Critical Condition With Hedrick Smith


3h 2000

Brief Synopsis

Journalist Hedrick Smith delivers a patients' report card on U.S. health care. The documentary takes a grass roots look at the quality, affordability and availability of health care, from open heart surgery and cancer care, to treatment for strokes, diabetes and children's diseases for ordinary Amer

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Synopsis

Journalist Hedrick Smith delivers a patients' report card on U.S. health care. The documentary takes a grass roots look at the quality, affordability and availability of health care, from open heart surgery and cancer care, to treatment for strokes, diabetes and children's diseases for ordinary Americans from newborn infants to Medicare seniors.

Crew

Ariadne Allan

Producer

Ariadne Allan

Writer

Michael Anderson

Camera

Joy Ardizzone

Production Associate

David Baker

Sound

Hank Bargine

Camera

Dave Baumgartener

Sound

Izak Ben-neir

Sound

Gary Black

Sound

Evan Blaustein

Sound

Aaron Britton

Camera

David Brown

Camera

Dwight Brown

Sound

Leora Broydo

Associate Producer

Carl Carden

Sound

Alan Chow

Sound

Frank Coakley

Sound

John Collins

Sound

Bill Creed

Editor

Kevin Daughtry

Sound

Dave Dellaria

Camera

Ron Deveaux

Camera

Dennis Dillon

Camera

Brian Dowley

Camera

Ginny Durrin

Segment Producer

Mike Elwell

Camera

Erin Essenmacher

Camera

Erin Essenmacher

Production Assistant

Bob Eyres

Camera

Ken Fuhr

Camera

Teresa Gionis

Associate Producer

Rick Greenwell

Camera

Cliff Hackel

Editor

R J Hill

Sound

Ron Hill

Camera

Blake Hottle

Camera

Sherman Hougland

Sound

Tom Jennings

Field Producer

Scott Johnson

Sound

Edward Jones

Sound

Richard Kahn

Camera

Scott Kane

Sound

Eric Kaye

Music

Susan Kerin

Production Assistant

Michael Kimball

Sound

Bill Mcmillin

Camera

Gary Mercer

Camera

Doug Monroe

Camera

David Murdock

Camera

David Murdock

Producer

David Murdock

Writer

Tamara Neely

Researcher

Scott Osterman

Sound

Dave Petty

Sound

Rich Pooler

Sound

David Pruger

Sound

Marin Raquel-bozzi

Associate Producer

Kevin Raullerson

Camera

Frank Reap

Sound

Janina Roncevic

Assistant

Anne Rosenbaum

Field Producer

Greg Rothschild

Sound

Bill Ruth

Sound

Catherine Sager

Field Producer

Catherine Sager

Camera

Saidah Said

Production Assistant

Giovanni Savino

Sound

Marc Shaffer

Producer

Marc Shaffer

Writer

Morton Silverstein

Segment Producer

Carol Slatkin

Editor

Hedrick Smith

Executive Producer

Hedrick Smith

Writer

Stefan Springman

Sound

Stanley Staniski

Camera

Bill Steffanaci

Sound

Mark Stoddard

Camera

Bill Thompson

Camera

Aaron Tomlinson

Camera

Sandra L Udy

Production Manager

Sandra L Udy

Line Producer

Keith Walker

Camera

Wendy Wank

Editor

Greg D Williams

Camera

Jeanette Woods

Associate Producer

Susan Zox

Photography

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Quotes

Trivia