About this season
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.
Episodes (4)
1. Silent Killer
Aired 5 October 2006 • 60 min
SILENT KILLER profiles individuals who are committed to fixing a health care system that is estimated to kill up to 98,000 people a year.
2. First Do No Harm
Aired 12 October 2006 • 60 min
FIRST DO NO HARM focuses on efforts to eliminate hospital-acquired infections and medication errors.
3. The Stealth Epidemic
Aired 19 October 2006 • 60 min
THE STEALTH EPIDEMIC looks at groundbreaking efforts to create effective chronic disease management programs.
4. Hand in Hand
Aired 26 October 2006 • 60 min
HAND IN HAND shows how a unique partnership between patients, families and providers is transforming a teaching hospital.