Combat Hospital Season 1 Episode 1
Combat Hospital
Season 1

Ep 1. Welcome to Kandahar

  • TV-14
  • June 21, 2011
  • 42 min
  • 7.6  (66)

Welcome to Kandahar is the first episode of the first season of Combat Hospital, a medical drama set in a military hospital in Afghanistan. The show follows the lives of a group of Canadian military doctors and nurses as they try to save lives in a war zone.

The episode begins with Major Rebecca Gordon arriving at the military hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Major Gordon is a trauma surgeon with a tragic past, having lost her fiancé in a bombing in London. She is immediately thrown into the fray, as a convoy of wounded soldiers arrives at the hospital, all in need of urgent medical care.

As Major Gordon and the other doctors and nurses work to save the wounded, they are faced with the harsh realities of war. Some of the injuries are so severe that there is little they can do to save the soldiers' lives. Others require risky surgeries and complex treatments. At one point, Major Gordon has to amputate a soldier's leg in order to save his life.

Meanwhile, the other staff members at the hospital struggle to adjust to life in a war zone. Captain Bobby Trang, a resident surgeon, clashes with Major Gordon over their different approaches to medicine. Dr. Simon Hill, the psychiatrist, tries to counsel a soldier traumatized by the horrors of war. And Captain Ahmed Zubair, the hospital's Afghan interpreter, tries to bridge the gap between the Canadian staff and the local population.

Throughout the episode, we see glimpses of the personal lives of the hospital staff. Major Gordon is haunted by memories of her fiancé and struggles to form connections with her colleagues. Captain Trang is revealed to be a devout Christian who is having an affair with a nurse. Dr. Hill is shown to be struggling with his own mental health issues. And Captain Zubair is torn between his loyalty to his country and his sympathy for the Afghan people.

As the episode comes to a close, we see the toll that the war has taken on the soldiers, the hospital staff, and the local population. Major Gordon is forced to confront her own demons when she learns that a patient who died on the operating table was the brother of a soldier she met on the plane to Afghanistan. Captain Trang is reprimanded for his affair and realizes the seriousness of the situation he is in. Dr. Hill continues to struggle with his own mental health, while Captain Zubair is faced with difficult decisions about where his loyalty lies.

Welcome to Kandahar sets the tone for the rest of the series, introducing us to the characters and the challenges they face in a war zone. It is a powerful episode that sets up the themes of loss, trauma, and the complexities of war that the show will explore throughout its run.

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  • First Aired
    June 21, 2011
  • Content Rating
    TV-14
  • Runtime
    42 min
  • Language
    English
  • IMDB Rating
    7.6  (66)