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Hospital is an 84-minute 1970 American documentary film directed by Frederick Wiseman, which explores the daily activities of the people at Metropolitan Hospital Center, a large-city hospital in New York City, with emphasis on its emergency ward and outpatient clinics.
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Feb 2, 1970 · With Eugene Friedman, Stanley Friedman, Robert Schwartz. An intimate look at the daily activities of medical staff and patients in New York's Metropolitan Hospital.
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- Documentary
- Frederick Wiseman
- 1970-02-02
Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Profile of the daily activities at New York City's Metropolitan Hospital as the harried-but-dedicated staff handles stabbings, abused children, dicarded seniors, mental cases, overdoses, and unending bureaucracy. Cast & Crew. Read More. Frederick Wiseman. Director. Margot Anderson. Production Assistant.
Sep 1, 2021 · “Hospital” examines New York City’s Metropolitan Hospital as a symptom of larger social ills. In the film, Wiseman performs a cinematic exploratory– the cut of the scalpel he films analogous to his work as film editor.
Hospital. The daily activities of New York City's Metropolitan Hospital, with a focus on the emergency ward and outpatient clinics.
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- Frederick Wiseman
- Documentary
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.
In 1970, the 84-minute film won two Emmys-"Best News Documentary" and "Best Director." Wiseman looked at life in a large urban hospital, detailing daily activities with his main focus on the emergency ward and outpatient clinic.