Some days, the hospital operates at maximum capacity, doctors are extremely busy and patients pile up one after the other. On those days, there is a huge backlog in the emergency room, unforeseen events monopolize entire teams and the pressure is palpable.

In medicine, there are situations where everything stops because the life or quality of life of patients is at stake. Time sometimes works against medical teams, but sometimes, it can also become an unwavering ally. Organ donation cases are a good example.

Doctors experience situations that affect them personally or bring them back to their own vulnerability. How do they manage to create a strong bond with the people they care for while maintaining the distance necessary to do their job well?

Grief takes many forms in the hospital: sudden limitations, loss of autonomy, chronic pain, etc. Mourning your own life remains the ultimate acceptance. In certain cases, medical assistance in dying now makes it possible to prepare for departure.

Every day, the stories of hundreds of families are written at the hospital. Regardless of their specialty, doctors must deal with their patients' loved ones. The bond of trust with patients and their families is created over the course of events.

During the holiday season, the disease spreads, both among hospital staff and patients. Resources are falling and ridership is increasing. Those who stand guard deal with increased sensitivity.

When complications arise, doctors must find solutions, limit the damage and ensure they do not cause more damage. The question is not so much whether or not there will be complications, but rather when and how they will present themselves.

In hospital, some patients have to live with the disease every day, often for the rest of their lives. Between the uncertainty, the increasing number of appointments and the complicated situations, the doctors accompany them on a path often strewn with pitfalls.

All doctors do investigative work. Before making a diagnosis, making decisions, they must understand the cause. They observe the effects, ask questions to patients and their families, and carry out tests.

In some patients, medical problems arise from social problems. And vice versa. Doctors sometimes find it difficult to be a resource for these patients, but they all agree that the hospital plays a vital role as a social safety net.