Hospital

Feb 2, 1970

1h 24m

★ 6.6

Overview

Daily activities of the Metropolitan Hospital in New York City, with emphasis on the emergency ward and outpatient clinics. The cases depicted illustrate how medical expertise, availability of resources, organizational considerations and the nature of communication among the staff and patients affect the delivery of health care.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Osti Productions

Hospital Trailers

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No Cast found.

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0.0

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6.0

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6.5

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10.0

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7.4

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6.8

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2.5

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6.9

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0.0

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No overview available.

6.9

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10.0

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4.3

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6.2

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7.3

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6.8

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5.0

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7.8

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