Episode
New Amsterdam: Matter of Seconds
Overview
When multiple patients throughout the hospital begin to show similar, alarming symptoms, Sharpe and Bloom scramble to figure out the root of the issue. Iggy tries to create peace for a divorced couple in a dangerous situation and Kapoor experiences a flirtatious encounter. Meanwhile, Max meets a child with a rare muscular disease and desperately tries to get him into the only clinical trial in the country that could extend his life.
Details
- Series
- New Amsterdam
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2020-04-14
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Matter of Seconds is Episode 18 in Season 2 of New Amsterdam. It aired on 2020-04-14. The runtime is 43 min.
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