Season 1 • Episode 24
LatestRoger, Tim, Evan and Sarah are on their way to a medical conference in Palm Springs when they are suddenly involved in a serious road accident on a bridge. An ambulance, an empty bus and some other cars are also involved. Everyone seems to be alright but Sarah, who was driving, is stuck behind the wheel. While Evan attends to her, Roger and Tim look after the other injured victims. Vinny, a guy from the ambulance, is getting much worse. Roger tries to get one of the less injured crash victims, Burt, to help out but Burt is not the helpful type. Instead he lights a cigarette - causing the ambulance to go up in the air in a giant explosion. Vinny suffers cardiac arrest and thanks to traffic jam, it's impossible to get him to a hospital. Roger rushes to pharmacy to get some adrenalin but gets into major problems when he is unable to pay. Meanwhile, Sarah starts to get weaker. She can't feel her legs and she has internal bleedings. Roger finally manages to get the supplies he need and retu
Four Los Angeles doctors run a practice in this drama that focuses as much on the problems in the American medical system as it does on the patients.
Writing
John Lee Hancock's sharp critique of HMO-era medicine.
Acting
Ken Olin's weary charisma anchors the chaos.
Creator
John Lee Hancock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Lee Hancock later directed The Blind Side and The Founder—this was his only TV series.
Aired during the real-world HMO crisis of the late '90s; critics called it 'too depressing' and CBS pulled it after one season despite decent ratings.
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