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Summary The Waiting Room uses unprecedented access to go behind the doors of Oakland’s Highland Hospital, a safety-net hospital fighting for survival while weathering the storm of a persistent economic downturn. Stretched to the breaking point, Highland is the primary care facility for 250,000 patients of nearly every nationality, race, and reli...

Directed By: Peter Nicks

The Waiting Room
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Summary The Waiting Room uses unprecedented access to go behind the doors of Oakland’s Highland Hospital, a safety-net hospital fighting for survival while weathering the storm of a persistent economic downturn. Stretched to the breaking point, Highland is the primary care facility for 250,000 patients of nearly every nationality, race, and reli...

Directed By: Peter Nicks

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
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8% Mixed
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Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), ITVS International, Open'hood, Peer Review Films
Release Date Sep 28, 2012
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline One Hospital, Hundreds of Stories.
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Ashland Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination