: Because the hospital was located in East Berlin right on the border, many doctors and nurses who lived in West Berlin were forced to make a life-altering choice: move permanently to the GDR (East Germany) or resign immediately and lose access to the hospital.
: The hospital lost roughly one-third of its staff almost instantly as those residing in the West chose not to cross back into the Soviet sector. : Because the hospital was located in East
: A fictional character representing the young, ambitious doctors of the time, whose cancer research was complicated by the political climate. The season highlights how the hospital, once open
The season highlights how the hospital, once open to all of Berlin, became an isolated "island" where medical advancement was both a point of pride for the GDR and a tool for political control. The Berlin Crisis, 1958–1961 - Office of the Historian The season highlights how the hospital
: A real-life pediatrician and neonatologist who faced persecution under the Nazis and later became a pioneer in the GDR's healthcare system.