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Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital

Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital was an Australian factual television show that looks at the work of the Emergency Department at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst, Sydney. This observational documentary series began on the Crime & Investigation Network on 2 February 2012.[1] A second season began on 14 February 2013.[2] A third season began in 2015 on the free-to-air Nine Network and aired 7:30 pm Thursdays.[3]

Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital
Title card for Season 3 of Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital
GenreFactual
Created byJohn McAvoy
StarringSt Vincent's Hospital Staff
Narrated bySacha Horler
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes21
Production
ProducerClaire Haywood
Production locationSt Vincent's Hospital
Running time60 minutes (Including commercials)
Production companyEyeworks Australia
Original release
NetworkCrime & Investigation Network (2012–2013)
Nine Network (2015–present)
Release2 February 2012 (2012-02-02) –
15 October 2015 (2015-10-15)

The show was created and produced by John McAvoy.[4] It is narrated by Australian actress Sacha Horler.[5]

Series overview

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Season Episodes Originally aired Network
Premiere Finale
1 10 2 February 2012 5 April 2012 CI Network
2 14 February 2013 18 April 2013
3 6 10 September 2015 15 October 2015 Nine Network

Overview

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St Vincent's Hospital's emergency department, located in Darlinghurst is one of the busiest in New South Wales with 42,000 patients presenting each year.[6] It is a level one trauma centre with a catchment area that includes many of Sydney's nightlife precincts including Kings Cross, Sydney's CBD, Rose Bay, Surry Hills, Paddington, Woollahra, Bondi Junction and Double Bay. The hospital's location in Australia's most populous city makes for a diverse catchment area. The program observes the fast-paced work of the emergency department's dedicated doctors and nurses and their interactions with patients and each other.

Episodes

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Season 1

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No. in series No. in season Original air date Viewers Daily Rank Ref
1 1 2 February 2012 133,000 #1 [7]
2 2 9 February 2012 74,000 #4 [8]
3 3 16 February 2012 57,000 #13 [9]
4 4 23 February 2012 53,000 #15 [10]
5 5 1 March 2012 67,000 #1 [11]
6 6 8 March 2012 60,000 #9 [12]
7 7 15 March 2012 —
8 8 22 March 2012 62,000 #8 [13]
9 9 29 March 2012 —
10 10 5 April 2012 52,000 #17 [14]

Season 2

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No. in series No. in season Original air date Viewers Daily Rank Ref
11 1 14 February 2013 66,000 #4 [15]
12 2 21 February 2013 63,000 #6 [16]
13 3 28 February 2013 53,000 #7 [17]
14 4 7 March 2013 —
15 5 14 March 2013 —
16 6 21 March 2013 —
17 7 28 March 2013 —
18 8 4 April 2013 —
19 9 11 April 2013 —
20 10 18 April 2013 —

Season 3

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No. in series No. in season Original air date Viewers
(millions) 		Daily Rank Ref
21 1 10 September 2015 0.659 #11 [18]
22 2 17 September 2015 0.541 #20 [19]
23 3 24 September 2015 0.550 #16 [20]
24 4 1 October 2015 0.688 #10 [21]
25 5 8 October 2015 —
26 6 15 October 2015 —

Doctors and nurses

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Season 1

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  • Professor Gordian Fulde, director of ER
  • Kirsty Short, registrar
  • Jo Short, registrar
  • Dr Andrew Finckh, staff specialist
  • Dr Kate Sellors, senior registrar
  • Dr Tim Stewart, registrar
  • Brendan Clifford, nurse
  • Adele Mooney, nurse
  • Carolyn Milton, nurse
  • Justine Branch, nurse
  • David Darley, senior resident

Season 2

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  • Professor Gordian Fulde, director of ER
  • Kirsty Short, registrar
  • Jo Short, registrar
  • Dr Iromi Samarasinghe, physician
  • Dr Anthony Van Assche, registrar
  • Dr Jamie Andrews, registrar
  • Dr Lee Blair, registrar
  • Dr Mo Haywood, senior resident
  • Dr Nikki Bart, senior resident

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Reception

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Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital has been praised by critics. Graeme Blundell of The Australian applauded the program, writing "It is thoughtful, thorough, emotional and professional and, rare for reality TV, leaves us with more questions than answers and more hope than despair."[22]

In its first two seasons on the CI Network, Kings Cross ER became the highest rating documentary series in Australian subscription television history.[23] It was subsequently acquired by the Nine Network and its ratings increased on the free-to-air channel.

Logie Awards

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Year Nominee Award Result
2013 Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital Most Outstanding Factual Program Nominated
2014 Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital Most Outstanding Factual Program Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Airdate: King Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital | TV Tonight".
  2. ^ "Kings Cross ER Series 2 Starts February 14 - Foxtel Insider - What's On - FOXTEL". www.foxtel.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Kings Cross ER | 9Jumpin". www.9jumpin.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Production Credits | Kings Cross ER - CITV.com.au". Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Sacha Horler". www.rgmvoices.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Emergency Department". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Thursday 2 February 2012 | TV Tonight".
  8. ^ "Thursday 9 February 2012 | TV Tonight".
  9. ^ "Thursday 16 February 2012 | TV Tonight".
  10. ^ "Thursday 23 February 2012 | TV Tonight".
  11. ^ "Thursday 1 March 2012 | TV Tonight".
  12. ^ "Thursday 8 March 2012 | TV Tonight".
  13. ^ "Thursday 22 March 2012 | TV Tonight".
  14. ^ "Thursday 5 April 2012 | TV Tonight".
  15. ^ "Thursday 14 February 2013 | TV Tonight".
  16. ^ "Thursday 21 February 2013 | TV Tonight".
  17. ^ "Thursday 28 February 2013 | TV Tonight".
  18. ^ "Thursday 10 September 2015 | TV Tonight".
  19. ^ "Thursday 17 September 2015 | TV Tonight".
  20. ^ "Thursday 24 September 2015 | TV Tonight".
  21. ^ "Thursday 1 October 2015 | TV Tonight".
  22. ^ Blundell, Graeme (9 February 2013). "Dark angles, good angels in Kings Cross ER". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  23. ^ "Overview - Australia - Countries - Eyeworks". Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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