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The Pitt star Noah Wyle recently addressed a major issue healthcare workers face daily - the rising violence against them. In an interview with TV Line, when Noah was asked about Doug Driscoll attacking the in-charge nurse Dana Evan and knocking her down in The Pitt Season 1 Episode 9, he said
"Violence against healthcare workers has been on the rise the last couple of years. It's part and parcel to tempers flaring from long wait times, but I think there's also something else going on, which I kind of an erosion of our own sense of decorum and decency."
The Pitt star who plays Dr. Michael Robby Robinavitch underscores the growing issue of violence against healthcare workers, particularly in a setting with tension, pressure, and chaos. He continued,
"Dana is a perfect choice because she's so instrumental to the running of this place. She's DNA to the place, she gives her life to the work, and she's an innocent victim in what happens to her. It just underscores the importance of recognizing the strain that these people work under."
Wyle hopes the audience will have a deeper understanding and empathy for the strain that healthcare workers endure daily.
Creator R.Scott Gemill also shared his thoughts on the violence that nurse Dana faced in The Pitt Season 1 Episode 9. He said to TVInsider,
"The reality is the violence towards emergency department workers is ridiculously high. One in four nurses have been assaulted, sometimes also with guns and knives. It's a real problem."
Max's new medical drama, The Pitt, debuted on January 9, 2025. It is based on the story of healthcare workers at the fictional Trauma Medical Hospital in Pittsburgh. Created by R. Scott Gemmill, the Pitt has topped the charts and managed to secure a whopping 93 % on Rotten Tomatoes.
What happened to Dana in The Pitt Season 1 Episode 9?
The Pitt Season 1 Episode 9, titled 3:00 AM, portrays the healthcare worker struggling with the brutal child drowning case. The healthcare staff looks quite exhausted, both physically and mentally.
The episode introduces the viewers to Doug Driscoll (Drew Powell), a hot-headed patient with chest pain seated in the waiting room. Dough tries to sneak into the emergency room, but Dana stops him. Dana asks him to wait for his test results. He passes racist comments at Nurse Mateo Diaz (Jalen Thomas Brooks) and keeps demanding his test results. Throughout the situation, Nurse Dana tries to pacify the situation. For his insensitive and violent behavior, Dr. Langdon hands him an AMA (Against Medical Advice) form, asking him to leave the hospital premises. Doug grows extremely agitated and walks away without the test results.
Meanwhile, Dana, the nurse, steps out for a smoke when Driscoll Doug punches her violently in her face. Dana, unaware of the situation, falls to the ground. She seems severely injured, and Doug slams the AMA next to her when he utters, "I'll take my chances," before walking away.
Katherine LaNasa on The Pitt Season 1 Episode 9?
In an interview with TVinsider, Katherine LaNasa, or nurse Danao Evan in The Pitt, opened up about the scene where she was punched by Doug Driscoll. She said,
"I read it on the page, and I'm a dancer, and I think I just detached from the fact that I was going to be hit because I have been hit in the past."
Katherine LaNasa mentioned that she initially thought it would be done by a stunt person. She continued,
"I think I just wanted to detach emotionally from the violence of it, and when we actually did it, it was like, wow, to really process that this is something that these types of people go through."
Katherine told TVInsider that once she met a nurse at LA County who shared that it was common for nurses to get attacked.
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