The Next Normal takes viewers into the future of modern hospital care, giving them an up-close look at how today’s hospital systems are transforming to meet the needs of tomorrow. Exploring all levels of medicine, from the micro-level (the examining room) to the macro-level (the entire hospital), The Next Normal shows how one age-old institution is adjusting in response to more complex and potentially more dangerous patients. Health care is changing at a phenomenal rate, and studies like this show that it’s time to prepare. The Next Normal shows us what we can get ready for as healthcare moves toward normal.
The Next Normal is a thought-provoking, eye opening look into the future of health care. When a patient falls ill and is admitted to the hospital, he or she comes with one thing in mind: to make it out as healthy as possible. They come in, get treated and move on. One day this will change, according to The Next Normal’s premise—as doctors have been handing out antibiotics and managing acute symptoms these past decades, they have been treating chronic disease at the expense of our immune systems. This is how diseases like cancer thrive. We’re entering a new era of medicine and technology—but can we really trust the people in charge of our health care?
