Season 1 • Episode 8
LatestA man who refuses surgery because he thinks he is a space alien sorely tries Dalgety's patience. Meanwhile, Donge plots to become the new chief hospital administrator -- but collapes from a weak heart -- a wife seems strangely indifferent to her husband's life-threatening surgery, and Kellerman is angry when he finds out his ex-wife is pregnant.
Medicine could be a lucrative business if it weren't for all those sick people. So goes the motto of the mega-sized, mega-frugal HMO that runs Mission General Hospital in San Francisco, where two renegade doctors bend the rules and find the loopholes in a constant quest to treat their patients. Together, they practice medicine with a take-no-prisoners attitude and don't-take-no-for-an-answer tactics.
Acting
William Fichtner before Prison Break made him iconic
Production
San Francisco locations that scream 'we had budget'
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
ABC aired only 6 of 11 episodes, burying the rest until cable reruns. Even the network knew.
This was Peter Berg's failed attempt to recreate his own Chicago Hope magic—same hospital cynicism, none of the longevity.
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