Since 2010, over 140 hospitals in rural America have closed, leaving just one doctor for every 2,500 people. Filmed over three years in intimate cinéma vérité style, COUNTRY DOCTOR follows Dr. James Graham in Fairfax, Oklahoma (population 1,263), who has spent over 40 years dispatching medicine, comfort, and wisdom to his patients. As Fairfax Community Hospital files for bankruptcy, Dr. Graham and his team fight to provide adequate healthcare for their community. Amid staff shortages and uncertainty for the future, a new buyer for the hospital provides a cautious beacon of hope. HBO Documentary Films presents COUNTRY DOCTOR, a Mackerel Sky Films production. Directed and produced by Shari Cookson, Nick Doob; co-producer, Charlton McMillan. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Tina Nguyen.
