NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED: PORTRAIT: GHETTO HOSPITAL (TV)

Summary

One in this public affairs series devoted to issues that concern the greater New York area. This program profiles Prospect Hospital, a privately owned facility in the Bronx and is narrated by the hospital's owner, Jacob Freedman. In clips of various hospital activities and accompanying narration, the following topics are discussed: the problems that plague the area served by the hospital, especially drug abuse and alcoholism; the hospital's role in combatting these problems to help revitalize the neighborhood and improve the standard of living; the influence and successful use of fine art and music in the healing process; the achievements of the hospital's staff despite the location and limited facilities; and the question of whether sterilization and non-therapeutic abortion services should be available to minors. Also included is a question-and-answer session with neighborhood police, and a brief interview with a woman who works as a representative for the hospital's patients. Commercials deleted. (This series occasionally runs under the title "New Jersey Illustrated" or "Connecticut Illustrated"; series dates unverified.)

Preservation of the Post–World War II American Television Documentary Collection is supported in part by a Federal Save America’s Treasures grant administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Details

• NETWORK: WNBC-TV
• DATE: December 8, 1974 10:30 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:26:30
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T90:0112
• GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
• SUBJECT HEADING: Urban renewal; New York City - Hospitals; Prospect Hospital, Bronx, NY; Medical care
• SERIES RUN: WNBC (New York, NY) - TV series, 1964-1976
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Joseph Michaels … Executive Producer
• Paul Franklin Stein … Producer, Writer
• Jacob B. Freedman … Narrator, M.D., director of Prospect Hospital