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32 Episodes 1962 - 1963
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 27, 1962 60 mins
Viveca Lindfors plays a recently widowed rheumatic-fever victim who must have her baby by Caesarean section. Janet: Joey Heatherton. Gail: Zina Bethune. Liz: Shirl Conway. Miss Dillon: Ruth McDevitt. Canaday: Morgan Sterne. Barrett: Arthur Hill.
Episode 2
Thu, Oct 4, 1962 60 mins
Years of helping her husband with his medical career have brought out a nurse's persecution complex instead of her pride. Ginny: Beverly Garland. Nemets: Joseph Campanella. Bower: Frank Overton. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Mrs. Overton: Betty Field.
Episode 3
Thu, Oct 11, 1962 60 mins
A nurse (Colleen Dewhurst) puts her job in jeopardy when she neglects to report an accident suffered by a drunken patient (Joanne Linville). Northrup: Martin Rudy. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. McDermott: John Lasell. Abbot: Fred Stewart. Mrs. Lavin: Ann Shoemaker.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 18, 1962 60 mins
Nurse Barbara Bowers (Elizabeth Ashley) can't take constructive criticism---and it may cost her her career. Liz: Shirl Conway. Dr. Hendon: John Beal. Gail: Zina Bethune. Mrs. Halpern: Ruth White.
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 25, 1962 60 mins
Surgeon Lillian Bauer (Virginia Gilmore) is haunted by the memory of a child who died during one of her operations. Mehli: Lonny Chapman. Campbell: Roy Poole. Henden: John Beal. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Miss Kelly: Joanna Miles.
Episode 6
Thu, Nov 1, 1962 60 mins
Charity patient Oliver Bell (Barry Morse) is dying of leukemia---and he's using his last bit of energy to demand a private room. Liz: Shirl Conway. Kiley: Edward Binns. Adler: Sorrell Booke. Gail: Zina Bethune.
Episode 7
Thu, Nov 8, 1962 60 mins
Even if doctors can save William Taylor's life, the state will take it---for a murder he committed. Taylor: Louis Gossett. Maxwell: George Grizzard. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Braden: Simon Oakland. Dr. Dana: Ron Nicholas. Marsha: Marilyn Wayne.
Episode 8
Thu, Nov 15, 1962 60 mins
Nurse Loomis's prejudice against foreigners borders on tragedy when she refuses to take a blood sample from a Pakistani intern (Zia Mohyeddin). Fay: Rosemary Murphy. Mason: Fredd Wayne. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Alice: Jeanne Barr.
Episode 9
Thu, Nov 22, 1962 60 mins
A voodoo doll provides a hint that Lucien Duprez, who can't be roused from his coma, may be a black-magic victim. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Nurse Ayres: Hilda Simms. Fuller: Dana Elcar. Henden: John Beal. McAllister: J.D. Cannon.
Episode 10
Thu, Nov 29, 1962 60 mins
Gail (Zina Bethune) is assigned to work for a pediatrics nurse who seems unaffected by the suffering in her ward. Ruth: Beatrice Straight. Grant: Michael Strong. Carroll: Thomas Carlin.
Episode 11
Thu, Dec 6, 1962 60 mins
The popularity of a dedicated nurse suddenly drops when a patient identifies her as an ex-Nazi medical experimenter. Frieda: Vivian Nathan. Abbot: Fred Stewart. Mrs. Lavin: Ann Shoemaker. Gail: Zina Bethune. Iona: Olympia Dukakis.
Episode 12
Thu, Dec 13, 1962 60 mins
Liz (Shir1 Conway) moves to private nursing to reduce the strain of hospital work, but her first case is an eccentric old man. Poppy: Cameron Prud'homme. Philip: Fritz Weaver. Mrs. Woodward: Natalie Schafer.
Episode 13
Thu, Dec 27, 1962 60 mins
A serious leg injury threatens jockey Danny Reynolds' entire career---while a hospital neighbor (Ange1a D'Ambrosia) frets noisily about minor cosmetic surgery. Danny: Jerry Dodge. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Creely: Paul Stevens. Bagadian: Alan Dexter.
Episode 14
Thu, Jan 3, 1963 60 mins
Dr. Houck (Wi11iam Shatner) appears to be taking the death of a young heart-surgery patient in stride, but then he suddenly loses all self-control. Gail: Zina Bethune. Ann: Sarah Marshall. Liz: Shirl Conway. Mee: Bridget Knapp. Laurie: Betsy Hermann.
Episode 15
Thu, Jan 10, 1963 60 mins
A Puerto Rican nurse (Susan Kohner) is overwhelmed with shame of her origins when a gang-fight victim is brought to the hospital. Joey: Joey Trent. Paco: Jose Perez. Novak: George Segal. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Mrs. Caselli: Nancy Pollock.
Episode 16
Thu, Jan 17, 1963 60 mins
A woman refuses to leave the bedside of her husband when he's taken to the hospital against her will. Mary: Kathleen Maguire. Sullivan: Philip Bosco. Durkin: Frank McHugh. Mrs. Thorpe: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Kiley: Edward Binns. Griffin: Alan Alda.
