Hopkins 24/7: Inside America’s Best Hospital System (video series)

Produced

• 2000

Key Features

10-part VHS video series; 48-51 minutes each

Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.
ISBN Number: 0-7365-3364-8

Rated the best hospital system in America for a decade by U.S. News & World Report, Johns Hopkins Medicine is renowned for its outstanding quality of care, world-class medical research, groundbreaking techniques, and academic leadership.

This riveting ten-part ABC News series captures the hospital’s dedicated medical professionals in action, as they share their thoughts on their work, their patients, and their lives.

The details of each title in this video series can be found by clicking on the "related products" links at the bottom of this page.

 

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