Five Days at Memorial
When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make profound, heart-wrenching decisions.
Overview
When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make profound, heart-wrenching decisions.
Carlton Cuse
Creator / EP
Sheri Fink
Producer
Episodes
1. Day One
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans. At Memorial Hospital, the doctors, nurses, and staff tend to patients and brace for the storm.
2. Day Two
The staff and patients think they've made it through the worst—except the waters aren't receding. Reports of a new crisis circulate.
3. Day Three
As the city floods, the hospital loses power. Mulderick and the staff attempt to cope with the terrible conditions and prepare for an evacuation.
Cast & Crew
Vera Farmiga
Dr. Anna Pou
Cherry Jones
Susan Mulderick
Cornelius Smith, Jr.
Dr. Bryant King
Robert Pine
Dr. Horace Baltz
Adepero Oduye
Karen Wynn
Julie Ann Emery
Diane Robichaux
