NY MED Character Analysis

In 2012, a new reality show was broadcast on ABC called “NY MED.” It was a popular series set in NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital that depicted real life medical situations in an emergency setting. Terence Wrong the executive producer of “NY MED” said, “We have heard many stories of people who are inspired to go to medical school, to become nurses or paramedics, or to head into particular specialties like trauma or transplant surgery after watching our show.” The hospital’s vice president of public affairs, Myrna Manners, told PR Week, “You can’t buy this kind of publicity, an eight-part series on a major broadcast network.” Some patients and families have no complaints and even praised the TV show.
Reality shows like this worries the American Medical Association because it exploits patients’ sufferings for public entertainment. AMA is the largest association of physicians that promote art and science of medicine for the betterment of the public health. The makers of “NY MED” argues that the show inspires people to pursue careers in the medical …show more content…
The whole event was filmed without the patient or the family’s consent. It was not until a year later when the widow of the deceased was watching one of her favorite show, which was “NY MED,” when she relived the whole incidence that night on TV. She couldn’t believe what she just saw. It was her husband on a gurney obscured, but he was recognizable to her in his final moment of life on camera. The family of the patient filed a lawsuit against ABC, NewYork-Presbyterian and Dr. Schubl for damages. In court filings, the hospital and ABC did not dispute that they did not have consent from the patient or his family, but they claimed the patient was not identifiable to the public. Yet a few weeks later, the widow of the patient received a phone call from a woman who used to work as a pet sitter for her and her husband. She recognized her husband on “NY MED” dying on the