Written by John Edward Betancourt ST. DENIS MEDICAL -- "A Peanut and Caramel-Filled Miracle" Episode 105 -- Pictured: (l-r) Nurse, Josh Lawson as Dr Bruce, David Alan Grier as Dr Ron, Kahyun Kim as Serena -- (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Five of ‘St. Denis Medical’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
It is definitely safe to say that we all have polarizing and varying views regarding the American Health Care system. For it does have its problems via soaring costs and outright greed from the companies that are in charge of keeping us healthy. Not to mention, it’s strange to live in a nation where one must wait for the approval of others to not have to pay tens of thousands of dollars for life-saving surgery. But it does have its upside. Because we do have technologies galore that can save lives, and medicines and vaccines that keep awful things at bay and what’s really impressive about the system… is how seamless its centers of healing, run. Because think about it for a moment. When you get to a hospital for care, you don’t see people standing about waiting for something to do, nor do they appear bored and eager to go home. They’re working as one to save lives and make people feel better and that’s impressive. Because people don’t always work like that, and it does leave one to wonder… is it really that seamless? Do personal conflicts come into play and if so… how then do they come together? Well thankfully, St. Denis Medical on NBC continues to ponder upon those questions for us and answer them, as evidenced by last night’s delightful episode, ‘A Peanut and Caramel-Filled Miracle’. For this particular tale let us know… that no… synergy and harmony are not always the case in these places of healing. There are interpersonal conflicts abound and tough moments for the staff that go beyond the lives they save. For instance, Alex was tasked with firing a shoddy nurse who just wasn’t getting it, and she struggled with that because that wasn’t a skill in her wheelhouse and made her day rough. Plus, Dr. Ron and Dr. Bruce, let a simple misunderstanding escalate into machismo nonsense. The kind where Dr. Bruce went above and beyond to deny Dr. Ron his daily candy bar treat, and Matt… wanted some recognition from a patient for saving his life. All of which, are very real conflicts people would deal with in the workplace and in life and that… should have brought this hospital to its knees. Since there was an incompetent nurse running around, two doctors acting like grown children and another nurse hounding someone for verbal hugs. Yet, this hospital continued to hum and thrive and that’s because… in this world… the people that work in a hospital are indeed working toward a noble cause… saving the lives of others, and nothing else matters, and they will put aside silly stuff to make sure that happens. Which was why Joyce stepped in and did the thing for Alex and why Bruce and Ron worked together seamlessly when a patient was in desperate need of help. And while Matt once again fumbled the ball by being too direct, he did learn the importance of his actions over personal gratitude and that’s growth in its own right. All of which made for another amazing episode of this show. Simply because it really did point out the wonder of hospitals and the best aspects of our flawed system. Because really, this is the focus of a hospital and time and time again, we hear about nurses and doctors just plunging into action and doing what has to be done so grandma gets more time with her family and so those of us ailing… can get the second chance we deserve, and it was just delightful to see this on display here, and of course… laugh along the way. Because the jokes just worked here, and blended together our world with one that we don’t fully understand but are starting to. Thanks to this brilliant series, and its wonderful insights regarding the world of medicine and the people who care for us when we are in need. Until next time. Watch ‘St. Denis Medical’
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