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Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
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Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
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Episode 1
A priest is genitally mutilated during a mugging; a patient dies after a routine liposuction; Jeffrey refuses to perform surgery on a child.
Directed by Lou AntonioWritten by David E. KelleyGuest stars Phill Lewis, Bruce Davison, Jessica D. Stone, Alan Rosenberg, Veronica Cartwright, Michelle Wolff, Robin Thomas, Brooke Bloom
Episode 2
A heart becomes available for transplant, but there are two patients waiting and Drs. Geiger and Watters must choose which patient will receive the heart. Jeffrey tries to place Alicia into an exclusive kindergarten. Aaron tries to hold a welcoming party for the new doctors.
Directed by Michael PressmanGuest stars James Sloyan, Randee Heller, Jessica D. Stone, Regan Burns, Jack McGee, Kitty Swink, Elyse Mirto, Joe Bays
Episode 3
A doctor with Tourette's Syndrome is brought to Chicago Hope to operate on an infant with a severe heart defect. A patient comes into the ER with, what he claims to be, Albert Einstein's brain and gives it to Dr. Wilkes. A woman is using plastic surgery to make herself look like a Barbie Doll.
Directed by Oz ScottWritten by Marjorie DavidGuest stars Octavia Spencer, René Auberjonois, Debra Christofferson, Jeanie Hackett, Shishir Kurup, John Cappon, Dawn Landon, Bob Bancroft
Episode 4
Dr. McNeil goes to magnificent lengths to save the arm of a young baseball star. A little girl is brought into the ER after being hit by a car.
Directed by Mel DamskiGuest stars Shawn Weatherly, Neil Flynn, Keith MacKechnie, Alan Rosenberg, Earl Billings, Paula Newsome, Ron Dean, George Gerdes
Episode 5
The doctors fight to save Cacaci's life after he jumps from a six story building in a suicide attempt, although Cacaci's fiancee says that someone pushed him off the building.
Guest stars Molly Hagan, Graham Beckel, Doran Clark, Myra Turley, Michelle Wolff, Richard Gilbert-Hill, Sharon Omi, Julie Osburn
Episode 6
A widow wants to be impregnated with the sperm of her former husband. Rats take over the hospital.
Directed by David Hugh JonesGuest stars Time Winters, Paul Collins, John Lafayette, Alan Rosenberg, BD Wong, Christopher Lawford, McNally Sagal, Ariel Felix
Episode 7
The hospital is quarantined after a deadly virus is discovered; a child is missing in the hospital.
Directed by Michael SchultzGuest stars Maz Jobrani, Grand L. Bush, Eddie Kehler, Alan Rosenberg, Rosie Malek-Yonan, Monique Edwards, Christopher Birt, Elsa Raven
Episode 8
Dr. Alberghetti performs a surgery with another surgeon, who is in Sri Lanka.
Directed by Rob CornGuest stars Nathan West, Kavi Raz, Jessica D. Stone, Laurie O'Brien, John Cappon, Ariel Felix, Michelle Azar, Luck Hari
Episode 9
On the way to a football game, Aaron and Jack get sidetracked... after they find themselves in a hostage situation with 3 wounded patients, a loose gunman, and the police about ready to enter the building.
Guest stars Phill Lewis, Stephen Lee, Scott Klace, Karina Arroyave, Linda Klein, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Zach Selwyn, Jack Laufer
Episode 10
Dr. Hanlon must fight against her department heads when they decide they no longer want her to perform pro-bono operations. Dr. Alberghetti tries to help a young man with a staph infection.
Directed by Steve GomerWritten by Marjorie DavidGuest stars Aki Aleong, Bruce Davison, Beulah Quo, Eric Balfour, Paul Eiding, Michelle Wolff, Tzi Ma, Una Damon
Episode 11
Gina operates on a surgeon who's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Directed by Adam ArkinGuest stars Anne Haney, Joel Polis, James Sutorius, Rob Benedict, Alan Rosenberg, Monique Edwards, Paige Peterson, Chip Heller
Episode 12
A hepatitis scare forces Dr. Geiger to call for outside help; Dr. Simon's misdiagnosis causes her to doubt herself.
