Let's just say that story has been rewritten for history sake. However, Sid Zion did change the hours doctors had to stay on duty, and that was a fantastic thing.
Sid Zion was a broken man after his beloved daughter died.
Where I work (a teaching hospital) I have had residents call the pharmacy and ask the most basic of questions or something really stupid. These Residents are very smart and knowledgeable people. They just did not have enough sleep and could no longer think straight. Fortunately they are now on reasonable schedules and this is now a rare occurrence.
"Sid Zion was a broken man after his beloved daughter died."
Poor man, any parent, or for that matter anyone, can empathize with his loss.