After being shot at, Pratt, Jing-Mei and Elgin are trying to get of their sinking car. Sam took Alex with her while fleeing for Steve, Kovac is considering to go after them. Abby wants to go to bed since tomorrow is her first day as a doctor, but is thwarted by Weaver, whose custody battle might take a dramatic turn. A young drug-dealer is brought in with "a foreign object" in her tunnel of life.

Neela is still struggling with her decision not to continue becoming a doctor. We discover that Ray is in a band. Kovac and Sam are amoureux, but where does that leave them?

Ogni giorno al pronto soccorso del County General Hospital di Chicago arrivano persone ferite, doloranti, in fin di vita...

Carter, Pratt, Kovac and Abby are dealing with a woman and her three children who've jumped from a three floor apartment trying to escape from the father. Meanwhile Dr. Lewis becomes Chief of Emergency Medicine, Howard quits his internship and Dr. Corday is facing dismissal.

Neela starts a new job in the emergency room after working at the convenience store near the hospital. On Neela's first day, Pratt expects the interns, Abby, Ray and Neela, to take on a large patient load during their shifts. Pratt turns processing the patients into a competition, in which Ray is clearly going to be the winner.

The last 44 minutes of ex-con & alcoholic Charlie Metcalf's life are in the ER, as he slowly succumbs to end-stage liver failure.

A rape victim, barely able to speak, does all she can to help police find her attacker.

A wounded police officer's teenage son must make a life or death decision. Abby tries to convince a girl needing appendicitis surgery to stay at County, but her fathers wants her transferred to another hospital.

Abby has a dialysis patient in critical condition, but she cannot find his physician, who does not want to be bothered during the holidays.

Gang members kidnap Abby hoping she can save one of their members with a gunshot wound. Ray starts treating a patient, but when she requests a new doctor, he gets offended.

Two teens enter the ER with gunshot wounds. When one dies, Neela botches telling the next of kin, making the woman hysterical.

When a 16-year-old girl who had received a kidney transplant from her father arrives at the emergency room feeling dizzy, Carter traces the problem to a new drug that the girl was taking to control seizures related to her kidney dysfunction.

While examining a young boy, Pratt finds a suspicious gash across his chest and calls Wendall (recurring guest star MäDCHEN AMICK) for a consult. Kovac and Pratt examine a man who was shot when he confronted his boss with a gun. Jake (recurring guest star EION BAILEY) tries to convince Abby to date him despite his being a student.

Dr. Weaver meets her birth mother, but their relationship changes when Kerrie reveals she is gay. Dr. Carter causes a commotion when he confronts a couple hoping to scam some painkillers.

A soccer mom finds herself completely aware of everything going on around her, but is unable to move or speak after suffering a stroke.

Gallant e Neela, da quando il medico è in Iraq, continuano a scriversi regolarmente. Il medico si scontra ogni giorno con la dura realtà della guerra. Un giorno, Michael chiede aiuto a Neela per il caso di una ragazzina che è stata ustionata e che necessita di cure immediate. Nel frattempo ottiene dal suo superiore una breve licenza di 72 ore per raggiungere gli Stati Uniti insieme con la paziente.

Sam's ex-husband shows up and wants to take Alex on a trip. Gallant is back and Neela hopes to see him before he goes back to Iraq.

A woman on a hunger strike refuses treatment until the INS give her son another deportation hearing. Abby searches for proof when she suspects a patient is the victim of elder abuse.

Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux is back in the ER. He's still angry with Carter about the death of his wife.

Morris is named the new chief resident, which makes nobody really happy, except Morris. Meanwhile Luka and Sam are having communication problems, Carter gets a promotion Susan really wanted and Ray finds out a 14-year old who always comes in for free drugs has been raped.

After Carter finds out Kem's mother is hospitalized in Paris he decides to go there to tell Kem how he feels about her. Meanwhile, Ray makes a fatal error.

Casualties of a disaster flood the ER, which is short-handed because everyone is at Dr. Carter's going-away party because he's leaving the ER after 11 years. Dr. Pratt looks for the courage to confront his father, Charlie.

Sam and Luka go on the search for her runaway son, Alex. Meanwhile, Pratt and Lewis guide Abby, Neela and Ray, who have become R2's, on how to teach the new interns.

