Every season of ER ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of ER!

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, multiple casualties are brought in when a building collapses. New medical students report for duty, including Dr. Benton's new trainee, the young and inexperienced John Carter.

24 Hours

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. Ross finally visits Carol, eight weeks after her suicide attempt. Dr. Greene deals with an elderly gentleman having a difficult time letting go of his dying wife. He also discovers that Jenn passed the bar exam.

Day One

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 diagnosis.  Dr. Greene treats a domestic violence victim.

Going Home

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 Taglieri's presence in her life.  Benton clashes with brother-in-law Walt after he neglects family duties.

Hit and Run

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 mother doesn't have the funds.  Carter worries that he may have contracted an STD from Liz.  Dr. Lewis treats a teenager with alcohol poisoning.  Jenn Greene prepares to move to Milwaukee.

Into That Good Night

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 six-year-old suffering from a cocaine overdose; Ivan Gregor, the liquor store owner, shoots and seriously wounds a young teenager.  Susan's immature sister Chloe drops by, wreaking havoc in Susan's life.  Doug picks up a pharmaceutical saleswoman, much to Carol's displeasure.

Chicago Heat

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 a good day, winning a bottle of champagne and getting three leads on apartments.  Carol has second thoughts about moving in with Tag after a spontaneous kiss with Doug.

Another Perfect Day

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 to spend time with his wife, leaving Doug as a hectic acting chief.  Div shows signs of snapping, overreacting at the smallest provocation.  The ER gets a new desk clerk, 'Bob'.

9 1/2 Hours

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.  Cvetic continues to battle his demons, ending up wandering down the middle of a crowded street.

ER Confidential

A severe blizzard leaves the ER utterly devoid of patients, leaving the staff free to goof off.  In the middle of their fun, a call comes from dispatch, informing the ER of a 40-car pile-up with dozens of casualties.  The ER goes from being deserted to capacity.  All surgeons are called in.  Bob surprises everyone with a quick and life-saving decision.  A new doctor, Angela Hicks, arrives just at the right time.  Ross and Linda return from the Caribbean just as Carol makes a surprise announcement.

Blizzard

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 hospital, moved out of his apartment, and dropped out of sight.  Carter makes a move on Susan.  Chloe announces her pregnancy.

The Gift

Carter fumbles his way through his first look at surgery.  Dr. Lewis' nemesis, Dr. Kayson, makes her New Year's Day decidedly unpleasant.  Chloe announces she's moving to Texas with her boyfriend.

Happy New Year

Carter trains one of Benton's new students, Deb Chen.  Hathaway has her hands full with an emotionally challenged patient who's obsessed with colors.  A sociologist provokes people to measure their reaction times for a study.  Kayson brings charges against Susan in the Vennerbeck death, leading Morganstern to question Susan's assertiveness.  Benton and Walt hunt for Peter's missing mother.

Luck of the Draw

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 helper for his mother.  First Kayson's reprimand against Susan is denied, then Susan has a chance to prove herself when Kayson is brought in as a patient.  Dr. Ross meets Diane Leeds, of risk management, and her son Jake.

Long Day's Journey

Morganstern invites Mark to join the staff as an attending physician.  Mark treats an woman with breast cancer, who begs him to kill her.  Deb "wows" Benton with her amazing presentation, leaving Carter in the rear again.  Benton offends Haleh, who spends her day making his job extremely more difficult.  The ER gets new crash carts, which are promptly stolen by cardiology.

Feb 5, '95

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.

Make of Two Hearts

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 drug overdose.  Carol decides she wants to adopt Tatiana while Tag isn't so sure.  Dr. Ross slugs an abusive father in the lobby.  Jen accepts a job offer in Milwaukee despite Mark's offer from Morganstern.  Deb and Carter await the arrival of sub-internship applications.

The Birthday Party

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 mother.  A doctor, who turns out to be a con artist, visits the ER to use it as a model for a new hospital, in the process offering Susan a job.  Jenn tells Mark she wants to separate from him.  Dr. Ross treats an abused young girl.  Carol receives bad news about her attempt to adopt Tatiana.  Morganstern informs Mark he's leaving for Boston and will be strongly recommending Mark to his replacement, leaving a surprised Mark uncertain as to his job prospects.