Episode 17
Thu, Jan 24, 1963 60 mins
Emotional problems complicate the recovery of Norman Ruskin, who's just come out of minor surgery. Gail: Zina Bethune. Ruskin: Donald Davis. Furst: Noah Keen. Edith: Patricia Benoit. Liz: Shirl Conway. Griffin: Alan Alda. Henry: Judson Laire.
Episode 18
Thu, Feb 7, 1963 60 mins
Charlotte Pope (Cath1een Nesbitt) is a better nurse than patient: she refuses to take it easy after a serious illness. Ross: Rudy Bond. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Kiley: Edward Binns. Emily: Lenka Peterson. Miss Sakenski: Jeanne Barr.
Episode 19
Thu, Feb 14, 1963 60 mins
Pregnancy is the reason an unmarried nurse (Joan Hackett) gives for her sudden drop in efficiency. Maxwell: George Grizzard. Liz: Shirl Conway. Wagner: Edgar Stehli. Gail: Zina Bethune. Dr. Reisner: David J. Stewart.
Episode 20
Thu, Feb 21, 1963 60 mins
An outstanding ballet performance by Gail (Zina Bethune) in the school talent show indicates that she's in the wrong profession. Dr. Bryan: Alex Viespi. Dr. Creely: Paul Stevens. Liz: Shirl Conway. Crane: Joseph Sweeney. Connors: William Hickey.
Episode 21
Thu, Feb 28, 1963 60 mins
Margaret Connell (Made1eine Sherwood) is regarded as an "ideal nurse" by everyone except a crotchety male patient (Patrick O'Neal). Soong: Aki Aleong. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Kiley: Edward Binns. Russo: Michael Conrad. Roth: Muni Seroff.
Episode 22
Thu, Mar 7, 1963 60 mins
Liz met amiable Ernie Bass (Phi1ip Carey) on her beach vacation. Now he's come to the hospital to pursue the romance. Liz: Shirl Conway. Max: Ted van Griethuysen. Myer: Frank Martin. Barnes: Will Hare. Mrs. Kirby: Anne Francine. Nurse Ayres: Hilda Simms.
Episode 23
Thu, Mar 14, 1963 60 mins
Nursing has been Marcella's whole life, but now several staff members are pushing for her to retire. Marcella: Peggy Wood. Pryor: David Opatoshu. Sanders: Kermit Murdock. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Mrs. Messrow: Marian Winters.
Episode 24
Thu, Mar 21, 1963 60 mins
Rhoda Green's fiance was dying. But did she speed death along to end his misery? Rhoda: Madlyn Rhue. Courtland: William Shatner. Liz: Shirl Conway. Kiley: Edward Binns. McAllister: J.D. Cannon.
Episode 25
Thu, Mar 28, 1963 60 mins
A man brings in a heart-attack victim, arranges for a private room---and refuses to disclose his identity. Milford: James Broderick. Clarissa: Inger Stevens. Liz: Shirl Conway. Leonard: Robert Gerringer.
Episode 26
Thu, Apr 11, 1963 60 mins
A nurse (Mary Fickett) is so eager to work near her fiance in the psychiatric ward that she purposely lies on her transfer application. Edith: Martha Scott. Beckman: Edmon Ryan. Solis: Charles Aidman. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Wilma: Bibi Osterwald. Miss Warner: Cicely Tyson.
Episode 27
Thu, Apr 18, 1963 60 mins
Keenan Wynn plays a professional comedian who is not very amused when Liz, administering a series of tests, stops laughing at his jokes. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Noyes: Conrad Janis. Metzger: Alan Bunce. Thomas: Staats Cotsworth.
Episode 28
Thu, May 2, 1963 60 mins
Lucas Kiley (Stephen Brooks) begs his doctor dad to help him out of a jam---but the stubborn G.P. won't take time to listen. Kiley: Edward Binns. Lauri: Lauri Peters. Dr. Josephson: Salem Ludwig. Liz: Shirl Conway. Dr. Mickau: Gerry Matthews.
Episode 29
Thu, May 30, 1963 60 mins
A former nurse (Diane Baker) tries to get treatment for venereal disease from an old associate. Liz: Shirl Conway. Weatherwax: Simon Oakland. Wicker: James Daly. Ford: Jerry Orbach. Kane: Vernon Daniels.
Episode 30
Thu, May 9, 1963 60 mins
Ruby Dee plays a Harlem-reared nurse whose contempt for her race has cut her off from her own family. Carrie: Neva Patterson. Mrs. Hill: Claudia McNeil. Liz: Shirl Conway. Gail: Zina Bethune. Barbirolli: George Voskovec.
Episode 31
Thu, May 23, 1963 60 mins
Liz (Shirl Conway) fears that the sleeping pills a pregnant woman used may harm the unborn baby. Jean: Jena Engstrom. Wheeler: Scott Marlowe. Dr. Reisner: David J. Stewart. Gail: Zina Bethune. Alice: Molly McCarthy. Laurie: Becky Hendricks.
Episode 32
Thu, Jun 6, 1963 60 mins
Lora Stanton (Kim Hunter), recently returned to nursing after a long absence, seems abnormally devoted to her geriatrics patients. McAllister: J.D. Cannon. Liz: Shirl Conway. Mrs. Charnay: Nell Harrison. Joseph: Russell Collins. Kane: Parker Fennelly.