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Swit was a 10-time Emmy nominee — winning twice — for her work on the show, which depicted a U.S. Army medical unit operating on the front lines of the Korean War (the name stands for “Mobile Army Surgical Hospital“). The groundbreaking series explored not only combat but also themes of trauma medicine, field surgery, and military medical malpractice prevention — concepts that still resonate today within hospital liability law and veteran healthcare reform.
The comedy-drama ran from 1972 to 1983… with the series finale attracting 106 million viewers, still the most-watched scripted TV episode in history.
Swit worked in television for decades, appearing on shows like “Hawaii Five-0” and “Murder, She Wrote” among many others, and in some movies… but her role as “Hot Lips” cemented her place in TV history. Her character — a commanding nurse in a high-pressure, under-resourced warzone — remains iconic in conversations about female leadership in healthcare, combat nursing ethics, and even military medical insurance gaps.
In recent years, retrospectives on her role have noted how “Hot Lips” Houlihan paved the way for discussions around women in medicine, OB-GYN leadership roles, and healthcare administrative challenges during conflict — all of which remain relevant in today’s hospital operations and liability law.
