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1 of 5 | Wendi McLendon-Covey and David Alan Grier star in "St. Denis Medical," airing Tuesdays on NBC. Photo courtesy of NBC LOS ANGELES, April 29 (UPI) -- St.
Denis Medical stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman and Kahyun Kim say real-life health care workers have complimented the accuracy of their portrayals of hospital staff. In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, the cast previewed the Season 1 finale, airing Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.
EDT on NBC. McLendon-Covey said she has received messages praising her portrayal of hospital administrator Joyce, whose attempts at motivation only distract doctors and nurses from the job at hand. "The DMs I get are like, 'Yeah, you nailed it.
We have an administrator at our hospital that's always trying to get us excited about an ice cream social or something that's our big reward for having a good week,'" McLendon-Covey said. "Adults don't want that." Grier plays Ron, a veteran doctor who can be gruff and impatient.
Grier said doctors have given him notes about the show's props. "They really love the show, it really catches and captures the ambiance, the work ambiance amongst all the health care workers, but the stethoscopes that we're using are way too expensive," Grier said of such comments. "That's top of the line.
They really should be busted down." Tolman's Alex is a nurse who overextends herself trying to tend to her patients and staff. Tolman said she has visited hospitals to meet the staff, who always say someone else is the Alex of their hospital.
"People say, "My boss is like Alex. I have a boss like Alex or I had a boss like Alex,'" Tolman said. "I don't know if anyone has.
.. Fred Topel.
