NY Med
GenreDocumentary
Theme music composerMatthew Puckett
Opening themeSkyline
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerTerence Wrong
ProducerMonica DelaRosa
Running time42 minutes
Production companyABC News
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJuly 10, 2012 (2012-07-10) –
August 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)[1]
Related
Boston Med
Hopkins

NY Med is a medical documentary series which premiered on ABC on July 10, 2012. It follows the medical staff and patients of Columbia University Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (all three a part of NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital in New York City) as well as NYU Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. The series is produced by ABC News.[2] A second season of NY Med premiered on June 26, 2014, which also includes University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital.[3]

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 8 July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10) August 22, 2012 (2012-08-22)
2 8 June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26) August 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)

Season 1 (2012)

Series no. Season no. Original airdate U.S. viewers
(millions)
11July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10)5.47[4]
22July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17)4.82[5]
33July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24)4.39[6]
44July 31, 2012 (2012-07-31)2.88[7]
55August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07)2.85[8]
66August 14, 2012 (2012-08-14)4.27[9]
77August 21, 2012 (2012-08-21)4.13[10]
88August 22, 2012 (2012-08-22)4.45[11]

Season 2 (2014)

Series no. Season no. Original airdate U.S. viewers
(millions)
91June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26)5.62[12]
102July 3, 2014 (2014-07-03)4.73[13]
113July 10, 2014 (2014-07-10)5.34[14]
124July 17, 2014 (2014-07-17)5.29[15]
135July 24, 2014 (2014-07-24)5.17[16]
146July 31, 2014 (2014-07-31)5.62[17]
157August 7, 2014 (2014-08-07)4.99[18]
168August 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)4.97[19]

Critical reception

NY Med received "universal acclaim" based on an aggregate score of 84 out of 100 from six critics on Metacritic. Verne Gay of Newsday called the series "beautiful and moving," adding "NY Med brings it all home with power, beauty, insight and a degree of emotion that's an occasional sharp uppercut to the jaw."[20] New York Magazine's Matt Zoller Seitz said the series "is filled with warm, honest moments like this — some poignant, others comic — and characters who would be plenty compelling even if they didn't keep revealing surprising new sides."[21] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times called the series "surprisingly addictive", adding "NY Med appears less self-conscious about its medical pedigree than its predecessors, more willing to embrace the dramatic pacing and elasticities of television."[22] The New York Times' Mike Hale thought the series was "predictably absorbing" but added "NY Med and its predecessors have an interesting, though certainly unintentional, effect: The intense focus on the heroics of the nurses and doctors can make the patients look just as helpless and pathetic as we fear we will be when our day in the ward comes."[23]

Patient privacy lawsuit

One episode of NY Med depicted the case of an elderly man, Mark Chanko, who arrived at NewYork–Presbyterian hospital after he was hit by a garbage truck. The episode showed Chanko's final moments as he died from his injuries. While his face was blurred, Chanko's widow was able to identify him when she watched the episode. The patient's family had not granted ABC or the hospital permission to film his treatment, and they were deeply upset by the episode. The family sued ABC and New York–Presbyterian Hospital for violating Mark Chanko's privacy. The case was dismissed by an appellate court. However, the family appealed and the NY judiciary felt there was sufficient reason to bring it before the state's highest appellate court. New York–Presbyterian agreed to a $2.2M settlement with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, who investigated this as a HIPAA violation.[24] ABC removed the segment from the DVD version of the episode and from future broadcasts.[25]

References

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  2. ^ "ABC News Announces a New Documentary Series, "NY Med," from the Award-Winning Producers of "Hopkins" and "Boston Med"". The Futon Critic. May 31, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "ABC News Launches 'NY Med' On June 26". Deadline Hollywood. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
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  19. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 15, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Quest', 'Rookie Blue' & 'NY Med' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  20. ^ Gay, Verne (July 10, 2012). "'NY Med' with Dr. Oz: Beautiful and moving". Newsday. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  21. ^ Zoller Seitz, Matt (July 10, 2012). "TV Review: NY Med Is Reality TV Done Right". New York. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  22. ^ McNamara, Mary (July 9, 2012). "Review: ABC's 'NY Med' brings medicine to life". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  23. ^ Hale, Mike (July 9, 2012). "Ready for a Close-Up on the Operating Table". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  24. ^ "Unauthorized Filming for "NY Med" Results in $2.2 Million Settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital". Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  25. ^ Ornstein, Charles (2 January 2015). "Dying in the E.R., and on TV Without His Family's Consent". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

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