Knickerbocker Hospital
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Knickerbocker Hospital is a fictionalized early-1900s New York City medical institution depicted in the television series "The Knick," known for its portrayal of pioneering yet often brutal surgical practices and social issues of the era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knickerbocker Hospital canonical | 1 |
| The Knickerbocker Hospital | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional hospital
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fictional organization ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Knick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIssue |
corruption in hospital management
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hospital funding ⓘ medical experimentation on vulnerable patients ⓘ professional rivalries among doctors ⓘ segregation in healthcare ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
addiction in medicine
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brutal surgical practices ⓘ class inequality ⓘ gender inequality ⓘ medical innovation ⓘ professional ethics ⓘ public health ⓘ racial inequality ⓘ |
| depictedAsServing |
immigrant communities
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poor patients ⓘ wealthy benefactors ⓘ |
| depictsField |
anesthesiology
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hospital administration ⓘ obstetrics ⓘ surgery ⓘ |
| hasFictionalStatus | not a real historical hospital ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical New York City hospitals ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | central setting of The Knick ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
pioneering medical institution
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site of experimental surgery ⓘ socially stratified institution ⓘ |
| portrayedHistoricalAccuracy | stylized but research-based depiction of period medicine ⓘ |
| portraysEra | Progressive Era medicine ⓘ |
| portraysTechnologyLevel |
early X-ray use
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early blood transfusion practices ⓘ early surgical technology ⓘ primitive antiseptic techniques ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dr. Algernon Edwards
this entity surface form:
The Knickerbocker Hospital