Circle of Life: Excellence in Queens Health Care
Circle of Life: Webisodes
Circle of Life: About
The Circle of Life: Excellence in Queens Health Care is a medical series produced at various hospitals in the borough of Queens. Initially, this series was created to portray the excellent health care services that are available at the hospitals and health care facilities within our community. However, the Circle of Life series is more than that. It also tells the stories of Queens residents who undergo, in one way or another, the difficult task of deciding what treatment options might be right for their medical condition. Real stories about real people, who need excellent health care from these medical institutions.
The participants in this series are real doctors and medical professionals, real patients and, sometimes, their families. They are not paid actors. They are patients who are pregnant; they are babies; they are victims of cancer, they are addicts. These programs emphasize the dedication of the nurses, doctors and health care professionals as they provide essential services to the Queens community.
The series delves into the world of these doctors, specialists and health care professionals, highlighting their work in the healing arts. They explain what they do as we watch fascinating procedures that most people are not privy to. Our cameras are in the operating rooms as physicians save, sustain, and welcome lives into the world. They explain procedures so that we, the viewing public, gain insight into the techniques that are available in the practice of medicine. We watch, we listen, and we learn about the choices that are available to us right here in Queens.
Some of the content is extremely graphic; however, that's the reality of health care. During brain surgery the brain is exposed. During an angioplasty there will be blood loss that's unavoidable. Unavoidable and real.
Education and early detection is a key factor in preventing health problems. The Circle of Life: Excellence in Queens Health Care will teach viewers something they don't know; whether it's watching a new baby being brought into the world by way of a cesarean-section, what to do to avoid having a heart attack, or where to go if you're a substance abuser in need of help. The Circle of Life: Excellence in Queens Health Care is a series that will benefit our community.
Circle of Life: Episodes
Episode 1:
Life Begins features a set of twins who make their debut in the world prematurely. This episode explores the complications surrounding pregnancy.
Episode 2:
Early Childhood examines childhood illnesses. Imagine you're the parent of a child with chronic asthma, or your baby turns blue from lack of oxygen. What do you do when your child has difficulty breathing? Find out which hospital in Queens specializes in caring for children; watch and see who delivers healthcare with kindness!
Episode 3:
Brain Trauma takes you through the process of removing a tumor that threatened the health of a teen. We highlight the case of a man who suffered a horrific fall and becomes comatose. This episode also focuses on a rehabilitation program for those who undergo severe head trauma.
Episode 4:
Childhood Conditions and Hospital Services tells the tale of three young boys who are ill; Max has cancer, Kyle has Trevor's Disease, and Thomas has behavioral issues. This episode also shows us the future of pharmaceutical care as we visit a robotic pharmacy and reveals how Queens' hospitals interpretive services handle the linguistic barriers of their patients. We watch an emergency room patient's leg set in a cast and discover new technology used in pediatric intensive care units.
Episode 5:
Everyone's heard of it but, what exactly is Lupus Disease? Have you ever seen a venous-statis ulcer and how is it treated? Where do local residents go for their eye care? What happens to someone who's inflicted with Guillaine Barre Syndrome? In Autoimmune Diseases, Circulatory Disorders, and Visual Impairments, we find out just how patients cope with their illnesses which can, sometimes, leave them permanently dysfunctional.
Episode 6:
Kelly is addicted to alcohol. Peter is addicted to heroin. In The Power of Addiction, a compelling one hour show, we meet two people who live and struggle in a very complex world. We'll also uncover the type of help that's available to our Queens residents so that they can quit smoking.
Episode 7:
The Heart of the Matter focuses on everything to do with cardio health. We enter a Cardiac Catheterization Lab to witness an angioplasty procedure. We find out where we can go in order to get a proper heart screening. And, we'll learn about the new technology that's available to diagnose and to protect the most precious of all organs, the heart.
Episode 8:
Do you ever wonder about how to bequeath your estate or how to arrange for the disposal of your remains after you've gone? What are New York State's laws pertaining to your will? What are the rights of your loved
ones? In The Full Circle, A Good Life Lived, you'll learn the truth about the legal issues pertaining to wills and trusts. We'll also visit a morgue and learn how autopsies are performed. In this episode we will also
learn how a nursing facility heals bed sores, cares for a patient who underwent a tracheotomy, and deals with patients who suffer from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases.
Circle of Life: Credits
Executive Producer
Daniel J. Leone
Supervising Producer
Gail Bleckman
Editor
Bob Strahle
Gail Bleckman
Director of Photography
Rene Valdivia
Camera Operations
Rene Valdivia
John Collins
Ravi Hussein
Lighting/Audio Engineer
John Collins
Writer/Director
Gail Bleckman
Production Assistants
Melanie Blakie
Jackie McCann
Peter Mendoras
Christine LeSane
Associate Producer
Jonathan Mankuta
Community Development Manager
Roslyn Nieves
Webmaster
James Faber
Online Writer
Clifford Jacobs
Executive Assistant
Linda Fanning
Consultant
Gail Sherwood
Taped on Location at the following Queens Hospitals and Facilities:
Elmhurst Hospital Medical Center
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Forest Hills Hospital Medical Center
Jamaica Medical Center
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New York Hospital Queens
Peninsula Hospital Center
Schneider Children's Hospital
This Program Series Was Made Possible Through the Queens Public Television Grant-Aid Program
Queens Public Television Program Committee
Sandra Delson, Chair
Nayibe N. Berger
John B. Haney
Alfred Harris
Joan Serrano-Laufer
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