In 28 Days Later, which London hospital does Jim awaken in after his coma?

In 28 Days Later, Jim awakens in St Thomas' Hospital after his coma.

The film opens with Jim, played by Cillian Murphy, waking alone in a deserted hospital. He has been unconscious for 28 days following a bicycle accident, and the empty corridors establish that London has been transformed by the Rage virus outbreak. The hospital setting gives viewers the first visual clue that society has collapsed.

St Thomas' Hospital is a real teaching hospital on the south bank of the River Thames, opposite the Palace of Westminster. The movie uses its recognizable London setting alongside deserted streets to make the catastrophe feel unusually immediate. The hospital itself was represented through filming locations and production design rather than functioning as a documentary record of the institution.

A common mix-up is confusing the hospital with the film's later landmarks, including Westminster and the tunnel sequence. Jim's first journey begins at St Thomas', before he meets Selena and Mark and learns what happened to Britain.