General Weatherfield Weatherfield General Hospital is the hospital in Weatherfield that the people of Coronation Street frequently visit when they want medical attention. Between 1976 and 1978, Emily Bishop worked as an orderly at the hospital. In 1979, Susan Barlow was admitted to the hospital after being involved in a car crash. The hospital has been variously described as being located in "a busy street" with "no apparent sign of life outside it", and as being set in a "desert". It is a modern building with white walls and blue doors. There are gardens at the front which contain trees and flower beds. These were originally built by Elizabeth Banks, who played Carol Jackson from 1991 to 1992, but she sold them before she left the show. The current owners have not changed the gardens; instead, they use plants donated by Marlon Brando for his birthday in 1997. Inside the hospital, patients' rooms are decorated in a minimalist style with white furniture and pale blue curtains. Each room also has a small kitchen area with a fridge, stove, and sink. There is a large ward with many beds in it, and a smaller private room called a "crash cart". The hospital's doctors and nurses work shifts so there will always be someone on duty when you need help.