简介：Nearlyeightyearsafterthecriticallyacclaimedseries,Hopkins24/7,ABCNewsreturnstoBaltimore'sJohnsHopkinsHospitalforanewsix-partdocumentaryentitledHopkins,whichdelvesevendeeperintotheworldofcaregiversatthishospital.Hopkinsoffersararelookattheimpactthishighpressureprofessioncanhaveondoctors'personallives.ForfourmonthsABCNews'highdefinitioncamerashadunparalleledaccesstothislegendaryhospitalandtomorethanahundredcaregiversandpatientswhogavetheirconsenttobefilmed.Hopkinscapturesastoundingscenesofmedicalcrisis,withyoungdoctorsforcedtomakelifeanddeathdecisionsonthefly.Theresultisastunninglyintimateportraitofthemenandwomenwhocallthishospitalhome.HopkinspremieresTHURSDAY,JUNE26(10:00-11:00p.m.,ET),andwillcontinueforfivesubsequentThursdaysthroughJulyontheABCTelevisionNetwork. Culledfromnearly1500hoursoffootage,Hopkinscontainsscenesthatareremarkablyrawandprivate.Viewerswillwatchasdoctorsposethewrenchingquestiontothefamilyofanearlydrownedlittlegirlaboutwhethertodisconnectlifesupport,sinceherbrainfunctionisminimal.They'llexperiencethetensionwhenayoungsurgicalresidentpuncturesawoman'slungduringaroutineprocedure,andwillalsolearnabouttheunlikelyjourneyofanillegalmigrantworkerpickingtomatoesinCaliforniawhorisestobecomeoneofthenation'stopbrainsurgeons.Hopkinsexaminestheinterplaybetweenthepublicandprivateworldsofthemenandwomenwhowearthewhitecoats.AyoungcardiacsurgeonandhiswifeallowedABCNews'camerastowitnesssomeoftheirmostdifficultandsensitivemomentsastheyconfrontacrisisintheirmarriage.TherearenonarratorsinHopkins;thevoicesbelongtothepatientsanddoctors.Interwovenstorylinesunfoldincinémavéritésequences. SinceHopkins24/7airedin2000,therehasbeenarevolutionwithinthecultureofthehospital.Duringthefirstseries,thechiefofsurgerytoldABCthatwomendidn'thave"thestamina"forhisfield.TodaywomenatHopkinshavebreachedthewallsofmedicine'smostmachopreserve.Thechiefofsurgeryisfemale,androughly20%ofincomingsurgicalresidentsarefemale.Andeventhoughresidents'workloadshavedroppedbyathirdsinceABCNews'lastvisit,inHopkinsyoungdoctorsarestillstrugglingtobalancequalityoflifeissues.Additionally,whileAmerica'spreeminenceinmedicinepartlydependsonahandfulofacademicmedicalcenterslikeHopkins,thefutureisfarfromsecureforthesegreathospitals,whichfacebudgetcutsthatjeopardizetheirmissionoftraining,researchandinnovation.Hopkinsisarevealinglookatlifeinsidethewalls.…