Pilot (23 Jul. 2000)

In order to keep her South Philadelphia women's free health clinic open, Dr. Luisa "Lu" Delgado turns to Rittenhouse Hospital for financial help. But, however it is discovered that Dr. Dana... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Lieberman

Writers:

Tammy Ader (creator), Whoopi Goldberg (developer)

Stars:

Rosa Blasi, Jenifer Lewis, Joshua Cox

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Rosa Blasi	...	Dr. Luisa 'Lu' Delgado
Jenifer Lewis	...	Receptionist Lana Hawkins
Joshua Cox	...	Midwife Peter Riggs, R.N. (as Josh Coxx)
Janine Turner	...	Dr. Dana Stowe
Brennan Elliott	...	Dr. Nick Biancavilla
Philip Casnoff	...	Chief of Staff Dr. Robert Jackson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
R.J. Adams	...	Dr. Mark Branson
Krista Bridges
Natalie Charles	...	Mrs. Pullman
Martha Chaves	...	Brenda
Novie Edwards	...	Gloria
Lucy Filippone	...	Nurse Reynolds
Diego Fuentes	...	EMT
Caroline Gillis	...	Clara
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Dr. Lydia Emerson

Storyline

In order to keep her South Philadelphia women's free health clinic open, Dr. Luisa "Lu" Delgado turns to Rittenhouse Hospital for financial help. But, however it is discovered that Dr. Dana Stowe blames Lu for ruining her breast cancer study. The Chief of Staff, Dr. Bob Jackson tells Dana to take a tour of the clinic to see if Rittenhouse should help fund it; meanwhile, Dana has to tell one of her patients that her sister might be at risk for ovarian cancer in which her ovaries would need to be removed.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 July 2000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

By The Lake Productions, Wooster Group

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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