Medical Center
Located in the Los Angeles, California area, Medical Center was an otherwise unnamed hospital complex that was part of a large university campus. Dr. Paul Lochner (James Daly) was the chief of staff, an experienced, professional, compassionate man. Dr. Joe Gannon (Chad Everett) was a young associate professor of surgery and a close friend of Dr. Lochner.
- 1969-1976
- 7 seasons
- CBS
- Drama
Located in the Los Angeles, California area, Medical Center was an otherwise unnamed hospital complex that was part of a large university campus. Dr. Paul Lochner (James Daly) was the chief of staff, an experienced, professional, compassionate man. Dr. Joe Gannon (Chad Everett) was a young associate professor of surgery and a close friend of Dr. Lochner.
Season 1 Episode Guide
27 Episodes 1969 - 1970
Episode 0
Operation Heartbeat
Thu, Apr 17, 1969 100 mins
A college grid star, potential Heisman trophy recipient and big pro football draft choice, is plagued by a mysterious ailment, but refuses treatment in fear of jeopardizing his career.
Episode 1
The Last Ten Yards
Wed, Sep 24, 1969 60 mins
An aspiring football star (O.J. Simpson) refuses treatment that may harm his budding career.
Episode 2
Victim
Wed, Oct 1, 1969 60 mins
Gannon believes a young boy is the victim of a beating rather than a fall.
Episode 3
Emergency in Ward E
Wed, Oct 8, 1969 60 mins
A college student stumbles into the hospital with a bullet in his neck and emotional problems.
Episode 4
A Life Is Waiting
Wed, Oct 15, 1969 60 mins
A heart condition threatens a woman's pregnancy. She wants to risk the pregnancy while her husband wants her to have a therapeutic abortion.
Episode 5
The Battle of Lily Wu
Wed, Oct 22, 1969 60 mins
An injured Vietnamese girl is brought to the United States for treatment, then resists it.
Episode 6
The Crooked Circle
Wed, Oct 29, 1969 60 mins
A college student about to undergo surgery for an abdominal condition is also addicted to shooting up methamphetamine (speed).
Episode 7
Thousands and Thousands of Miles
Wed, Nov 12, 1969 60 mins
A young pregnant woman with a hemorrhaging kidney is rejected by her angry father and gets little support from her feckless boyfriend.
Episode 8
The Sharpest Edge
Wed, Nov 19, 1969 60 mins
Gannon butts heads with the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley), believing he is too quick to schedule surgeries.
Episode 9
Jeopardy
Wed, Nov 26, 1969 60 mins
A student (Michael Burns) violently attacks a psychology professor (Lloyd Bochner). Gannon suspects the student has a neurological disorder.
Episode 10
The Fallen Image
Wed, Dec 3, 1969 60 mins
A U.S. ambassador (Walter Pidgeon) has a heart condition that could jeopardize a crucial meeting.
Episode 11
The Loner
Wed, Dec 10, 1969 60 mins
A reclusive widow (Lee Grant) tentatively reaches out to a newly orphaned Mexican boy.
Episode 12
24 Hours
Wed, Dec 17, 1969 60 mins
Gannon comes to the aid of a student nurse who is efficient but resented by some for taking her own initiative too often. When a bus crash brings in a couple dozen patients, it puts her even more to the test.
Episode 13
The Adversaries
Wed, Dec 31, 1969 60 mins
Two interns (Patricia Quinn and Christopher Stone) are both being considered for a much-prized residency. And one of them is not above manipulation and sabotage to get it.
Episode 14
The Deceived
Wed, Jan 7, 1970 60 mins
A young woman (Carrie Snodgress) is is need of a kidney but family secrets prevent a donation from her parents (Inga Swenson and Pat Hingle)
Episode 15
Moment of Decision
Wed, Jan 14, 1970 60 mins
Dr. Paul Lochner (James Daly) must tell his daughter Jennifer (Tyne Daly) that she has a serious arterial condition which may require surgery and possibly delay her upcoming wedding.
Episode 16
Runaway
Wed, Jan 21, 1970 60 mins
Gannon tries to bridge a gap between a homeless17-year-old (Richard Thomas) suffering blackouts and his immigrant father (Simon Oakland).
Episode 17
Fright and Flight
Wed, Feb 4, 1970 60 mins
Gannon suspects a blind girl recovering from a motorcycle accident may have hysterical blindness.
Episode 18
A Duel with Doom
Wed, Feb 11, 1970 60 mins
A young minister needs to undergo heart surgery as soon as possible, but he wants to put it off because he is more concerned with keeping one of the parolees he is working with out of trouble.
Episode 19
A Matter of Tomorrow
Wed, Feb 25, 1970 60 mins
Nurse Marge Bowen (Mercedes McCambridge) successfully convinces a young singer (Cliff Potts) to have surgery that could affect his voice. But she steals pain pills rather than face her own health problems.
Episode 20
Care Is No Cure
Wed, Mar 4, 1970 60 mins
An overworked Dr. Gannon is forced to take a vacation. He travels to Mexico and falls in love with a woman with a terminal disease.
Episode 21
The Professional
Wed, Mar 11, 1970 60 mins
Former football legend Ollie Wayne checks into the hospital and told that his legs need vascular surgery. If postponed, it could lead to amputation. But he keeps stalling surgery.
Episode 22
The Combatants
Wed, Mar 18, 1970 60 mins
A determined researcher is overly eager to test a promising new drug on a 19-year-old patient with Hodgkin's Disease, but Gannon is reluctant because of a lack of information about the possible side effects.
Episode 23
The V.D. Story
Wed, Mar 25, 1970 60 mins
Gannon protects a young student wife suffering from VD and faces a medical board hearing for violating hospital code.
Episode 24
His Brother's Keeper
Wed, Apr 1, 1970 60 mins
Dr. Martin Lambert is so proud of his eldest son Jerry, a diving champion aiming for the Olympics, that he refuses to believe the boy may have a muscular disorder. And because of his obsession with Jerry's future, he has neglected his younger son.
Episode 25
The Rebel in White
Wed, Apr 8, 1970 60 mins
A young, ambitious black resident thinks that Gannon is too reluctant to allow him to perform surgery, and that his assignment to a low income elderly white Southern patient is somehow meant as an insult.
Episode 26
Between Dark and Daylight
Wed, Apr 15, 1970 60 mins
After going through four spontaneous abortions in two years, a young woman wants to be sterilized, but her husband is ambiguous and Gannon feels she is acting too hastily in making her decision.