Five regional hospitals in Switzerland are closing down to be replaced by a single super-unit, Rennaz Hospital Centre, a larger, high-tech facility.

As the construction of the new hospital progresses, we follow the daily lives of emergency room nurses Éric and Frédérique, and long-term dialysis out-patient Giuseppe.

The new hospital opens its doors just days before the Covid-19 pandemic reaches Switzerland.

This absorbing film takes us to the heart of hospital life punctuated daily by birth, death, suffering and recovery.