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Saving Lives on an Isolated Island

Hometown Stories · Season 11 · Episode 20
After 2 decades on the mainland, a young doctor returns to his birthplace, a remote island in far northern Japan. He's left a surgical career on the forefront of medicine to take over a local hospital which his father has managed for 36 years. In that role, he gets to know the most intimate details of his patients' lives. We follow this dedicated physician on his daily rounds as he helps his patients receive the best care possible and live life to the fullest.

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Season
11
Episode
20
Air Date
04/Sep/2022
Air Time
Runtime
25 min

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After 2 decades on the mainland, a young doctor returns to his birthplace, a remote island in far northern Japan. He's left a surgical career on the forefront of medicine to take over a local hospital which his father has managed for 36 years. In that role, he gets to know the most intimate details of his patients' lives. We follow this dedicated physician on his daily rounds as he helps his patients receive the best care possible and live life to the fullest.

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