Chicago Hope

1994 - 2000 TV-14 1h 00m 6.9

The lives and trials of the staff of a major hospital in Chicago.

Television medical drama in soap-opera style. Surgeons Jeffrey Geiger and Aaron Shutte battle valiantly for their patients, often coming into conflict with the hospital administration, run by Dr. Phillip Watters. Their cases are usually ethically complex, highly sensationalistic, and very melodramatic. Meanwhile, Jeffrey and Aaron, who are best friends, commiserate about the shambles their tumultuous personal lives have become....

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Over the Rainbow

1. Over the Rainbow

Aired: Sep 18, 1994

Dr. Geiger clashes with the hospital's executive committee after he performs ...

Episode 2 Food Chains

2. Food Chains

Aired: Sep 22, 1994

The hospital's administrator dies while "with" Angela. Phillip is made acting...

Episode 4 You Gotta Have Heart

4. You Gotta Have Heart

Aired: Oct 6, 1994

When an infant suffering from a rare birth defect is pronounced legally dead,...

Episode 5 Shutt Down

5. Shutt Down

Aired: Oct 13, 1994

Dr Shutt struggles with his ambivalence over the death of a gang member who o...

Episode 6 Genevieve and Fat Boy

6. Genevieve and Fat Boy

Aired: Oct 20, 1994

Dr. Geiger performs a risky heart operation on an overweight mob killer who's...

Episode 7 Death Be Proud

7. Death Be Proud

Aired: Nov 3, 1994

A 12-year-old girl arrives for surgery to correct a severely cleft palate and...

Episode 8 Heartbreak

8. Heartbreak

Aired: Nov 10, 1994

A 12-year-old girl arrives for surgery to correct a severely cleft palate and...

Episode 9 The Quarantine

9. The Quarantine

Aired: Jan 1, 1995

Nyland informs Geiger that they may have been exposed to contagious disease. ...

Episode 10 Love and Hope

10. Love and Hope

Aired: Jan 2, 1995

Dr. Geiger takes part in a concert with his wife and her fellow patients. Aar...

Episode 11 Great White Hope

11. Great White Hope

Aired: Jan 9, 1995

A teenage boxer whom Dr. Watters helped train suffers a seizure. Birch lends ...

Episode 12 Small Sacrifices

12. Small Sacrifices

Aired: Jan 16, 1995

Dr. Infante reattaches a digit severed from the hand of a flutist. A former p...

Episode 13 Cutting Edges

13. Cutting Edges

Aired: Jan 23, 1995

Laurie has a big surprise for Jeffrey. An inner-city doctor suspects his teen...

Episode 14 Life Support

14. Life Support

Aired: Feb 6, 1995

Dr. Geiger faces a volatile situation when a donor heart he tabbed for one of...

Episode 15 Freeze Outs

15. Freeze Outs

Aired: Feb 13, 1995

The doctors race to save a boy who was submerged in icy waters for over three...

Episode 16 Growth Pains

16. Growth Pains

Aired: Feb 20, 1995

An explosion sends a dry cleaner to the ER. Dr. Kadalski is pressured to chan...

Episode 17 Informed Consent

17. Informed Consent

Aired: Feb 27, 1995

Birch goes to court when Dr. Hancock is dropped from an HMO's list of provide...

Episode 18 Internal Affairs

18. Internal Affairs

Aired: Mar 13, 1995

Dr. Kronk uses extreme measures to save a life at an auto accident. Dr. Shutt...

Episode 19 The Virus

19. The Virus

Aired: Mar 20, 1995

A public-health official threatens to close the hospital as staff members rac...

Episode 20 Full Moon

20. Full Moon

Aired: May 8, 1995

A troubled Dr. Geiger seeks a blessing from his institutionalized ex-wife so ...

Info about Chicago Hope

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery