This paper deals with the inscriptions on the walls of the hospital in Kroměříž. These signs were created in the hospital area from its opening at the beginning of the 20th century until its second half. The author examines selected inscriptions from specific linguistic (sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic) communicative perspectives. Text provides information about signs in a structure given by functions and topics. At the same time, the author interprets the inscriptions within the framework of the philosophy of borderline situations of M. Heidegger and K. Jaspers.