Pronto soccorso di Chicago. Un gruppo di medici alle prese con le emergenze più gravi, ma anche con i problemi e le speranze della vita. Abby si occupa di una diagnosi difficile su di un giovane paziente che soffre di un raro disturbo. Pratt trova il coraggio di riunirsi con suo padre e la famiglia di quest'ultimo. Sam comunica a Luka la sua intenzione di andarsene dalla casa del medico e Luka ne parla a sua volta con Alex.

Pronto soccorso di Chicago. Un gruppo di medici alle prese con le emergenze più gravi, ma anche con i problemi e le speranze della vita. Kovac decide che è priorità l'intervento su di una donna ferita in un incidente e su di un ragazzino con un trauma cranico, ma ottiene solo il risultato di avere un alterco con Eve e col padre del ragazzino. Abby aiuta una donna a prendere una difficile decisione, mentre fa una scoperta sul dottor Dubenko. Eve modifica il turno di Sam, dal momento che quest'ultima sembra non sentirsi a suo agio a lavorare con Luka.

The rainy night brings in diverse patients including a mother involved in a car accident with her baby, a man with a satisfaction facilitator, and a comatose patient who suddenly wakes up. Also, Sam steps up to Eve and her strict ways and Jerry gets struck by lightening!

A new attending, Dr. Victor Clemente, comes aboard and quickly makes a stir on the ER. Abby's breast cancer patient convinces her to take a long awaited test. Luka befriends a young woman who awakes from a six-year coma. Also, Weaver shows Clemente who runs the ER.

Pratt's half-brother tries to get him to make ends meet with his estranged father. Clemente treats an infant chimpanzee and involves Abby and Neela on the secret case. Eve promotes Sam and her first tasks is to fire a beloved nurse.

A kidnaped girl is the victim of police shooting. Abby is stuck in the middle of a disagreement between Luka and Clemente. Neela receives a phone call from Iraq. Later, Luka and Abby share a kiss.

Per Neela quello che era cominciato come un semplice giorno di routine in ambulanza si trasforma in un vero e proprio inferno quando a Chicago si verifica la caduta di un aeroplano. Clemente dirige l'emergenza in reparto, mentre Pratt e Neela si recano sul luogo della tragedia. Luka e Abby hanno passato la notte insieme, ma poi sono costretti a recarsi a lavoro dove la tensione fra Clemente e Kovac continua. In cerca di infermiere, Sam richiama in servizio Haleh. Luka e Abby si occupano dell'unico sopravvissuto dell'aereo, mentre Pratt si sforza di salvare un paziente che ha il cuore danneggiato, mentre tutta la famiglia arriva al capezzale del congiunto. Alla fine della giornata, Luka ed Abby decidono di rimanere amici, mentre Neela riceve una visita inaspettata.

Gallant impulsively asks Neela to marry her that exact day, she says I do but soon gets cold feet. Morris stands up to Weaver on a patients course of treatment. Luka, Sam and Clemente treat a boy who contracted HIV from his mother. Also, Abby and Luka redefine their relationship and Luka is named the new Chief of Emergency Medicine.

Pratt and Weaver try to create a Christmas miracle when they work to save a girl wounded from gunfire. Eve gets into trouble after punching a disruptive patient. Also, Abby has a special gift for Luka.

Neela treats a religious teenage girl who turns out to be pregnant. Abby and Kovac struggle to figure out what to do with her unexpected pregnancy.

Ray helps an old friend escape from her abusive father. Dubenko volunteers in the ER but can't seem to handle a slow day. Abby and Kovac go baby shopping, while Neela gets unexpected and upsetting news from Gallant.

Dr. Nate Lennox, a former professor with ALS, is brought in as the progression of his disease is chronicled through his own flashbacks as he is treated by each of the doctors at one point. As Lennox wants to give up, Abby fights to convince him to keep on fighting.

An unexpected visitor puts Clemente in the middle of a domestic dispute. Meanwhile, Luka and Abby await test results on their unborn child; Neela struggles with her surgical elective and Pratt ends up with an unexpected suitor when he participates in a charity bachelor auction.