Guest stars Jane Clark, Zach Selwyn, Fran Bennett, Meagen Fay, Michael Holden, Ken Jenkins, Vincent Laresca, David Purdham
Episode 13
A teenager is forced to live his life as a girl after the slip of a knife, and McNeil goes to court to try to help.
Guest stars George D. Wallace, Haylie Duff, Patience Cleveland, Christine Estabrook, Alan Rosenberg, Rachel Smith, Joanna Lipari, Angela Oh
Episode 14
A father is told he can only donate his liver to one of his children, after both go into liver failure. Rose Webber comes back to Chicago Hope and finds that Aaron has started a new relationship -- with Gina.
Directed by Lou AntonioGuest stars Joanna Miles, Charlayne Woodard, Tom Wood, Amy Stewart, Hildy Brooks, Steven Anderson, John Cappon, Ariel Felix
Episode 15
Keith discovers a heart murmer while giving Alicia a physical. Jeremy performs an appendectomy on Siamese twins.
Directed by Peter MedakGuest stars Rosemary Forsyth, Paul Vogt, Jessica D. Stone, Rob Benedict, Monique Edwards, Kevin Brief, JD Cullum, Austin Tichenor
Episode 16
A mentally challenged couple enters the hospital. The husband needs open heart surgery. The wife discovers that she can't become pregnant after she was sterilized without her consent.
Directed by Jay TobiasGuest stars Wyatt Knight, Alan Oppenheimer, John Ritter, Mary B. Ward, Emily Kuroda, David Channell, Lisa Chess, Barry Klein
Episode 17
Shutt and Simon invent a procedure and use it to save the life of a girl. McNeil treat a wrestler who's been using steroids.
Directed by Robert BerlingerGuest stars W. Earl Brown, Elizabeth Dennehy, Dot-Marie Jones, Hilary Duff, William Bumiller, Shishir Kurup, Oren Williams, Peter Morse
Episode 18
McNeil's friend is shot. Pancreatic cancer effects one of the conjoined twins that have entered the hospital.
Directed by Jerry LevineWritten by Henry BromellGuest stars Rosanna DeSoto, Paul Vogt, Robert Culp, Louis Mustillo, Fran Elliot, Peter Allen Vogt, Stuart Randy Smith
Episode 19
The hospital is purchased by an HMO, and immediately suffers budget cuts. During an operation that Miller is filming for a documentary, the heart stops beating on both the patient and her unborn child.
Directed by Michael Pressman, Henry BromellWritten by David E. KelleyGuest stars James Garner, Kevin Brief, Ariel Felix, K.K. Dodds, Gary Hershberger, Jeanine Jackson
Episode 20
McNeil goes against procedure and red tape and performs a hip replacement surgery. Shutt and Simon transplant a computer into a patients brain. Alberghetti tries to ignore her feelings for Miller.
Directed by Bill D'EliaGuest stars James Garner, Alyson Reed, Jesse James, Steve Eastin, Scott Allegrucci, Harry Danner, Ariel Felix, Hal Dion
Episode 21
Shutt's patient wakes up after being in a coma after 15 years. A man is denied health coverage, after saving Miller's life.
Directed by Mark HarmonWritten by Marjorie DavidGuest stars James Garner, Kathy Baker, Ali Marsh, Michael O'Neill, Brian Leckner, Brent Sexton, Matt Clark, Rosemary Morgan
Episode 22
Rumors fly that the hospital is about to be sold again; a man seriously injured in an accident wants to be the guinea pig for the computer program he's invented that can help him move again.
Directed by Rob CornWritten by Marjorie DavidGuest stars James Garner, Charles Cioffi, Judd Trichter, Mark Clayman, Alan Rosenberg, Randy Oglesby, Michelle Wolff, Reggie Lee
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