Diana Rigg died earlier this month, but TCM already, by coincidence, has this 1971 black comedy on its schedule. Rigg co-stars with George C. Scott in The Hospital, a satire of the health care system, written by Paddy Chayefsky five years before he similarly eviscerated network TV in his superb 1976 movie satire, Network.

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Walking into a hospital, I always feel a sense of both urgency and care. The professionalism of the staff and the precision of medical treatments are impressive. Hospitals are more than places of healing—they’re lifelines, offering hope and recovery to countless patients through expert care and advanced medical technologies.

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