The waiting room, Docurama ; directed by Peter Nicks ; produced by Linda Davis, Peter Nicks, William B. Hirsch
Type
Label
The waiting room, Docurama ; directed by Peter Nicks ; produced by Linda Davis, Peter Nicks, William B. Hirsch
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Main title
The waiting room
Oclc number
856022442
Responsibility statement
Docurama ; directed by Peter Nicks ; produced by Linda Davis, Peter Nicks, William B. Hirsch
Runtime
81
Summary
A character-driven documentary film that goes behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. Young victims of gun violence take their turn alongside artists and small business owners who lack insurance. The film weaves the stories of several patients-as well as the hospital staff charged with caring for them-as they cope with the complexity of the nation's public health care system, while dealing with a national recession
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
Genre
Subject
- Documentary films
- Medical films (Motion pictures)
- Medical policy -- United States
- Community life -- California -- Oakland
- Health care reform -- United States
- Oakland (Calif.) -- Politics and government
- Nonfiction films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Medical economics -- California -- Oakland
- Feature films
- Medical care -- California -- Oakland
- Oakland (Calif.) -- Social conditions
- Hospitals + Emergency services
Content
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Film distributor
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- Documentary films
- Medical films (Motion pictures)
- Medical policy -- United States
- Community life -- California -- Oakland
- Health care reform -- United States
- Oakland (Calif.) -- Politics and government
- Nonfiction films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Medical economics -- California -- Oakland
- Feature films
- Medical care -- California -- Oakland
- Oakland (Calif.) -- Social conditions
- Hospitals + Emergency services
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