St. Elsewhere (TV Series)

Time Heals: Part 2 (1986)

Norman Lloyd: Dr. Daniel Auschlander

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• Dr. Daniel Auschlander : Most people associate hospitals with disease. I think of romance. But that's another story.

• [St Eligius hospital is hosting a celebration in the lobby to mark its 50th anniversary] 

  Dr. Donald Westphall : Well, here we are: looking at the past, and thinking of the future. And like it or not we have to face our failings, and our mistakes, and our shortcomings. God knows we've seen enough pain, and death, so I suppose we should be depressed; but because this building stands here, and because of the people who have walked through that door, the human spirit prospers, and moves on. You know, it wasn't long ago that if a man came in here with a dying heart, all we could offer was solace; and now we can offer a transplant, and that to me is amazing. They call us a teaching hospital, but I find this a learning place; and whether it be nurses, or orderlies, or surgeons, or patients, we all have something to offer each other. And I want to salute those people who have brought us to this celebration, and to those who will lead us in the future. Daniel?

  Dr. Daniel Auschlander : [stepping to the microphone and raising his champagne glass]  Happy birthday, St Eligius. To the future.

• [In 1955, the founder of St Eligius hospital, Father Joseph McCabe, has been fired as Chief Administrator by the Archbishop. He and Dr Auschlander are standing outside the hospital's main entrance] 

  Dr. Daniel Auschlander : Your dismissal's a shame

  [...] 

  Dr. Daniel Auschlander : I want you to know I'm going to tender my resignation.

  Father Joseph McCabe : Oh. Well now that's a problem, because I've recommended you to replace me. I need somebody I can trust to run my hospital.

  [He walks down the steps to the sidewalk, followed by an astonished Auschlander. They look up at the building] 

  Father Joseph McCabe : Hardly a soul around has ever heard of St Eligius - the patron saint of artisans and craftsmen. My father was a cabinet maker; all his life he prayed to St Eligius - I figured he'd show us special attention. But judging from the way the roof is built, I'd say he was out to lunch a good deal of the time.

  [His voice choking with emotion] 

  Father Joseph McCabe : Take care of my hospital, Daniel. She's been good to me.