Alan J. Higgins is a producer and writer, known for Mike & Molly (2010), NewsRadio (1995) and Malcolm in the Middle (2000).
[on Des Moines area Mercy Medical center being used for exterior shots of a Chicago area hospital] A...Show more »
[on Des Moines area Mercy Medical center being used for exterior shots of a Chicago area hospital] At first it was a mistake. We used it in a previous episode, and I didn't recognize it as Mercy Hospital. (I don't think it looked like that when I lived in Des Moines.) I then read online someone mentioning that it was Mercy in Des Moines, and I thought that was cool, since I'm from Des Moines, so I decided to keep it as a little homage to my hometown. Show less «