Wed, Oct 15, 1997
Aaron announces he's leaving Chicago Hope for a teaching position at Harvard. Shortly thereafter he begins to suffer from a brain aneurysm. The aneurysm sends him into a trance state where he hallucinates several strange fantastical experiences, including Chicago Hope doctors in song and dance sketches and Jeffrey Geiger's advice on life.
Wed, May 13, 1998
Raymond Wilkes is traumatized when he's caught in the middle of gunfire at his school's playground. Keith questions his parental instincts when his first thought is to treat the wounded rather than protect his son. With no one else around, Aaron is forced to cut into a patient to save his life, and does it successfully. Kate and Lisa seek counseling for the cabin incident. Jack makes a commitment to Lisa. Phillip reconnects with Stephanie.
Wed, Mar 11, 1998
Billy treats a family with damaged livers via poisonous mushrooms. The father, the only unaffected family member, must choose which of his two sons will receive part of his liver. Aaron sees a troubled patient who, through hypnotherapy, claims she was sexually abused by her father. Phillip forces Kate to attend a touchy-feely medical conference with Cacaci. Billy gets he and Diane thrown out of Lamaze class. Diane debates whether to tell Billy what really happened at Jack's cabin.
Mon, Jan 2, 1995
Nyland informs Geiger that they may have been exposed to contagious disease. So they go into quarantine. And they have to inform everyone they may have come in contact with. And it begins with Camille whom Nyland had sex with. Then comes Aaron who was with Camille. Then Thurmond whom Camille performed CPR on. Then Nurse Atkisson whom Nyland was with. And finally Watters who came in contact with Atkisson. So while they wait, Geiger decides to open a discussion that becomes heated.
Thu, Apr 27, 2000
After suffering a medical emergency, Hugh experiences care at Chicago Hope firsthand. A woman who went into a coma giving birth reawakens after 15 years and is reunited with her husband and daughter. A man is being denied coverage for life saving heart surgery by his HMO who consider the procedure to be experimental.