Sleepless in Chicago

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 her unborn baby's.

Love's Labor Lost

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 drill at 2:00 a.m.  Benton begins to realize his mother's future is not bright.  Carter and Deb compete against each other.  A small moon coinciding with the naturally heavy Saturday night traffic causes an exciting night.

Full Moon, Saturday Night

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 trying to keep up with Carter.  Doug's relationship with Diane Leeds grows.  Peter and Jackie decide to put their mother in a home.  Dr. Greene is put on trial, so to speak, in the M conference for Jodi O'Brien.  Chloe returns.

House of Cards

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 longer at the ER to help him.  Carter makes a good impression on Dr. Swift.  Doug turns down an offer to "celebrate" with Linda Farrell, instead getting more serious with Diane as he agrees to coach Jake's Little League team.

Men Plan, God Laughs

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 to fill out a recommendation for the ER sub-I.  Carol and Tag try to write their wedding vows; he becomes upset when Carol invites Diane Leeds, knowing that she'll bring Doug.  Peter exhibits a growing attraction for Jeanie.  Susan discovers what happened to Div when she spies his picture in a cabbie's dating service photo book.  The staff discovers that Carter comes from a wealthy background.

Love Among the Ruins

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 suggests they move in together.  Unfortunately, Linda Farrell happens to be around to take advantage of his nervousness.  Carter is offered the ER sub-I but turns it down in anticipation of receiving a surgical position.  Peter receives unpleasant news; his mother has died.

Motherhood

Carter faces his last day in the hospital with aplomb, harshly grading Benton on an evaluation report.  He later rescinds the report after finding out that the surgical sub-I is his.  Carol faces wedding day jitters, culminating in Tag's deciding to call off the wedding.  Chloe disappears again, abandoning little Susie with Susan.  Dr. Swift changes his mind and decides to support Mark.  Jake visits Doug.

Everything Old Is New Again

The ER treats victims of a gang shootout.  Carter arrives late and unprepared for his new position.  Mark learns all about being an attending, including senior staff's habit of bad-mouthing the residents, particularly Doug Ross.  Mark hires a new chief resident, Kerry Weaver.  New third year med students arrive to complete their ER rotation.

Welcome Back Carter!

Kerry Weaver manages to offend just about everyone in her first day as chief resident.  Carol goes on a ride-along with paramedics Shep and Raul, sharing a ferris wheel ride with Shep.  Peter and Jeanie's secret relationship comes to a head.  Susan is stuck caring for Little Susie while Chloe attends school.  Dr. Ross has his hands full with a young pyromaniac.  Carter shows interest in med student Harper Tracy.

Summer Run

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 a lucrative career in the flea market business.  Carol finishes her paramedic recertification by picking up a very overweight, lethargic man.  Shep hits on Carol.  Jeanie ends her relationship with Benton.  Wendy conducts interviews with various ER staffers for an article on Dr. Greene.  Dr. Ross cares for a four-year-old Asian boy with AIDS.

Do One, Teach One, Kill One

Weaver and Susan's feud escalates to the point where Mark needs to step in and fix it.  Benton is involved in a parking lot altercation, resulting in a broken hand and Carter replacing him in surgery.  Mark cares for an abandoned elderly woman.  Susan tries to juggle her work and care for Little Susie.  Shep risks his life to bring in a gunshot victim.

What Life?

Dr. Ross treats the dying Chia-Chia.  Susan tries to find a way to keep Little Susie, asking her parents for help.  Benton treats an injured woman who refuses to press charges against her abusive policeman husband.  Carol and Harper are tricked by a patient from the "turkey file."  Lydia helps Loretta the prostitute outfit herself for a job interview.  The staff celebrates Weaver's day off.

And Baby Makes Two

Speculation runs through the ER, on a very hectic day, about Randi's possible criminal history.  Mark faces an ethical dilemma when he has to decide whether to report yet another of Doug Ross's indiscretions--Doug slept with med student Harper Tracy.  Carter becomes upset when Harper confesses this to him.  Carol meets with a mobile notary to finish the paperwork to purchase a house.  Bernstein informs Doug that he need to look for other employment.  Benton is visibly upset when Jeanie begins work in the ER as a physician's assistant.

