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Bru Wiley, a college football star up for Heisman honors and a top pro career, ignores his failing health.

The Last 10 Yards

Although the father of a 7-year-old with severe internal injuries insists the child fell off an embankment, Dr. Gannon  suspects the child was beaten.

Victim

Focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape.

Emergency in Ward E

The question of a therapeutic abortion divides Nora Caldwell (Barbara Rush) and her husband Dan (John McMartin).

A Life is Waiting

A Vietnamese war victim (France Nuyen) is being treated at the medical center.

The Battle of Lily Wu

The Crooked Circle

Jenny Webb (Brooke Bundy), with a hemorrhaging kidney and a baby on the way, is rejected by her angry father and uncaring boyfriend.

Thousands and Thousands of Miles

An intradepartmental dispute pits Gannon against the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley).

The Sharpest Edge

Dr. Gannon tries to prove that the suddenly violent behavior of student Greg Soreson stems from an organic ailment.

Jeopardy

A U.S. ambassador (Walter Pidgeon) has a heart condition that could jeopardize a crucial meeting.

The Fallen Image

A patient (Lee Grant) learns a lesson about life from a little boy (Fabian Gregory).

The Loner

Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).

24 Hours

Interns Steve Seagren and Katherine Kenter are both being considered for a much-prized residency.

The Adversaries

A student facing kidney failure gets no comfort from her alienated family or her disinterested ex-husband.

The Deceived

Dr. Lochner's emotions conflict with his professional judgment when he faces a crisis concerning his own daughter.

Moment of Decision

Dr. Gannon tries to bridge a gap between a 17-year-old and his gruff immigrant father.

Runaway

A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.

Fright and Flight

The director of a foundation for teenage parolees lays his life on the line to save one of his charges.

A Duel with Doom

The story of a dedicated head nurse (Mercedes McCambridge).

A Matter of Tomorrow

A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant).

Care is no Cure

A former gridiron idol (Forrest Tucker) finds living with his own legend unbearable.

The Professional

A research specialist (William Shatner) clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure.

The Combatants

A story about the need to treat venereal disease as a medical problem divorced from social stigma.

The V.D. Story

Dr. Martin Lambert is blind to the fact that his older son suffers from a muscular disorder and that he has neglected his younger son.

His Brother's Keeper

An ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) is convinced that Gannon is preventing him from performing surgery.

The Rebel in White

The story of a marriage tormented by lack of children.

Between Dark And Daylight

A surgeon's (George Grizzard) career may be ended by multiple sclerosis.

Brink of Doom

A dedicated research scientist's vital work on a new drug is threatened when anonymous letters accuse him of being a homosexual.

Undercurrent

A story about the feelings of parents whose teenagers are drug addicts. Gannon tries to save a 16-year-old girl from heroin addiction. His efforts are continually frustrated by her father, a professor who refuses to acknowledge the problem.

Junkie

A brooding young doctor (Gary Lockwood) is suspected of murdering a woman on hospital grounds.

Assailant

A woman doctor (Vera Miles) battles male prejudice.

The Clash

William Devane guests as the maverick director of a free clinic. The maverick director of a ghetto clinic endangers its future by his refusal to follow rules in making reports on his patients to the police.

Ghetto Clinic

The problems of parents with mentally disabled children are explored in this episode. Dr. Gannon recommends treatment for Jenny, an abnormally active little girl. What do you do with a gifted child? Doc Gannon believes in a school for exceptional youngsters, and since he is the godfather of the child, he pushes a bit. Gannon's adversary is Mom, who takes an opposing position, and the friction between the two sparks the hour.

Scream of Silence

The problems of a doctor who has trouble adjusting to civilian life after serving in Vietnam. Dr. Eric Canford, a brilliant surgeon, comes back from war service with a drinking problem but refuses to admit it is affecting his work.

Death Grip

Modern medicine clashes with black magic as Gannon tries to save a girl afflicted with Addison's Disease-and a belief in the all-pervading, healing powers of Satan. (60 mins)

Witch Hunt

The problems of a patient who may face radical surgery. Doc Gannon demonstrates his noble side for the ladies, protecting Sandra Polk, a patient, when her husband becomes jealous. Suspicious professor Tink Polk flares up over his wife's appointments with Gannon while Joe, of course, remains Simon pure, merely keeping his patient's illness from her husband at her request.

Deadly Encounter

Blinded in an attack, Gannon is still being stalked by a would-be killer.

Trial by Terror

A hallucinating patient accuses Gannon of fathering her unborn child.

Accused

Gannon is accused of shielding a seriously injured cop who allegedly shot a student without provocation.

Crisis

A brash, long-haired surgeon (Gary Lockwood) runs afoul of his colleagues.

Man at Bay

Gannon tries to save the life of a seriously ill Indian chief and enroll the chief's son in a physician's-assistant training program.

The Savage Image

An intern who thinks his fiancee is ""wholesome"" doesn't know she contracted syphilis before they met.

Woman in Question

Web of Darkness

A missing radium implant could contaminate the entire hospital.

Danger Point

A mentally disabled teenager (Pamela Franklin) has been abandoned by her mother.

Secret Heritage

The story of a troubled former vaudeville star (Jack Carter).

Edge of Violence

The high cost of hospital care is dramatized.

Countdown

An insight into Lochner's personal life with his ex-wife (Dina Merrill) and daughter (Charlotte Stewart).

