa Garland - Jennifer Carroll
Monsters
Armless Man - Colin - Creeper - Dark Nurse - Grey Child - Red Pyramid
Locations
Brahms - Brookhaven Hospital - Church - Da Silva House - Gans County - Grand Hotel - Midwich Elementary School - Nathan Drugs - Pete's Bowl-O-Rama - Sacrificial Chamber - Silent Hill, West Virginia - Smitty's - Toluca County Archives - Toluca County Mining Museum - Toluca County Orphanage - Toluca Lake
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Insane Cancer - Lauryn's Thralls - Numb Body - Pyramid Head - Samael
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Midwich Elementary School - Silent Hill - Toluca Lake - Lighthouse - Brookhaven Hospital
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Fog World - Monster - Otherworld - Real World - Manifestation - The Order - Book of Power - Graffiti
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Scott Ciencin - Ben Templesmith - Masahiro Ito - IDW Publishing
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Whately - Rosy - Aickmann - Douglas Brenneman - Mario - Bryce Canavan - Perkins - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland - James Sunderland
Monsters
Insane Cancer - Nurse - Samael - Scraper
Locations
Brookhaven Hospital - Silent Hill - Silent Hill Gazette - Toluca Lake
Terms
Brand of Samael - Fog World - Monster - Otherworld - Real World - Manifestation - The Book of Samael
Creators
Scott Ciencin - IDW Publishing - Konami
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Characters
Jack Stanton - Jillian Conway - Sara Linwood - Finn Conway - Jimmy Shea - O'Conner Brothers - Michael Stanton - Digger
Monsters
Nurse - Pyramid Head - Sniffer Dog
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Brookhaven Hospital - Charon's Bar-B-Q - Pete's Bowl-O-Rama - Rosewater Park - Silent Hill - Texxon Gas - Toluca Lake
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Brand of Samael - Fog World - Monster - Otherworld - Real World - Siren - Manifestation - Great Knife - Welcome Sign
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Tom Waltz - Steph Stamb - IDW Publishing
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