Days Like This

In the middle of a torrential rainstorm, Dr. Ross stumbles across a child trapped in a drainage pipe rapidly filling with water.  Doug does everything possible to save the boy, Ben Larkin.  Harper develops a bond with a young girl with separated parents.

Hell and High Water

Doug's heroics earn him a second chance as Bernstein and Morganstern ask him to stay on.  Doug and Mark clash when each treats a seriously injured patient and want to use the same equipment.  Benton learns that Jeanie has separated from Al.  After missing an earlier diagnosis, Carter overcompensates on his next patient and catches a break when the test results reveal something.  Shep gets on Carol's bad side when he makes disparaging remarks about the people who make botched suicide attempts.  Doug gets a phone call from his estranged father.

The Secret Sharer

Carol and Jeanie try to find a home for a schizophrenic architect.  Carter signs Benton up for an interview with Vucelich for a prestigious study.  Carter and Harper try to find a place to make out.  Jenn and Rachel are involved in a car accident; Mark is thrown for a loop when he learns that Jenn has been having an affair with a coworker.  Doug dines with his mother.  Susan receives $3000 in the mail from Chloe.

Home

The ER staffers are in decidedly unfestive moods as Christmas arrives.  Carol's spirits are lifted by a Santa-like patient.  Mark is outraged when Jenn decides to stay in Milwaukee over Christmas.  Benton and Carter score points with Vucelich when Carter convinces an older gentleman, Ruby, to include his wife in Vucelich's study.  Mark gives a deposition in the O'Brien case.  The death of a priest threatens to start a gang war.  Weaver receives a surprise visit from an African friend.  A Holocaust survivor, the victim of a carjacking, brings Chanukah to the ER.

A Miracle Happens Here

Shep and Raul bring a dozen malnourished and abandoned children into the ER, keeping everyone very busy.  Shep has a run-in with Malik and Benton when he makes an off-handed racially insensitive remark.  Carter's high from the admission of Mrs. Rubadoux to the study ends when she shows no signs of recovery.  Jeanie and Carol clash when Jeanie receives a poor evaluation.  Al asks Jeanie to give him another chance.  Mark is served with divorce papers.

Dead of Winter

Mark tries to find a way to tell Rachel about his impending divorce.  Benton attends a banquet at Vucelich's home, with Jeanie as his date.  Carter finally tells Mr. Rubadoux about his wife's terminal condition, making the man furious.  Morganstern is admitted to the hospital after breaking a leg at a Scottish family reunion.

True Lies

Mark is riddled with self doubt as the hospital prepares to settle the O'Brien suit.  Kerry appoints herself as Susan's personal mentor.  Carol mind a bucketful of expensive worms.  Doug balks at counseling a teenage boy who thinks he might be gay.  Benton uncovers some disturbing information concerning Vucelich's study.  Carter steals a diagnosis from Harper.

It's Not Easy Being Greene

Benton decides to blow the whistle on Vucelich's unethical study methods, causing Vucelich to drop him from the study.  Susan treats a street couple, one of whom has passed HIV to the other.  Doug receives a visit from his estranged father.  Carter spreads rumors about an affair between Mark and Susan.  Mark buys a motorcycle.  Prostitute Loretta has cervical cancer.

The Right Thing

The ER hosts roughly a dozen pregnant women when a sprinkler bursts in the maternity ward.  Carter plays tour guide for the visiting surgical intern hopefuls before going through the interview himself.  Benton tries to bring a hopeless patient back from the brink of death in a marathon surgery.  Jerry tries to convince the others that basketball player Scottie Pippen visisted.  Doug visits his father.

Baby Shower

Shep and Raul respond to a massive fire without proper equipment, risking their lives to save addicts and their children.  Shep will be okay, but Raul has third-degree burns covering his body; it's only a matter of time.  The ER is flooded with burn victims.  Chloe returns to Chicago.  Doug is stood up by his father for a basketball game.

