Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestEach episode toggles between the renowned surgeons of Manhattan's New York Presbyterian Hospital and the gritty world of trauma surgeons at Newark's University Hospital where the ER is a doorway to the mean streets of one of America's most violent cities. Sometimes poignant and often uproarious, this limited series takes a deep dive into high stakes medicine through the eyes of unforgettable characters, including a hilarious trio of returning ER nurses who must cope with tricky personal crises while caring for some of the nation's most bossy patients. Mehmet Oz rounds out the character roster with his extraordinary surgical skills on full display as his deft hands work to fix damaged hearts and save lives.
Direction
Seamless cuts between Manhattan glamour and Newark grit.
Production
Unscripted medical drama more tense than any scripted show.
Acting
Those three ER nurses deserve their own spinoff immediately.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired during Oz's legitimate surgeon era, before his pivot to daytime TV pseudoscience made him medical industry enemy #1.
The stark contrast between New York Presbyterian's resources and University Hospital's constant crisis was intentional commentary on healthcare inequality rarely seen in medical reality TV.
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