Inside Hartford Hospital’s emergency department, physician Dr. Cynthia Price and her colleagues confront life-changing decisions, the pressures of a pandemic, and the responsibility to care for every patient with dignity.
State of Emergency follows emergency physician Dr. Cynthia Price and the clinicians working alongside her at Hartford Hospital. Their stories move between end-of-life care, the extraordinary demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the treatment of a transgender patient experiencing sudden paralysis.
Rather than reducing emergency medicine to a series of dramatic interventions, the documentary examines the judgment, compassion, and trust required when people arrive at some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives.
Produced by Jeffrey Teitler in collaboration with Medscape and Hartford HealthCare, the film brings viewers close to the people behind urgent medical decisions.
Boston/New England Emmy Award
Northeast Region · Online Video
Online Video · News and Feature
January 2022 · A WebMD Company
Filmed in a working emergency department, the documentary focuses on Dr. Cynthia Price, her colleagues, and the patients whose experiences reveal how medical expertise and human connection intersect. The film was released through Medscape as part of Envision Films’ health journalism work.
Emergency care is often defined by speed, but its most consequential moments also demand listening, trust, and respect. By documenting end-of-life care, pandemic pressures, and the treatment of a transgender patient with sudden paralysis, State of Emergency opens a window onto decisions that are both clinical and deeply personal.
Produced in collaboration with Envision Films, Medscape, Hartford HealthCare, Anya Romanowski, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Audrey Silver and Peter Knox.
Envision Films · 2022 · Health Journalism
The No Judgment Zone
