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AIDS and prisoner rights

Description: Inmates with AIDS segregated for medical reasons are denied certain rights due general prison population. Exterior Shattuck Hospital.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/14/1989

AIDS nurse Connie Hagerty

Description: Nurse Connie Hagerty runs adult AIDS program at Boston City Hospital. Weighs and talks with patient; looks at paperwork.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/22/1989

BCH employees revolt

Description: Boston City Hospital employees rally to protest change in service to patients because of rebuilding plan. George Lamb defends the BCH administration.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/09/1989

BCH rebuilding campaign

Description: Boston City Hospital seeks federal loan to rebuild, while providing fewer beds. Staff are concerned that community will not be well served. BCH buildings. Thomas Menino.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/08/1989

Blood shortage

Description: During summer, blood supply is low. Blood donors, blood bank at Beth Israel Hospital.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/16/1989

Boston City Hospital

Description: The patient population of Boston City Hospital includes non-English speaking immigrants, homeless families, drug addicts, persons with AIDS, extremely aged people, all of whose health care and social welfare needs are great. How the staff, facilities and medical support infrastructure minister to them.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/16/1989

DDI

Description: Experimental drug DDI is tried on AIDS patients at Boston City Hospital. Doctor examining man with AIDS.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/03/1989

Durable power of attorney

Description: University Hospital encourages elderly patients to use "durable power of attorney" to document wishes for, or refusal of, treatment if they are terminally ill. Doctor checks blood pressure. Geriatrics.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/09/1989

Emergency Unit

Description: Beth Israel Hospital emergency unit. Typical activities, patients (many elderly), restraints, examinations. Busy doctors and nurses talk about their jobs. Documentary by Richard Kahn.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/27/1989

Mental hospital recommendations

Description: Senate commission recommends sweeping improvements for conditions in state mental hospitals. Sen. Nicholas Costello, John Houston.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/03/1989