En qué sentido decimos que admitimos un paciente en una Institución Pública? En el sentido médico de aceptar a un paciente en un servicio, o en el sentido etimológico en donde “Ad _ mittere” significa enviar hacia: serîa enviar al paciente a hacerse cargo de su palabra y de su divisiôn subjetiva Palabras clave Implicaciôn Inconciente Transferencia Êtica ABSTRACT THE ANALIST IN PUBLIC INSTITUTION - SOME THOGHTS ABOUT THE FIRSTS INTERVIEWS AT A MENTAL SERVICE According to medical speech, to admit a patient in a mental health service, would mean to accept him. If we observe the meaning of the word “ad-mittere” it means “to send to”. In which of these both senses are we refering to when we say that we admit a patient in a service=? To send a patient to know what he is talking about, and get in touch with his inconcience. Key words Implication Unconscience Transference Ethics