Based on actual events from Hurricane Katrina. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make profound, heart-wrenching decisions.
The worst episode of "Five Days at Memorial" is "Day Two", rated 7.6/10 from 772 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Day Two" aired on 8/11/2022 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen".
The staff and patients think they’ve made it through the worst—except the waters aren't receding. Reports of a new crisis circulate.
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New evidence comes to light as Schafer and Rider dig deeper into their investigation of the deaths at Memorial.
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State investigators begin to explore what happened to the 45 people found dead at Memorial in the aftermath of the hurricane.
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Pou fights to defend herself. Schafer and Rider push their case forward.
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Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans. At Memorial Hospital, the doctors, nurses, and staff tend to patients and brace for the storm.
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Conditions continue to worsen. Mulderick, Pou, and more staff grapple with how to best help their patients—and how that help will be prioritized.
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As the city floods, the hospital loses power. Mulderick and the staff attempt to cope with the terrible conditions and prepare for an evacuation.
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With pressures mounting to abandon the hospital, the staff is forced to make challenging decisions.
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