Big Charity: The Death of America's Oldest Hospital

Alex Glustrom
United States, 2014, 60 min.

In English.

Charity Hospital improved the lives of New Orleans’s disadvantaged residents for over 300 years, caring for the impoverished, the homeless, and the mentally ill. This documentary follows the staff’s heroic efforts during Hurricane Katrina, and the unfortunate political decision to close the hospital afterward.

Category: Documentary.
Themes: Community, Friendship, Health, Human Rights.

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