Black Mesa Medical Lab

The title of this article is conjectural.

Although this article is based on official information, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture.

"Do you recall any of those emergency survival procedures?..."

The Black Mesa Medical Lab is a Black Mesa Research Facility area where starts the Half-Life: Opposing Force chapter Welcome to Black Mesa.

Overview[]

Of1a10009 — Scientist trying to revive a dead HECU soldier in the infirmary.

After his Osprey is taken down by Alien Aircrafts, Adrian Shephard wakes up in a damaged infirmary, in an area that appears to still be under the control of Black Mesa personnel, who are caring for wounded HECU soldiers and studying Headcrabs.

The Medical Lab is equipped with two CAT scanners. At least one of them is still functional, and inside lies a HECU zombie that soon wakes up and kills the scientist studying him.

Some areas of the Medical Lab have been abandoned probably due to parasitic infestation and have been blocked off with furniture and hospital beds, or are simply out of reach due to collapsed walls/ceilings.

There Shephard finds back his Powered Combat Vest left by a security guard in a room where the soldiers are being treated and Headcrabs observed.

Beyond that Shephard finds the Pipe Wrench, then a room where laser experiments with optical mirrors take place, this is where he first sees the G-Man after arriving at Black Mesa, having a heated argument with a security guard in what appears to be the entrance lobby of this section. He also finds several Headcrabs, then soon reaches the crash site of his Osprey on this outside, after finding the Combat Knife.

After going through several maintenance areas, he finally reaches the Sector C Line in the Black Mesa Transit System.

Behind the scenes[]

Of15 — The yet-to-be laser room filled with Pit Drones.

Except for the infirmary, the actual name of that area is not given, although the Black Mesa Announcement System refers to a "medical lab 6" at some point.
According to an early Opposing Force screenshot, the laser room originally was a standard office, filled with Pit Drones.

Trivia[]

There is an easter egg in the room where Otis is first found. A computer found in the room will will display a BSOD after pressing the Use key several times.

Gallery[]

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List of appearances[]

Half-Life: Opposing Force (First appearance)

Preceded by
Black Mesa desert

Half-Life: Opposing Force story arc journey

Succeeded by
Black Mesa Transit System (Sector C Line / Sector E Subsurface Transport)

Locations
Aperture Science	Borealis • Employee Daycare Center • Enrichment Center • Enrichment Shafts: Co-op Test Shaft / Test Shaft 09 • Extended Relaxation Annex • Extended Relaxation Center • Central AI Chamber • Hub • Incinerator Room • Neurotoxin Generator • Testing tracks: GLaDOS' testing track (Portal) / GLaDOS' testing track (Portal 2) / Wheatley's testing track / Cooperative Testing Courses • Turret Manufacturing
Black Mesa	Advanced Biological Research Lab • Alien Quarantine Labs • Area 8 Topside Dormitories • Biological Waste Processing Plant • Black Mesa Air Control • Black Mesa desert • Black Mesa Medical Lab • Black Mesa Research Facility • Black Mesa Sectors: Sector A Training Facility / Sector B Coolant Reserve / Sector C Test Labs / Sector D Administration / Sector E Biodome Complex / Sector F Lambda Complex / Sector G Hydro Electric • Black Mesa South Access • Black Mesa Transit System • Freight Yard • Gamma Labs • Level 3 Dormitories • Section A-17 Prototype Labs • Topside Motorpool • Waste Processing Area 3
Combine	APC garage • Citadel • Citadel Core • City 8 • City 11 • City 12 • City 13 • City 14 • City 15 • City 16 • City 17 • City 24 • City 27 • City 17 Trainstation • Combine Overworld • Depot • Gate 5 • Nova Prospekt • Overwatch Nexus • Technical Trainstation • The Vault
Resistance	Alyx's Apartment • Black Mesa East • Bridge Point • Dock 137 • Kleiner's Lab • Lighthouse Point • New Little Odessa • Radio Tower • Ravenholm • Russell's Lab • Shorepoint Base • Station 1 • Station 6 • Station 7 • Station 8 • Station 9 • Station 12 • Station 21 • Underground Railroad • Victory Mine • Vortigaunt Camp • White Forest • The White Forest Inn
Other	Canals • City 17 Underground • Earth • Fairview Junction • The Coast • Hospital • Locations (cut) • Locations in the Half-Life universe • Moon • The Outlands • Quarantine Zone • Santego Military Base • St. Olga • The Wasteland • Xen

Black Mesa
Science Team	Walter Bennet • Wallace Breen • Barney Calhoun • Bernier (cut) • Caughley (cut) • Cook (cut) • Donaldson (cut) • Gina Cross • Gordon Freeman • Colette Green • Harold • Ivan the Space Biker (cut) • Lundeen (cut) • Richard Keller • Isaac Kleiner • Arne Magnusson • Mark (cut) • Mennet (cut) • Myers (cut) • Rosenberg • Eli Vance • Minor Black Mesa employees • Theodore (cut) • Walker (cut)
Security Force	Barney Calhoun • Otis Laurey • Miller
Other personnel	L.M.
Residents	Alyx Vance • Azian Vance
Technology	Anti-Mass Spectrometer • Armor Vest and Helmet • Battery • Black Mesa Announcement System • Charger • Cleansuit • Delivery cart • Emergency flare (cut) • Fire Extinguisher • HEV Suit • Holographic Assistant • Long Jump Module • Medkit • The Mesa Times • MTM 8 • Oxygen Bottles (cut) • Powerup Bottles (cut) • Retinal scanner • Satellite Delivery Rocket • Security Card (cut) • Teleportation • Weapon Box
Weapons	Barnacle Grapple • Crossbow • Ceiling Turret • Colt Python • Crowbar • Desert Eagle • Displacer Cannon • Glock 17 • Gluon Gun • Laser Tripmine • Mark IV Thermonuclear Device • Mk 2 Grenade • MP5 • Pipe Wrench • RPG • Satchel Charge • Spore Launcher • SPAS-12 • Tau Cannon
Locations	Advanced Biological Research Lab • Alien Quarantine Labs • Area 8 Topside Dormitories • Biological Waste Processing Plant • Black Mesa Air Control • Black Mesa desert • Black Mesa Medical Lab • Black Mesa Research Facility • Black Mesa Sectors: Sector A Training Facility / Sector B Coolant Reserve / Sector C Test Labs / Sector D Administration / Sector E Biodome Complex / Sector F Lambda Complex / Sector G Hydro Electric • Black Mesa South Access • Black Mesa Transit System • Freight Yard • Gamma Labs • Level 3 Dormitories • Section A-17 Prototype Labs • Topside Motorpool • Waste Processing Area 3
Transportation	Black Mesa SUV • Black Mesa Transit System • Black Mesa truck
Other	Black Mesa Incident • Black Mesa Personnel • Black Mesa Science Team • Black Mesa Security Force • Lambda logo