Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital

Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital is 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. A second season began on 14 February 2013. A third season began in 2015 on the free-to-air Nine Network and aired 7:30 pm Thursdays.

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

Series overview 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 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. 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 Season 1 No. in series No. in season Original air date Viewers Daily Rank Ref 1 1 2 February 2012 133,000 #1 2 2 9 February 2012 74,000 #4 3 3 16 February 2012 57,000 #13 4 4 23 February 2012 53,000 #15 5 5 1 March 2012 67,000 #1 6 6 8 March 2012 60,000 #9 7 7 15 March 2012 colspan="3" 8 8 22 March 2012 62,000 #8 9 9 29 March 2012 colspan="3" 10 10 5 April 2012 52,000 #17

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

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

Doctors and nurses Season 1 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 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 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."

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

Logie Awards

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

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