In the Sudan, Carter and a colleague struggle to save a woman who was raped by a band of militants. Back in the ER, Clemente asks to return to work after the shooting incident, but Kovac refuses. Meanwhile, Neela and Pratt have a work dispute, and, in a related incident, K.J.'s father shows up again in the ER.

When is it time to go out on a limb? Armand Assante guest stars as a patient who makes Sam an offer she might not be able to refuse. Luka must calm Abby’s baby-related fears after an incident at the hospital places everyone at risk. Kerry makes a difficult choice, and Neela joins a support group.

Abby and Luka desperately try to keep a young woman brought into the ER with stab wounds to the neck alive. As her condition begins to worsen, Clemente steps in and tries a risky procedure on the girl in order to save her life. Meanwhile, Neela pulls an all-nighter in preparation for a speech at a surgeon's convention, Ray treats a man claiming to have swallowed a bottle of pills, and Sam decides to take a part-time job with Richard to help her with childcare expenses.

When Luka answers a call for help, he discovers not everyone is pleased. Will he honor his commitment, or ask a colleague to step in for him? Abby and Morris wrestle with the strange case of a car crash victim. Having made a change in her life, Sam finds herself enjoying a few new perks. Neela has unexpected visitors, with even more unexpected news.

Pratt departs for Africa with attitude to spare but makes his first contact with harsh reality before the plane lands. Abby senses something is not what is seems when she treats a 12-year-old and her grandmother, then differs with Luka over the best course of action. A prisoner is brought to the ER with what everyone thinks is a fake case of appendicitis. Morris is dressed, and ready, to impress, but Albright’s not. It’s time for Kerry to return to work and Clemente doesn’t know when it’s time to leave.

Pratt gets to work in Darfur alongside Carter and his co-workers, but is troubled by astounding number of people needing care and finds himself making a dangerous journey.

Pratt struggles to get a straight story when two abused boys come into the ER with their father. Two U.S. Army officers enter the ER.

Chaos reigns in the ER when two prisoners are brought in for treatment, but instead plot a violent escape. Their desperate actions place one doctor in harm's way, and forces one nurse to become a tool in their plan.

Weaver, Kovac, and the other doctors work frantically to try to save Jerry and a pregnant Abby, who were both critically injured during the shootout that left the ER in shambles. Meanwhile, Sam tries to escape from her ex-boyfriend and his criminal accomplices as they head north, but things quickly turn violent.

As Abby and Luka cope with their newborn's life and death struggle, the couple is shocked to receive a surprise visitor: Abby's mother Maggie. Meanwhile, Sam fears the prospect of criminal charges; Neela discovers that Tony Gates will be joining the ER team as an intern and Morris gets his job back while Weaver gets demoted.

Gates is assigned to the case of a closeted gay man whose partner clashes with his family; Neela meets her new surgical chief, Dr. Crenshaw; and Pratt must cope with the flood of new interns.

Abby and Kovac discover both the joys and difficulties of raising a newborn; Morris is wrongfully accused of being a child molester; Pratt has his trial-by-fire when he has to handle the ER alone, juggling multiple traumas, teaching duties and a troublesome intern. Neela continues to be the target of her difficult supervisor, and Sam discovers her sons latest extra-curricular activity.

Due anni fa, un carpentiere di nome Curtis Ames ha subito una serie di complicazioni mentre si trovava sotto le cure del dottor Kovac. Ora ha deciso di citare il medico per negligenza professionale. In tribunale vengono ripercorsi gli eventi e sentite le testimonianze di tutti coloro che hanno collaborato al caso dell'uomo di colore. Luka è preoccupato dalle conseguenze provocate dalla causa e da un possibile verdetto sfavorevole. Abby ritorna a lavoro e deve subito affrontare i cambiamenti che la sua vita ha appena subito. La mancanza di equipaggiamento costringe Pratt, Abby e Neela ad una rischiosa procedura su di un paziente. La mattinata trascorsa da Pratt dal barbiere si trasforma in una nuova presa di coscienza dei bisogni della comunità.

Due pazienti arrivano al Pronto Soccorso in seguito a un incidente stradale. Luka e Ray si occupano del motociclista e scoprono un segreto riguardante la salute del paziente. Luka incontra nuovamente l'ex paziente che l'aveva citato in giudizio...

