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General Hospital
General Hospital Opening 2012.jpg
Also known as GH
Genre Soap opera
Created by Frank and Doris Hursley
Written by Shelly Altman and Chris Van Etten
Directed by See below
Starring
Present cast
Former cast
Theme music composer
Jack Urbont
Paul Glass
Steve Hopkins
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 14,000 (as of February 23, 2018)[1]
Production
Executive producer(s)
Frank Valentini (2012–)
(and others)
Producer(s) See below
Production location(s)
The Prospect Studios
Los Angeles, California
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time
30 minutes (1963–76)
45 minutes (1976–78)
60 minutes (1978–present)
Production company(s)
Selmur Productions (1963–68)
ABC (1968–present)
Distributor American Broadcasting Company
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format
NTSC (480i) (1963–2009)
HDTV 720p (2009–present)
Audio format Stereo
Original release April 1, 1963 – present
Chronology
Followed by
General Hospital: Night Shift
Port Charles
The Young Marrieds
Related shows
All My Children
The City
Loving
One Life to Live
Ryan's Hope
What If...
External links
Website
General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American daytime television medical drama. It is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running American soap opera in production and the second longest-running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light.[2][3] Concurrently, it is the world's third longest-running scripted drama series in production after British serials The Archers and Coronation Street, as well as the world's second-longest-running televised soap opera still in production. General Hospital premiered on the ABC television network on April 1, 1963. Same-day broadcasts as well as classic episodes were aired on SOAPnet from January 20, 2000, to December 31, 2013, following Disney-ABC's decision to discontinue the network. General Hospital is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, and the longest-runni