The Healers

Susan institutes extra precautions in case Chloe tries to reclaim Little Susie.  Mark changes his look, growing a goatee and wearing contact lenses.  Carol and Jeanie square off over the care of a transient.  Carter celebrates when he receives his residency match, putting his patient and his job at risk.  Shep, still suffering from Raul's death, is surly with new parter Reilly.  Benton and Ross have differences when Peter discloses a critical mistake made by Doug, raising animosity between the two.

The Match Game

Mark finds himself manning a very crowded ER on his scheduled night off, filling in while Doug is out with whiplash and Susan meets with her lawyer.  He tries to juggle hunger pangs, 40+ patients in the waiting room and a never-ending stream of traumas.

A Shift in the Night

Carter engages in competition with new surgical resident-in-training Dale Edson upon learning that residents will be evaluated and graded; only the top ones advancing to second year.  It doesn't help that Dale once had a relationship with Harper.  Mark flirts with infomercial director Iris.  Peter faces the fallout from his altercation with Doug when surgeons begin dropping him from procedures.  Shep begins exhibiting uncontrolled hostility, first to a patient being abusive with Carol, then a pedestrian.  Susan and Chloe try to reach an agreement regarding Little Susie.

Fire in the Belly

Susan throws herself into her work to escape her stressful personal life, earning recognition from Kerry and Mark, who begins preliminary discussions on next year's chief resident.  Carter needs a pedes rotation, and fast, with Doug to graduate med school.  Doug takes up with his father's girlfriend.  Shep overreacts and attacks an Asian boy interfering at a scene.  Mark and Jenn try to discuss their divorce amicably, with unforeseen results.  Benton is named Resident of the Year.  Harper leaves for an OB rotation at Parkland in Dallas.

Fevers of Unknown Origin

Susan visits a psychiatrist to cope with the loss of Little Susie.  Jeanie's estranged husband Al checks in the ER complaining of flu-like symptoms, which turn out to be caused by HIV.  Shep expects Carol to back his version of events during an official investigation of his behavior.  Loretta takes a turn for the worse.  Doug discovers that his father has disappeared with a LOT of Karen's money.

Take These Broken Wings

Carol is pushed to the breaking point after another day when politics triumph over health care, and she quits.  Dr. Greene "trades his soul" when he agrees to back Weaver for ER attending, in exchange for her support of Susan for chief resident.  Jeanie takes an HIV test and informs Peter he should get himself tested as well.  Carter invites Benton to his med school graduation, which he himself misses.  Shep's refusal to see a psychiatrist risks his relationship with Carol.

John Carter, M.D.

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.

Dr. Carter, I Presume

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

Let the Games Begin

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.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

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

Last Call

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

Ghosts

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

Fear of Flying

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

No Brain, No Gain

It's Susan's last day. Carol stands up for her nurses when one of them is being rotated to another department.

Union Station

Carol worries about her physics exam while Mark is heart-broken about Susan's departure and focuses solely on his job.

Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies

Mark and Kerry have to create a policy regarding HIV-positive employees, which leads to gossip amongst the nurses.

Homeless for the Holidays

Carol has to fire two of the nurses. Meanwhile, Gant feels Benton is too hard on him.

Night Shift

Carter feels guilty about Gant's death. Benton doesn't want to talk about it.

Post Mortem

Benton can't keep his mind on the job, Mark and Chuny break up and Carol does what she needs to do regarding the fatal error she has made.

Fortune's Fools

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

Whose Appy Now?

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

The Long Way Around

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.

Faith

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 learns that Rachel has been lying about her health.

Tribes

Benton tries to find out if everything's OK with Carla's baby. Carter tries to get a man operated, despite the fact Anspaugh thinks he will die no matter what.

You Bet Your Life

Benton takes a day off to help Carla. Carter finds out Edson falsified a chart.

Calling Dr. Hathaway

Jeanie asks Greg to help Al get into a special AIDS-program at the hospital. Olbes brings in her grandfather, who had a stroke.

Random Acts

It's Carol's birthday, Mark is returning to work after being assaulted and Carla goes into premature labor.

Make a Wish

Anspaugh is furious when Carter tells him he wants to quit surgery. Charlie is brought in with an overdose. Mark keeps struggling with his beating.

