The realism of Hopkins 24/7, the six-part follow up to a 2000 documentary chronicling days in the life of Johns Hopkins University's inner-city Baltimore hospital, goes beyond the numerous and graphic scenes of bleeding chest cavities and open skulls and throbbing hearts. These images initially disturb us, and may make us throw our hands over our eyes in horror, but it's Hopkins 24/7's resonant portrait of the American family that's the most revealing close-up.
Unlike most medical documentaries, Hopkins 24/7...
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