Hospital Padlock Code Guide (Reception Office)

The hospital padlock code is required to unlock the keybox in the Reception Office of Brookhaven Hospital in Silent Hill 2 Remake. Learn the padlock code for the reception office, how to get the hospital padlock code, and the item obtained after opening the hospital padlock in this guide!

Hospital Padlock Code

287 for Light, 724 for Standard, and 152 for Hard

The hospital padlock in the reception office is opened by entering 287 for Light difficulty, 724 for Standard, and 152 for Hard. This is obtained by solving a riddle and looking at the number of nurses, doctors, and trees in specific picture frames.

Best Difficulty Settings and Differences

How to Get the Hospital Padlock Code

The Hospital Padlock Code is obtained by solving the riddle found in Exam Room 3. The riddle is solved by counting the elements that appear in the photos along the reception office hallway, and then using those numbers to solve the riddle.

1. Go to Exam Room 3 For the Clue
2. Look For the Numbers in Picture Frames
3. Unlock the Padlock at the Reception Office
4. Obtain the Basement Key

Go to Exam Room 3 For the Clue

To get the clue for the Hospital Padlock Code, enter Exam Room 3 by breaking a glass window. Then, approach the adjacent connecting area between Rooms 3 & 2, and open the drawer here to reveal the clue. Both the clue and code differ based on the difficulty you have set.

Light Puzzle Difficulty Clue

The combination for the key locker is:
2
8
The total number of the nurses in the lobby photo.

The clue for Light Difficulty is very straightforward in providing the clues. You are given the first two numbers straight away, with the final number being the number of nurses in the lobby photo. The photo is near the locked cabinet in the Reception Office itself, so it is difficult to miss.

Normal Puzzle Difficulty Clue

I wrote it down for you in a way you should finally be able to remember. Once you're in the lobby, just look around. Now remember:

Nurses. Doctors. Trees.

In Normal Difficulty, you have to count the number of nurses, doctors, and trees found in photos along the hallway near the Reception Office. Arrange them in the same order as the clue and you should be golden!

Hard Puzzle Difficulty Clue

If the second were as high as the number of nurses, it'd still be one short. With two of them dead and one just a fraud.

The third would chop the firewood in half.

The first was singular.

Hard Puzzle Difficulty will present a complex riddle. To solve for the number of the first line, count the number of nurses and add 1 to account for the "one short" line. Then subtract three from it, as "two are dead and one is a fraud". The answer is 5 and will be the code's second digit.

The number of the second line is obtained by getting half of the number of trees in the picture which is 2, the third digit.

The last number is 1 because of the word "singular" - this is the first digit of the code.

Look For the Numbers in Picture Frames

The numbers in question for this puzzle are all found in photos scattered in the hallway near the Reception Office. You should take note of three things: the number of nurses, doctors, and trees.

There are 7 nurses, 2 doctors, and 4 trees and those numbers will be used to solve the puzzle based on the riddle.

Use the Hospital Padlock Code at the Reception Office

Once you have obtained the number of nurses, doctors, and trees, use them to solve the riddle. Return to the Reception Office and use the code to unlock the cabinet. Note that the number will change depending on your set puzzle difficulty, because the clues are different!

• Light difficulty: 287
• Standard difficulty: 724
• Hard dfficulty: 152

Get the Basement Key

Once you have successfully opened the locked cabinet in the Reception Office, you will get a Basement Key. This allows you to access the basement of the hospital to continue with the story.

Hospital Padlock Reception Room Location

Found at Brookhaven Hospital's 1F Reception Office

The Hospital Padlock Code puzzle is a mandatory puzzle located in the Reception Room on the first floor of Brookhaven Hospital. The code unlocks the locked cabinet in the Reception Room which provides the basement key for story progression.

Brookhaven Hospital Walkthrough

Hospital Padlock Code Rewards

Gives the Basement Key

Unlocking the nurse reception padlock rewards players with the Basement Key which allows them to access the basement floor of the hospital and continue the story.

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