What is the fictional hospital called in the TV series House M.D.?

The fictional hospital in House M.D. is Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. It is the main workplace for Gregory House and the doctors who investigate complex, often life-threatening medical cases.

The hospital is presented as a teaching hospital in Princeton, New Jersey, and combines clinical care, medical training, research, and hospital administration. House’s Department of Diagnostic Medicine operates there, although the department’s methods frequently create conflict with other specialties and with hospital leadership.

Princeton-Plainsboro is not a real hospital with that exact identity. The show used fictional hospital branding while filming many scenes at locations in Los Angeles, including the University of Southern California campus and other local sites. Viewers sometimes shorten the name to “Princeton-Plainsboro,” but the full canonical name includes “Teaching Hospital.”

The institution also helps connect the show’s medical mysteries to its workplace drama. Lisa Cuddy serves as dean of medicine and hospital administrator for much of the series, while James Wilson leads oncology. Their professional relationships with House are central to the story.