A belligerent young man with the flu turns out to be more than he seems, and presents a challenge to Morris and Sam when he refuses treatment. Abby's chance encounter with Curtis Ames leaves Kovac uneasy. Meanwhile, Pratt discovers a local church's risky drug exchange program, Neela and Gates square off, and Weaver gets an interesting offer.

A mysterious illness leaves little hope when a group of homeless kids enter the ER and one of them believes that Neela is a guardian angel in blue; Abby and Kovac clash over a possible case of domestic abuse; Pratt makes a shocking discovery about his brother, and Weaver is unexpectedly called into action when her television appearance becomes a real emergency.

È il Giorno del Ringraziamento e lo staff si prepara come sempre a festeggiare la lieta ricorrenza. Abby si occupa del volo di trasferimento di una paziente anziana, durante il quale, insieme all'equipaggio, finisce con il trovarsi nel bel mezzo di un grave incidente occorso ad un autobus. Luka è sempre più ansioso a causa della costante presenza di Curtis Ames. Gates cerca di fare colpo su Neela preparandole una cena messicana, ma i due vengono interrotti dall'improvviso rientro a casa di Meg e sua figlia. Pratt si rivolge a Kerry dopo aver scoperto la verità su Chaz.

Kovac and Gates treat a girl who appears to have been assaulted. When the police are no help with Ames, Kovac decides to confront the problem himself; Morris and other doctors work on a patient with an ice pick in his ear. Meanwhile, Ray tries to keep his new relationship a secret and Pratt can't fully deal when his half-brother officially comes out. Also, a new male nurse arrives.

It's Christmas in the ER. A homeless boy sends Gates and Ray on a mission. Meanwhile, in the ER, Neela oversees an unusual kidney transplant case; Sam takes a stand when a patient is dumped in an alley by another hospital; and Morris plays Santa for a special girl and learns the meaning of Christmas.

Pronto soccorso di Chicago. Un gruppo di medici alle prese con le emergenze più gravi, ma anche con i problemi e le speranze della vita. Una serie tv che è diventata un cult. Più tardi, viene a sapere che il caso è oggetto di un indagine e così si vede costretto a confessare tutto a Luka, proteggendo nel contempo il ruolo avuto da Hope nella faccenda. La vita privata di Gates interferisce con il lavoro del medico. La scomparsa della carta di credito di Morris sembra preoccupare Sam: il responsabile del furto è infatti Alex.

Kovac reacts negatively when he sees Abby giving extra attention to a patient; Ray and Gates clash over a patient, pinning Neela in the middle; and Ben takes things to the next level with Sam. Meanwhile, Pratt is under investigation and Weaver says a final goodbye to the ER.

Kovac finds himself in a tense confrontation with Curtis Ames, and Abby must act to protect her family. Meanwhile, Neela and Gates rush to get Meg to the hospital while Sam's new home is soon under threat from fire.

Abby and Sam try to treat an obnoxious, aspiring comedian with mysterious symptoms; Pratt must defend his actions in front of the medical board; Neela scrubs in on a kidney donor transplant; and Morris, as the lone attending, must run a busy ER. Also, Kovac gets a surprising proposal from Abby.

Luka, Sam e Gates si occupano di una paziente che sembra soffrire di una crisi epatica, disturbo che potrebbe essere il risultato di un tentativo di suicidio. Luka affronta Gates quando il giovane tenta di mentire su di un documento medico che potrebbe garantire ai figli della paziente l'assicurazione sulla vita della madre. Abby si interessa al caso di una coppia ferita nel corso di una bizzarra cerimonia Wiccan. La dottoressa viene a conoscenza del suo futuro tramite un paziente con problemi neurologici che si atteggia ad indovino. Neela affronta l'ennesimo problema etico quando scopre che un donatore di reni sta per essere profumatamente pagato dal ricevente. Ray cura una cheerleader che è stata ferita durante una sorta di iniziazione. I problemi di Alex continuano ad intromettersi nella vita lavorativa di Sam.

A blizzard strands a family in the snow and Abby and Pratt quickly try to save the family. A gang shooting challenges Morris and Pratt. Meanwhile, Kovac and Abby begin making wedding plans, but their engagement might not be very secret; Gates struggles with the reappearance of his father and the possibility of losing Sarah; and Neela becomes jealous when Dubenko brings in a new surgical intern.

