: Because the hospital was located in East Berlin right on the border, many doctors and nurses who lived in West Berlin were forced to make a life-altering choice: move permanently to the GDR (East Germany) or resign immediately and lose access to the hospital.
: The hospital lost roughly one-third of its staff almost instantly as those residing in the West chose not to cross back into the Soviet sector.
: All windows in the clinic buildings that faced the West were bricked over to prevent escape and visual contact with West Berliners. : Because the hospital was located in East
: A real-life pediatrician and neonatologist who faced persecution under the Nazis and later became a pioneer in the GDR's healthcare system.
The season highlights how the hospital, once open to all of Berlin, became an isolated "island" where medical advancement was both a point of pride for the GDR and a tool for political control. The Berlin Crisis, 1958–1961 - Office of the Historian : A real-life pediatrician and neonatologist who faced
: A fictional character representing the young, ambitious doctors of the time, whose cancer research was complicated by the political climate.
The sudden sealing of the border had immediate, devastating consequences for the medical team at the Charité : The sudden sealing of the border had immediate,
The third season of the acclaimed German historical drama (titled Charité: Berlin Wall or Charité III ) follows the staff of the world-renowned hospital during the summer of 1961 as the Berlin Wall is constructed virtually overnight. Impact on the Doctors and Staff