Documentary / Reality
From the pressurised emergency department to the precision of complex life changing surgeries, this six-part series reveals the high stakes and life changing stories unfolding everyday inside Cork University Hospital. Each episode follows staff shifts and patient journeys across…


46-year-old Barry arrives to the Emergency Department. Doctor Oge Iwegbulem orders a pan scan to assess serious trauma to Barry’s head, spine, chest, abdomen and pelvis.

A four-year-old girl suffering from prolonged seizures is rushed to hospital by ambulance. Her condition continues to deteriorate en route. A cyclist has his kneecap put back in place, and Dr Jason Van Der Velde rushes to the scene of an accident, where a 49-year-old has been kicked in the chest by a horse.
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Examining the quality crisis in our health-care system and exploring innovative solutions, this four-part PBS documentary provides a comprehensive look at the state of medicine in America today. Topics include patient safety, medical and medication mistakes, hospital-acquired infections, family-centered care and effective management of chronic disease. Moving personal stories highlight the problems and the people who are working to solve them.

In "Save My Life: Boston Trauma", viewers will get unparalleled access to top tier trauma teams inside the emergency rooms and operating rooms of the nation’s most prestigious hospitals including the Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts General, and Brigham and Women’s. Lives that could be lost in lesser hands at less renowned medical centers are saved through feats of miraculous skill. The only certainty is that those who need care will receive the very best that medicine has to offer. This remarkable series tells many stories of heroism, poignancy, and unexpected humor. One minute a mother struggles with the news that her son has been critically wounded in a shooting, while in the next scene doctors become a captive audience as their patient launches into an impromptu rap.