Carter gets his first patient…and loses him. Susan’s feud with Kerry Weaver intensifies when Weaver demands all of Susan’s procedures be cleared with her. Chloe abandons Little Susie again for…

Doug treats a dying 17-year old cystic fibrosis patient who doesn’t want to be resuscitated. Carter gets to operate Benton.

Nurse Carol Hathaway is held hostage during a convenience store robbery, then befriends one of the gunmen.

Carol will hear whether her suspension is permanent or not. Mark and Doyle do what they can to get a patient with Down syndrome on a heart transplant list.

Benton goes into Carla’s private hospital files when he fears that something may be wrong with their baby; Jeanie treats a suicidal woman who reveals a surprising secret; and Greene…

Mark, still upset over the loss of Jodi O’Brien, takes the night off but ends up in the ER anyway, albeit an hour late, when the new chief runs a…

Deb and Carter compete furiously for procedures after Benton announces their books are due a week earlier than previously announced. Deb commits a nearly deadly error on a patient while…

Susan has her hands full with a pregnant Chloe. Benton goes to dinner with Jeanie. Greene further alienates Swift when he decides to honor a family commitment rather than stay…

Mark and Jennifer struggle to remain together as Mark has moved in with her in Milwaukee. Doug coaches Jake’s little league team. Chloe’s irresponsibility wears Susan down. Carter asks Benton…

Susan is forced into the role of parent when Chloe gives birth and both Chloe and her mother, Cookie, shirk responsibility. Doug is surprised and a bit frightened when Diane…

Carol worries about a Russian girl with AIDS who’s brought in and then abandoned by her foster mother. Kayson asks Susan to be his Valentine. Deb accidentally consumes LSD-laced chocolates.

While Mark is anxious about Susan’s return from her holiday, Doug and Carol ride along with the health mobile.

Dr. Hicks berates Benton when he tries to switch shifts to attend his mother’s birthday party. A teenage girl, a frequent patient of the ER, is brought in for a…

While on their helicopter flight rotation, Mark and Susan find an injured family of four who they bring to the ER.

Peter refuses to sleep, despite Hicks’ order, in the middle of a 48-hour shift. His lack of sleep catches up with him when he is supposed to be watching his…

Encouraged by Carol, Mark finally asks Susan out. Benton tries to save a boy, despite the fact Doug thinks he’s brain dead.

A busy Dr. Greene goes all day in solving his patients’ problems until he encounters the case of a pregnant woman suffering from complications that threaten both her life and…

Benton makes a critical error when he publicizes the availability of a dying man’s organs before obtaining the wife’s permission. Lewis discovers that Cvetic has quit his job at the…

It’s the first day of Carter’s internship. He has a 36 hour shift and overnight he has to cover the ER, the ICU as well as the surgical patients.

While the whole staff is worried the ER might close, Jeanie has her own problems in dealing with being HIV-positive.

Donald Anspaugh has a new method to increase the staff’s efficiency, new intern Maggie Doyle joins the ER and Susan asks Mark to come along to Hawaii.

A case of apparent spousal abuse is not what it seems. Deb outshines Carter after he is up all night preparing for a presentation. Peter informs Jackie he’s hired a…

Doug’s one-night-stand has a seizure and he brings her to the ER.

Carol’s pregnancy becomes public knowledge as she learns that she’s having twins. Lucy has problems trying to go off Ritalin. Peter learns Carla plans to move to Germany. Kerry finds…

Hathaway treats a rape victim. Walt brings Benton’s mother to the ER with a sprained ankle. Carter shows his annoyance toward Benton and his stand-offish attitude. Mark calls in sick…

Carter and Benton treat a suicidal transgender woman. Doug feels like a ‘kept man’ in his relationship with Linda Farrell. A patient entrusts Carol with the particulars in an accident….

The ER docs tend to three teenagers who were in an accident on the way to their senior prom. Greene and Carter treat the most severely injured, a boy suffering…

The air conditioning quits on the hottest day in October which, coupled with closed ERs in Chicago’s other two hospitals, leads to an extremely hectic day. Dr. Ross treats a…

Benton and Langworthy interview for the Starzl fellowship. A drunk Chloe throws a tantrum in the hospital. Benton saves a man with a throat wound, earning Morganstern’s praise. Carter has…

Greene tries to help Mobalage when he’s about to be deported. Kerry tries to save a woman she believes is her birth mother. Hathaway decides to have Doug’s child. Benton…

Carol returns after her eight week absence, finding Doug holding himself responsible. Carter finds himself watching over a mysterious, mentally ill singing woman. Susan clashes with Dr. Kayson over a…

Romano forces Benton to choose between the trauma and cardiothoracic fellowships. Carol worries that she may have lost her child. Corday and Greene bond on the way to a medical…

Carter has a difficult day when he has to identify a dead teenager and notify his parents. It doesn’t help that he notifies the wrong family. Doug woos Carol, despite…

The hospital suffers through a series of power outages. Carol’s decision to send Doug a fax about her pregnancy is thwarted by the power outages. The staff is on alert…

A business contractor with a bad heart gathers his family around him in the ER as he prepares for the end. Dr. Ross helps an asthmatic teenage girl when her…

A day’s worth of trauma takes its toll on the men and women of the ER. Dr. Greene looks into leaving the ER and joining private practice. Among other events,…

During a paramedic ride-along, Carter is forced to drive the ambulance while fleeing a riot scene and inadvertently runs over a teenage boy. Later, a paramedic is shot by an…

Dr. Lewis tries to get a mentally disturbed individual admitted to the psych ward. Carter has a difficult day, treating many members of wedding party, suffering from food poisoning. Dr….

Greene assists paramedics in treating injured children at a school bus accident. En route, Doug and Jeanie survive their own accident. Kerry stops Doug from treating Jeanie…or any other patient….

Ricky Abbott returns to the ER. Doug forges papers to allow Joi to treat Ricky at home. Corday decides to back out of the Romano sexual harassment investigation after he…