Code Blue: New Orleans

Life inside the emergency room of a level one trauma center at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana

Experiencing the rush of life-and-death situations with the staff of Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Code Blue is a thirteen part cinema verite series that follows the lives of patients and those who care for them.

For New York Times Television
Aired on The Learning Channel: 2000-2001

We produced four episodes:
Rite of Passage • Long Way Home
Close Calls • Witching Hour

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Charity Hospital, the largest public hospital and trauma center in the city, provided care to thousands of patients. Read an article about a medical team’s work during the disaster.