In House M.D., what is the name of the hospital where Dr. House works?

Dr. House works at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in House M.D.

The fictional New Jersey teaching hospital is the main setting for the series. House leads its Department of Diagnostic Medicine, a unit that investigates baffling illnesses after more conventional departments have failed to identify the cause. The hospital combines emergency care, specialist medicine, research, and teaching, allowing the story to bring together doctors with different areas of expertise.

Princeton-Plainsboro is fictional, but the series used real locations and sets to create it. The exterior establishing shots were filmed at Princeton University’s Frist Campus Center in New Jersey, while much of the interior action was produced on soundstages in California.

The name is sometimes shortened by viewers to “PPTH.” It should not be confused with Princeton University or with a real hospital of the same name. The setting also links House’s diagnostic team to administrators such as Lisa Cuddy and to oncologist James Wilson.