"ER" Refusal of Care (2005)

Director:

Gloria Muzio

Writers:

Michael Crichton (creator) and
Joe Sachs (writer)

TV Series:

"ER" (1994)

Original Air Date:

21 April 2005 (Season 11, Episode 18)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Hooters Restaurant | Medical | Emergency Room | Doctor | Hospital

Cast

Noah Wyle	...	Dr. John Carter
Maura Tierney	...	Dr. Abby Lockhart
Mekhi Phifer	...	Dr. Gregory Pratt
Goran Visnjic	...	Dr. Luka Kovac
Sherry Stringfield	...	Dr. Susan Lewis
Parminder Nagra	...	Dr. Neela Rasgotra
Linda Cardellini	...	Nurse Samantha Taggart
Shane West	...	Dr. Ray Barnett
Laura Innes	...	Dr. Kerry Weaver
Mädchen Amick	...	Wendall Meade
Eion Bailey	...	Jake Scanlon
Pat Carroll	...	Rebecca Chadwick
Louise Fletcher	...	Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick
Arlen Escarpeta	...	Santiago Tabajas
Scott Grimes	...	Dr. Archie Morris

Language:

English | Spanish

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Many characters make reference to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), an agency that was dissolved in 2003 and replaced with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This episode takes place in 2005.

Quotes:

Abby Lockhart: How come you have to panhandle?
Patient: Because they're not hiring at Hooters.