It's Sam's birthday, but she finds it hard to be away from her son Alex. Meanwhile, Sam meets a photographer taking pictures of a terminal patient and she gives Sam a new perspective on life. Dubenko's new surgical intern unsettles Neela during a trauma; Gates is shadowed by a new and nerdy intern and later must tell Sarah the truth that he may be her biological father. Also, Morris and Hope annoy Kovac and Abby when they try to help with their wedding preparations.

Kovac and Gates deal with a hopeless father whose son succumbs to heart failure; Pratt tries to resolve the tension between him and his brother; an Armenian man tries to be a good samaritan but ends up crashing near the ER; Abby sneaks in baby Joe when she worries his sickness may be worse than it seems; Also, Sam injures the instructor of a self-defense seminar.

In 12 hours, the ER will shut down. As Kovac is under pressure to take care of the patients before the final hours, he makes a pivotal decision about his future. Meanwhile, Sam befriends a photojournalist who returns only this time she's terminally ill; Pratt is concerned when his brother ends up in the ER drunk; Morris confronts Gates when he ignores his orders and angrily sends him home while Gates tries to defend his actions.

What is suppose to be a departmental dinner organized by Kovac turns out to be the surprise of a lifetime for Abby when she soon learns it's a surprise wedding, secretly planned by the eager groom. Meanwhile, at the wedding, ER staffers enjoy themselves with music and booze while Neela finds herself the center of unexpected attention between Gates and Ray, which leads to a drunken fight and a shocking conclusion.

Dr. Kevin Moretti, an ICU specialist bent on change, joins the ER team. Change comes elsewhere as Luka and Abby adjust to being husband and wife, Pratt tries to be a new man to his lady friend, Morris and Hope take things to the next level, and Ray goes missing. Later on, Luka gets a troubling phone call.

Season Finale: Luka postpones his honeymoon, leaving Abby, Joe and the ER behind to begin a different journey. Meanwhile, it's Moretti's first day as Chief of Emergency Medicine, and everyone feels the effects of his style, especially Pratt and Morris. Neela learns of Ray's fate, then joins an anti-war rally and finds herself in a dangerous situation. Gates faces a crisis on the home front.

Gates corre sul luogo dell'esplosione dopo aver scoperto che nell'ambulanza c'era Pratt, non Sam. Pratt, ferito dall'esplosione, viene portato d'urgenza al Policlinico dove lo staff del Pronto Soccorso lavora per stabilizzarlo. Alla fine, Pratt muore in seguito alla rottura della carotide. Nel frattempo, Abby ha sbagliato la diagnosi di un paziente e parla dei suoi progetti di lasciare Chicago insieme a Luka. Anspaugh fa sapere che Pratt sarebbe diventato il capo del pronto soccorso. Morris cerca di riprendersi dopo la morte di Pratt.

Un nuovo gruppo di borsisti ed il nuovo capo del Pronto Soccorso arrivano al Policlinico per il loro primo giorno di lavoro mentre un bio terrorista con una borsa piena di Ricin viene medicato per una gamba rotta.

Abby ottiene un lavoro a Boston e prova a lasciare il Policlinico senza far sapere la novità, ma lo staff le dimostra quanto mancherà a tutti. Abby dice addio e parte per Boston con Luka e suo figlio.

Insoddisfatta per l'operato dei borsisti, la Banfiled decide di iniziare un nuovo sistema. Ogni borsista avrà un mentore: Daria è assegnata a Gates, Ryan a Morris e Tracy a Brenner. Brenner dice a Tracy come vuole procedere ma lei insiste nel fare le cose a modo suo.

Sam è occupata dai suoi studi per un esame di farmacologia e Gates si sente trascurato. Un litigio a scuola finisce con un accoltellamento, con Brenner che cura la vittima e cerca di scoprire la verità nascosta dietro a questa storia. Morris ha una sorpresa per Neela. Gates resta bloccato nella tromba delle scale insieme ad un ragazzino silenzioso nella notte di Halloween.

Dr. Banfield is irritated when Morris takes Chaz under his wing and teaches him risky medical procedures; Neela is unhappy when Dr. Banfield undermines her authority with an intern.