Perfection of Vices

A once-brilliant surgeon (Richard Kiley) has become totally withdrawn. Dr—Thomas Patton, once a brilliant surgeon, now specializes in pathology, where he works only with the dead. Nor can anything reawaken his interest in the living, not even the needs of his critically ill ex-wife.

The Man in Hiding

An aging doctor mistakenly believes that his medical practice is as good as ever. Pat Hingle as Dr. Farrring, a septuagenarian heart-transplant recipient whose mistaken faith in his new-found stamina could have tragic consequences for a young cancer patient.

Crossroads

A fugitive (William Windom) is torn between freedom and love for his anemic son.

Blood Line

A character study of an ambitious surgeon (Steve Lawrence).

The Corrupted

A highly respected country doctor's (Forrest Tucker) long career as a bogus physician is about to be exposed.

The Imposter

Artificial insemination plays a part in the story of a heart patient who risks her life to protect her sterile husband's pride.

Double Jeopardy

Character studies of two critically ill patients who are jeopardizing their lives.

Idolmaker

A distinguished surgeon (Barry Sullivan) is losing the use of his hands.

Circle of Power

A troubled husband (Bradford Dillman) is being treated for psychological impotence.

The Shattered Man

The Albatross

An iron-willed lady (Jo Van Fleet) is determined to spend her life in a wheelchair.

Martyr

A surgeon's (Earl Hilliman) past comes back to haunt him: the once-convicted sex offender is now charged with child molesting.

Suspected

A student nurse (Susan Strasberg) is plagued by a bad marriage and a mysterious respiratory illness.

The Loser

Medical quackery is the target of a drama in which a charming fraud (George Maharis) is risking the life of a young patient.

The Pawn

A lung-cancer victim (Suzanne Pleshette) is determined to keep her nightmare a secret.

Conspiracy

An 11-year-old orphan's chance for adoption is threatened by a mysterious illness.

The Nowhere Child

Change-of-pace suspense drama about Gannon's involvement with an ailing tycoon and his conflict-ridden household. First of two parts.

Shock! (1)

Dr. Lochner's sister is the prime suspect in the conclusion of a murder story.

Shock! (2)

Gannon's romance with a woman doctor is plagued by a secret past.

Fatal Decision

Bubonic plague is the villain in a medical conflict over the unidentified victim.

Terror

A doctor (Michael Callan) is driven back to alcoholism by the fear of losing his dying wife.

Secret

A doctor (Monte Markham) is torn between a career in hospital administration and a return to surgical practice.

The Choice

A surgeon is offered a grim choice: his kidnapped wife will be saved if he can arrange the death of a certain patient.

Deadlock

A car-crash victim (Craig Stevens) awakes from a three-year coma to a nightmare: the crash killed his daughter and left him with an unforgiving wife.

Awakening

A woman (Ida Lupino) mysteriously turns against Gannon after he saves her husband's life.

Confession

A rape-murder mystery takes a grim twist with a confession by a young intern's fiance.

Conflict

A doctor (William Windom) has a premonition that his wife will die in surgery.

Vision of Doom

A woman refuses an emergency operation for fear it will endanger her pregnancy.

Cycle of Peril

The story of a growing attachment between an injured teenager and his critically ill roommate.

Condemned

A drama about deafness and family strife.

Wall of Silence

Tragedy for a 42-year-old intern: he's fallen in love with a critically ill patient.

The Torn Man

A hospital volunteer (Geraldine Page) has a horrifying secret.

Betrayed

A drama about an unemployed man married to a doctor.

Doctor and Mr. Harper

The ugly-duckling story is no fairy tale to a patient who thinks she's so second-rate that she wants to die.

The Fallen

Superstition vs. science as a critically ill woman refuses medical help.

Tico Taco, M.D.

A brilliant researcher is taking great pains to conceal his past.

The Outcast

A nun has secrets that are hindering her recovery from a beating and rape.

No Sanctuary

Problems for a college football hero include a drug habit, a serious illness and a disabled wife.

Gladiator

A doctor's puzzling spells of fatigue are hampering her work.

No Way Out

A tortured relationship evolves between a lonely widow and the doctor who blames himself for her husband's death.

A Game for One Player

The success of a new surgical procedure is threatened by the surgeon's worry over his wife's erratic behavior.

Pressure Point

A woman convict's bitterness is threatening her success in a medical training program.

Question of Guilt

The story of a desperately lonely hospital volunteer (Ruth Buzzi).

Judgement

A high-wire performer's illness might kill her if she continues her career.

End of the Line

A surgeon's new procedure might save his dying wife, if he can conquer his drug addiction in time to operate.

Between Two Fires

Drama about the future of an illegitimate child whose father has been critically injured.

Night Cry

A famous doctor's (Celeste Holm) own vital surgery must be delayed to help a man with a live bomb lodged in his chest.

No Margin for Error

An ailing boy's divorced parents can't agree whether to permit surgery.

Impact

A woman (Stefanie Powers) refuses to admit symptoms of a serious illness.

Fatal Memory

Dr. Lochner's one-time fiancee has a beautiful daughter who's gravely ill.

Vortex

A young woman is stricken with hysterical paralysis after seeing her mother with a lover.

The Guilty

An emergency call to a mountain community leads Gannon to a patient guarded by mysterious, gun-toting townsfolk.

Time of Darkness

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.

The Best Seasons of Medical Center

The Best Seasons of Medical Center

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