NY Med

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

Season 2 (2014)

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." New York Magazines 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." 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." 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."

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. ABC removed the segment from the DVD version of the episode and from future broadcasts.

References

References

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2. (May 31, 2012). "ABC News Announces a New Documentary Series, 'NY Med,' from the Award-Winning Producers of 'Hopkins' and 'Boston Med'". The Futon Critic.
3. (May 7, 2014). "ABC News Launches 'NY Med' On June 26".
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11. Bibel, Sara. (August 23, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers.
12. Bibel, Sara. (June 27, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Rookie Blue' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers.
13. Kondolojy, Amanda. (July 7, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Rookie Blue' Adjusted Up; 'Hell's Kitchen', 'Gang Related' & 'Undateable' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers.
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15. Bibel, Sara. (July 21, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers.
16. Kondolojy, Amanda. (July 25, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'NY Med' Adjusted Up; 'Gang Related' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers.
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18. Bibel, Sara. (August 8, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: Final Numbers for 'Big Brother', 'Rookie Blue', 'Welcome to Sweden' & More". TV by the Numbers.
19. Kondolojy, Amanda. (August 15, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Quest', 'Rookie Blue' & 'NY Med' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers.
20. Gay, Verne. (July 10, 2012). "'NY Med' with Dr. Oz: Beautiful and moving". [[Newsday]].
21. Zoller Seitz, Matt. (July 10, 2012). "TV Review: NY Med Is Reality TV Done Right". [[New York (magazine).
22. McNamara, Mary. (July 9, 2012). "Review: ABC's 'NY Med' brings medicine to life". [[Los Angeles Times]].
23. Hale, Mike. (July 9, 2012). "Ready for a Close-Up on the Operating Table". [[The New York Times]].
24. "Unauthorized Filming for "NY Med" Results in $2.2 Million Settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital".
25. (2 January 2015). "Dying in the E.R., and on TV Without His Family's Consent". The New York Times.