One More for the Road

While a film crew is filming in the ER, it's Elizabeth Corday's first day.

Ambush

Carter is exited about getting his own med student and Mark and Carol interview candidates for the desk clerk position.

Something New

Cynthia Hooper starts as the new desk clerk. Benton and Carla disagree over whether or not their son should be circumcised. Al gets in an accident at work.

Friendly Fire

His ex-wife Jennifer tells Mark he can't see Rachel until he's got his act together. Reece gets to go home. Al has lost his job.

When the Bough Breaks

Carol would like to have a women's and children's health care clinic within the ER. Benton has trouble combining work and fatherhood.

Good Touch, Bad Touch

Al wants to move to Atlanta where he got a job offer. Jeanie however isn't keen on moving. Carol talks to Carter's grandmother about the clinic.

Ground Zero

Ross and Greene travel to a near-deserted stretch of California to investigate circumstances surrounding a death in Doug's family.

Fathers and Sons

Benton has a very extraordinary and interesting case when he comes across a boy with reversed internal organs.

Freak Show

Jeanie believes she's been fired because she has HIV and fights her dismissal.

Obstruction of Justice

Mark treats an old lady who has been brutally raped. Carter's grandmother visits Carol's clinic. After he's touched by Benton, a blind man can see again!

Do You See What I See?

Dr. Anspaugh's 13-year-old son is brought in and Anspaugh asks Mark to look after him. Another old lady who has been raped is brought in.

Think Warm Thoughts

Kerry starts to doubt the methods of Synergix. Carter tries to help his cousin beat his drug addiction. Jeanie becomes Scott Anspaugh's part-time caregiver.

Sharp Relief

Another elderly rape victim is brought in. So is the rapist.

Carter's Choice

Greene flies to San Diego when his mother falls and is hospitalized. His concern increases when he finds her acting "completely loony and out of control." To make matters worse, he butts heads with his dad over her care.

Family Practice

Because of benzene that's been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.

Exodus

Mark finds out Cynthia has moved. Carter's cousin Chase is brought in because of a heroin overdose. Doug and Kerry clash after she found a flaw in his study.

My Brother's Keeper

Jeanie fears Scott Anspaugh's cancer may have returned. Hathaway learns a disturbing secret about a 16-year-old girl. A pregnant patient fears she'll miscarry; Morgenstern returns to work, but perhaps too soon after his heart attack.

A Bloody Mess

Carter finally works up enough nerve to ask Del Amico out. Jeanie tries to help Scotty decide whether to undergo an experimental treatment and Benton takes unexpected action during an operation with Morgenstern.

Gut Reaction

Del Amico, Ross and Corday confront disturbing situations after the bombing of a women's clinic. Benton comes under review for controversial actions in the OR. Jeanie endures one of the most difficult days of her life as she says goodbye to a friend.

Shades of Gray

A 31-year-old security guard is brought in suffering from severe chemical burns, and a 21-year-old man is wheeled in after falling 75 feet into a river. Meanwhile, Benton is upset that Carla's boyfriend is part of Reese's baptism.

Of Past Regret and Future Fear

Ross treats a 6-month-old recovering from methadone withdrawal. A televangelist and his wife, who's suffering from an infection, plan a broadcast from the ER. Del Amico's old boyfriend arrives, and Jeanie fears her health is rapidly declining.

Suffer the Little Children

Ross and Hathaway's jobs are in jeopardy after their unauthorized treatment of a drug-addicted 7-month-old boy is discovered. Corday loses her sponsorship. Carter suspects Del Amico's boyfriend when drugs are stolen.

A Hole in the Heart

Third-year med student Lucy Knight reports to the ER for the first day of her rotation. Greene takes a teacherly interest in her, helping her get acquainted, but she gets off to a bad start with the irritable Carter when she speaks insensitively, and without Carter present, with a patient's wife about her husband's very serious condition. The rest of the day finds her comforting a woman who has suffered a miscarriage, getting locked out on the roof, having Carol bail her out on a simple procedure, and trying to figure out Kerry Weaver's "Tour on Tape."

