Peter Nicks and William Hirsch's 2012 documentary film The Waiting Room follows the lives of patients, doctors, and staff at a California hospital. The hospital is a safety net hospital, meaning it provides care to low-income and uninsured populations. The documentary examines the obstacles faced by people living without health care and shows the public what happens in a safety net hospital. The Waiting Room fits into the categories of government, politics, science and technology. The most relevant category is government and politics. Health care and insurance have played an important role in government for years. In fact, ObamaCare, the president's health care reform plan, was one of the root causes of the government shutdown in 2013. This calls attention to the breadth and importance of the health care debate. health in Congress. The documentary also fits into the science and technology category. The Waiting Room discusses the technological and scientific innovations found in today's hospitals. Additionally, it refers to some of the new methods used to treat diseases prevalent in society. This is especially important because these new technologies and treatment methods are used every day to save lives. The implications of waiting room and safety-net hospitals are not limited to finger categories; they are evident in tens of thousands of hospitals around the world. The influence of safety net hospitals is widely visible in our local community and state. Attending a Title I school myself (a school where forty percent or more of the students come from low-income families), I am very familiar with the people living below the poverty line and the struggles... middle of paper. .....a few years ago is now equivalent to a quick visit to the outpatient hospital. These enormous advances in medicine, which save millions of lives every year, are attributed to the medical industry. Works Cited “Fast Facts About America’s Hospitals.” Fast facts about America's hospitals. Np, and Web. March 7, 2014. “Hospital Statistics by State.” Directory of American hospitals -. Np, and Web. March 8, 2014. “Member Hospitals. » « Safetynetsflorida.org. Np, and Web. March 8, 2014. "Quick Facts about Miami-Dade County from the United States Census Bureau." » Quick facts about Miami-Dade County from the US Census Bureau. Np, and Web. March 7, 2014. “Poverty”. Data. Np, and Web. March 7, 2014. “Poverty Facts and Statistics.” - Global issues. Np, and Web. March 06, 2014. “Somalia: 50,000 children at risk, government and UN appeal for help amid new crises and donor fatigue.” » Fox News. FOX News Network, February 25, 2014. Web. March 7. 2014.