5 episodes

In 2004, a tsunami swamped Indonesia. The USNS Mercy hospital ship was deployed to help with the relief effort; Rear Admiral Bill McDaniel headed up that effort. This is his story.

Faces of the Tsunami Ivy Tara Blair

    • Arts

In 2004, a tsunami swamped Indonesia. The USNS Mercy hospital ship was deployed to help with the relief effort; Rear Admiral Bill McDaniel headed up that effort. This is his story.

    Introduction

    Introduction

    In this introduction, Bill McDaniel has to keep a baby in respiratory distress alive.

    • 17 min
    Chapter Two

    Chapter Two

    In early 2004, Bill McDaniel gathers his team and travels to Indonesia to meet the USNS Mercy hospital ship.

    • 20 min
    Chapter Three

    Chapter Three

    Bill McDaniel arrives in Banda Aceh ready to save lives…but bureaucracy and politics have to be maneuvered.

    • 23 min
    Chapter Four

    Chapter Four

    Arriving at the USNS Mercy hospital ship, Dr. McDaniel faces some resistance as he designs the workflow and standard of personnel interaction he desires. Needless to say, he seeks to create a compassionate and efficient process for both his staff and the patients.

    • 23 min
    Chapter Five

    Chapter Five

    Dr. McDaniel writes situation reports to his superiors, and when politics and bureaucracy interrupt his missives, his superiors are left on a cliffhanger! ‘What happened to the patients, Bill?? You can’t just leave us hanging like that!’

    • 42 min

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