Day for Knight

Dr. Corday's father visits from overseas in an attempt to convince her to join his medical practice.  Weaver suggests that Elizabeth look into alternative methods to stay in America, like starting over as an intern.  Weaver also doesn't let an opportunity pass to remind Doug of the way he bypassed her authority in the McLean case.  Lucy continues learning, earning more of Carter's respect than she deserves.  Peter takes Reese in for another hearing test.  Mark has several discussions with paramedics about the state of the EMT program.  Carol hires a nurse practitioner to help out in the clinic.  Carter is having trouble being an RA in the dorms.

Split Second

Mark goes to a trauma scene with the EMTs, where he treats a gunshot victim who has a bomb strapped to himself. Later, Mark’s daughter persuades him to treat a horse with colic, and Jerry gets the bad end of the enema. Carter intubates an elderly woman who is DNR. When her HMO declines to admit her, Carter either has to find a relative quickly or let her die. Kerry finds herself more and more frustrated when Anspaugh suggests that they're not considering her for ER Chief, and she discovers she’s the last to hear that Doug was made a pediatric attending. Corday serves her last day as a surgical fellow. Benton meets with Carla to discuss getting Reese hearing aids. Jeanie returns from vacation. Carter goes out with Roxanne, the insurance saleswoman he treated.

They Treat Horses, Don't They?

Dr. Corday begins her first day as an intern, first by being assigned to Dale Edson, then being treated as Romano's lapdog.  Kerry is interviewed for ER chief.  Doug and Carol ponder parenthood when Carol realizes she may be pregnant.  Carol and Lynette try to keep a wounded gang-banger from leaving and seeking retaliation.  Lucy faces the wrath of Carter when he discovers that she doesn't know how to start an IV.  Jeanie asks Doug if she can be a full-time PA for the pediatric ER.

Vanishing Act

Halloween night finds the ER awash with allergic or otherwise incapacitated children.  Kerry tolerates a visiting candidate for chief while she waits for the official vote.  Romano operates on an 11-year-old girl and finds she's genetically male.  Carter leaves Lucy in charge of a dorm party he's supposed to be overseeing, with unfortunate results.  Mark learns that Jenn's moving to St. Louis--with Rachel.  Mark and Carol treat a pregnant schizophrenic.

Masquerade

After Mark saves a 16-year-old assault victim in a daring rescue, he tries to convince the boy to leave the streets for a shelter.  Carter loses his beard when two carpet installers come in covered with glue.  Peter consults a deaf physician regarding Reese's hearing condition.  Corday is reassigned as Benton's intern.  Kerry hears more discouraging news regarding her bid for ER chief.  Carter loses his RA job, forcing him to go apartment hunting.  He finds one--in Weaver's basement.

Stuck on You

Dr. Corday commits a deadly error after being on-call for nearly 36 hours straight.  Peter visits Dr. Kotlowitz and receives encouragement regarding a cochlear implant for Reese.  Dr. Amanda Lee, a prospective new ER chief, visits.  In the wake of a failed pregnancy attempt, Carol lashes out at a mother using abortion as a means of selective birth control.  Carter and Lucy feud when Carter accidentally uses her palm computer and finds out what she thinks of him.  Mark panics during a paramedic initation.

Hazed and Confused

Carter and Lucy scramble across Chicago to find a dying girl's father who's a perfect match for her very rare blood type.  Benton operates without transfusions to save the little girl's life.

The Good Fight

Carter plays tour guide for Ruth Johnson, who was born in the hospital 100 years ago to the day, and her large family.  Carol treats a boy who was hit by a car and tells a story of being chased, his friend being shot in the process.  Peter observes Kotlowitz install a cochlear implant and decides to wait before scheduling an operation for Reese.  Mark dines with Dr. Lee, new ER chief.  Dr. Corday proposes radical changes in scheduling at an M&M conference, and later decides to break off her relationship with Benton.

The Best Seasons of ER

The Best Seasons of ER

Season 8

Season 6

Season 12

Season 9

Season 11

Season 1

Season 7

Season 3

Season 2

Season 4

Season 15

Season 5

Season 10

Season 13

Season 14