Lenox Hill is a reality documentary series following the daily lives of four physicians-- an ER doctor, an Ob/Gyn and two neurosurgeons, at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. The show gives you a great sense of the day-to-day for these professionals, which include both long hours and highly stressful and emotional situations. The ER doctor and the Ob/Gyn have an added storyline in that they are both pregnant through the span of the series and get to experience the system as patients themselves. The last episode is something of a bonus as the show revisits three of the doctors as they cope with the initial stages of the Covid pandemic in New York.
This show is real life and then some. We get to witness several live births, a whole bunch of harrowing brain cancer surgery, and an incredibly unpredictable parade of patients through an urban ER. Some of the scenes are heartbreaking, especially those when one of the neurosurgeons has to explain to a cancer patient and their family that they have exhausted all options. Some scenes are triumphant, as especially two neurosurgeons are cutting edge practitioners who do miraculous things to save their patients. Everything is fascinating, as you get a really good sense of what life would be like for you if you had followed your parents' advice and become a doctor. I feel actually rather lucky that these professionals have invited everyone into their world to see what their lives are like.
This show is real life and then some. We get to witness several live births, a whole bunch of harrowing brain cancer surgery, and an incredibly unpredictable parade of patients through an urban ER. Some of the scenes are heartbreaking, especially those when one of the neurosurgeons has to explain to a cancer patient and their family that they have exhausted all options. Some scenes are triumphant, as especially two neurosurgeons are cutting edge practitioners who do miraculous things to save their patients. Everything is fascinating, as you get a really good sense of what life would be like for you if you had followed your parents' advice and become a doctor. I feel actually rather lucky that these professionals have invited everyone into their world to see what their lives are like.