The invention discloses a garbage cabinet for a hospital. The garbage cabinet for the hospital comprises a garbage body, an opening and closing device and a garbage can, wherein the cabinet body comprises a garbage can box and an opening and closing device mounting box; the opening and closing device comprises a lifting device and a pulling device, both of which are crank slide block mechanism; one ends of a first crank of the lifting device and a second crank of the pulling device are fixed on a same center shaft sleeve; an all-around opening and closing plate is fixed on a first slide block of the lifting device; a central opening and closing plate is fixed on a second slide block of the pulling device; the center shaft sleeve sleeves a center fixed shaft; and the center shaft sleeve is driven by a pedal. The garbage cabinet disclosed by the invention can prevent viruses and bacteria, which easily contaminate an overturning cover, on the hands of patients, from being propagated.