The Buried City Hospital Key is a single-use key in ARC Raiders.
It opens a small locked room inside the Hospital building on the Buried City map.
Before anything else:
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Always put the key in your Safe Pocket
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The locked door has red indicator lights
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Close the door after entering if you don’t want to get pushed
Once the door is opened, the key is consumed.
How to Get the Buried City Hospital Key
This key is a random drop.
You can obtain it through normal gameplay by looting:
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residential interiors
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desks, drawers, and storage furniture
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backpacks and containers
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other players
Keys appear more often in amber / orange zones, simply because those areas contain more interiors and searchable objects. Over time, this is where most keys come from.
There is no fixed route or method to force this key to drop.
If you don’t want to wait for RNG, LevelUpper provides ARC Raiders key delivery and boosting services, handled fully in-raid through normal gameplay and extraction.
Night Raids
Night Raids matter here.
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keys drop more often during Night Raids
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locked rooms opened at night roll better loot
Because this is a small room, Night Raids help maximize value. Opening the Hospital room during a daytime raid is usually less efficient.
Where the Hospital Key Is Used
The key is used inside the Hospital building on the Buried City map.
Important location facts:
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the Hospital is a high-traffic interior
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ARC units are commonly present
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multiple players often route through the building
How to Reach the Locked Door
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enter the Hospital from the lower entrance
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take the stairs up to Floor 3
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once on Floor 3, follow the interior corridor
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hug the outer wall and loop around the floor
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the locked door is located along the corridor
The path itself is simple, but the building is rarely quiet.
What the Hospital Room Contains
The Hospital key opens a small cabinet-style room.
Loot is concentrated into a limited number of searchable objects.
Typical loot includes:
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medical cabinets and storage units
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bags and small containers
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crafting materials and components
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consumables and utility items
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occasional collectibles
Loot is fully RNG-based.
The value of this room comes from quick access and fast searches, not from size or volume. You can clear it quickly and move on.
Once the room is looted, the interaction is complete.
Final Thoughts & Ranking
The Buried City Hospital Key is a situational key.
The room is small, but it’s fast to loot. The main cost is moving through the Hospital interior to reach it.
This key makes sense when:
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you are already inside the Hospital
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you are running a Night Raid
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you want a quick stop without detouring
If you are not planning to route through the Hospital, this key is usually better saved for later.
Tier Placement
In our ARC Raiders key ranking, the Buried City Hospital Key is placed in Tier C.
Tier C keys offer limited loot volume but remain useful when they fit naturally into a route. The Hospital Key qualifies due to its small size, fast clear time, and low commitment, offset by the need to move through a busy interior and the lack of high-end loot guarantees.
For a broader comparison of how this key stacks up against others, see our ARC Raiders Keys Ranked from Worst to Best tier list, where each key links to a dedicated guide explaining its room layout and practical use.
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FAQ
The Buried City Hospital Key is used inside the Hospital building on the Buried City map. The locked door is located on the third floor, along an interior corridor that loops around the floor. Reaching it requires entering the Hospital interior, climbing multiple stair levels, and moving through an area that often contains ARC units and other players.
Because the Hospital is a central interior location, it’s rarely empty. Most players encounter resistance either on the way up or while looting nearby rooms.
The Hospital key opens a small locked room with a limited number of searchable containers. Loot typically comes from medical cabinets, bags, and compact storage units rather than large crates or weapon racks.
You can find crafting materials, consumables, utility items, collectibles, and occasional higher-value pieces, but the room is designed for quick searches, not extended clearing. The value comes from fast access rather than volume.
Loot is fully RNG-based and scales with raid conditions.
The Buried City Hospital Key is worth using when you are already routing through the Hospital. The room itself is small, but it’s quick to loot and doesn’t require a long detour once you’re inside the building.