Doctors' Hospital

For similar uses, see Doctors Hospital (disambiguation).
Doctors' Hospital
Genre Medical drama
Created by James E. Moser
Starring George Peppard
Opening theme Don Ellis
Composer(s) Don Ellis
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s) Matthew Rapf
Producer(s) Jack Laird
Cinematography Isidore Mankofsky
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 48 mins.
Production company(s) Universal TV
Distributor Studios USA Television
Release
Original network NBC
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 10, 1975 (1975-09-10) – January 14, 1976 (1976-01-14)

Doctors' Hospital is an American medical drama that ran on NBC during the 19751976 season.

Synopsis

The series the neurosurgery team at the fictional Lowell Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles, led by Dr. Jake Goodwin (George Peppard) and his staff, including residents Norah Purcell (Zohra Lampert), and Felipe Ortega (Victor Campos), and Nurse Hestor Stanton (Adrian Ricard). Other cast members included John Larroquette and John Pleshette. Toward the end of the season, Peppard announced that he did not wish to continue in his role on the series. Producers reportedly wanted to retool the series and make Lampert's character the central figure, but NBC did not feel the actress had the name recognition to carry the show (despite the fact that she had just won an Emmy for a guest appearance on an episode of Kojak), and decided to cancel the series.

Though it lasted only one season, the series was noted for injecting a sense of realism not otherwise seen in medical shows of the day (e.g. Marcus Welby, M.D., Ben Casey). It has often been cited as setting a tone that later shows like St. Elsewhere, ER, and Chicago Hope would expand on.

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