Dr. Banfield takes a run to clear her head but finds herself trying to rescue a three-year-old girl from drowning in a nearby lake. Gates tries to pull some strings in the ER to help his homeless war hero. Banfield is reminded of her own experience at County with Dr. Greene caring for her son as she tries to save the young three-year-old girl from certain death. Meanwhile, the interns continue to struggle to keep up in the ER.

Sam gets frustrated with Gates when he gets obsessed with finding a homeless war hero. Neela is upset at her intern after he gets the entire surgery department into a lawsuit. A husband and wife come into the ER after someone tried to burn down their home. Brenner loses his cool with a patient and it gets physical.

Banfield and Morris go to the coffee shop at 3 a.m. and are served by 20-year-old Debbie who is six-months pregnant. The doctors treat someone with a heart problem and Alex. Chaz must look for a missing 7-year-old boy who saw his sister die.

Morris' father arrives at the ER's doorstep and leaves him an unwanted package. Sam wants Alex to get off the ventilator as quick as possible following his accident. Meanwhile, a woman is in danger of being deported despite her high-risk pregnancy.

Alex is set to be released from the hospital. Doctors treat African-American brothers Curtis Bennet, 17, who has abdominal pain and 10-year-old Quincy Bennet who has a knee injury. Both were injured during a drug deal that went terribly wrong. There's still some residual tension between Gates and Sam. A female patient in police custody doesn't want to be examed by Morris. A 13-year-old patient named Anastasia messes with Neela's love life.

Neela has a recurring dream; Gates tries to save a patient who jumped out of a window while sleeping; Neela is surprised to see Dr. Corday.

Morris tries to help a girl who was hit while riding her bike; Gates can't get over his feelings for Sam; Neela is flustered when Dr. Brenner returns from Australia.

Morris and Gates treat an older man who was assaulted on the street; Sam gets a surprise visit from her sister; Dr. Morgenstern visits County General when he discovers an old mentor is ill.

Un'automobile si scontra con un'ambulanza nel parcheggio del pronto soccorso. Brenner si prende cura della bambina, che era nell'auto, in attesa del padre che però l'abbandona. Gates cerca di aumentare il suo indice di gradimento fra i pazienti cercando di convincere un uomo a farsi operare. Morris va all'appuntamento con l'agente Claudia, ma invece di un'uscita romantica si ritrova a dover impersonare Super Gary a una festa di compleanno per bambini.

It's Valentine's Day. Dr. John Carter is back at the County. Brenner and Neela are getting closer. Dr. Banfield is having a hard time trying to have a baby. And Puck and mushrooms may not be a good combination.

La dottoressa Banfield va ad un incontro come primo passo verso l'adozione di un bambino. Carter torna a lavorare al pronto soccorso ma Gates non si fida della sua esperienza. Morris è impegnato con due pazienti troppo osservanti delle regole. Arriva al pronto soccorso la madre di Sam che non la riconosce. Brenner pensa che una bambina subisca abusi dalla famiglia affidataria e non si sente compreso da Neela.

A camera crew interviews the staff at County General for a documentary on emergency medicine. Morris’ cop girlfriend gets injured on the job and is rushed into the ER with gunshot wounds. Neela wonders why her relationship with Brenner lacks so much communication. Sam struggles to make amends with her mother.

Un vecchio amico e mentore di Carter, Peter Benton, gli fa visita nel momento del bisogno, mentre è ricoverato in attesa di un trapianto. A Seattle Doug Ross e Carol Hathaway, nel frattempo divenuta medico, convincono una nonna, interpretata da Susan Sarandon, a consentire alla donazione degli organi del nipote. Doug, conversando con Neela, ricorda i tempi in cui era a Chicago.

Neela prova il suo valore quando si scontra con Dubenko su come procedere su due casi chirurgici. Brenner ha un momento di autoanalisi sulla sua dolorosa infanzia. Neela lascia il Policlinico per raggiungere Ray a Baton Rouge.

The ER doctors and nurses help out at Camp Del Corazon, a camp for kids who have had open-heart surgery, working alongside the camp counselor.

As Carter prepares to open a new facility for the underprivileged, some old friends/colleagues gather. Rachel Greene, Mark Greene's daughter, applies for an internship at County.