Director Peter Nicks films a scene with resident Dr. Doug White
The new documentary "The Waiting Room" takes place in and around the Emergency Room of Oakland's Highland Hospital. Its patients are a cross-section of trauma victims and desperate families, many without insurance. We talk with the film's director, Peter Nicks, about what he hopes people take away from this "day in the life."
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