When AIDS first hit hospitals, nurse Cliff Morrison insisted on "the human touch." episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 9, 2019 · 35 MIN

When AIDS first hit hospitals, nurse Cliff Morrison insisted on "the human touch."

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Pushing through fear and bigotry, nurse Cliff Morrison created the first ward for AIDS patients in San Francisco. It focused on "the human touch." It became the model for a nation. And the subject a new film, "5B." Streaming 8/27 at 5BFilm.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 1983 hospitals did not know what to do for dying AIDS patients. But nurse Cliff Morrison did.

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When AIDS first hit hospitals, nurse Cliff Morrison insisted on "the human touch."

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