A nurse/midwife who spreads herself too thin threatens her career and two lives, and may bring Gloria down with her. Gonzo sets up a homey "birthing centre" at the hospital.
Trapper's old friend, a former workaholic, turns up after years. Trapper is confused when he finds that the man has quit his job and seems intent on nothing but having fun. An E.S.P. clinic set up in the hospital seems to be bringing out unwanted talents in Ernie.
A cancer patient who dies at the hospital leaves all his worldly wealth to Gonzo, who discovers that most of it was obtained illegally. Jackpot, Ernie and Gloria conspire to trick Stanley into taking his annual physical.
Gonzo is convinced that the paranoia of one of his patients has a physical cause. Slocum attempts to cut back on nursing costs by employing a robot nurse, who proves to be quite successful.
A patient at SFM who fancies himself a detective is determined to solve the mystery of missing medication, to the despair of the police working on the case.
For two years, Jackpot has allowed an elderly friend to believe that $10 a month is paying for full medical insurance but he runs into trouble when she becomes seriously ill and requires treatment that he cannot afford.
Trapper lets his imagination run wild when vintage medical equipment stored in his office makes him wonder how doctors in 1917 dealt with issues considered routine in the 1980s.
The doctors of San Francisco Memorial find themselves under the glare of a productivity analyst whose desire to get more work from staff leads her to bring back a doctor suspended for operating unnecessarily.
Slocum tries to put a stop to Jackpot's moonlighting. When the owner of a favored hang-out undergoes surgery, the staff cover her shifts to keep her business afloat until she recovers.
A friend of Shoop's, a school nurse, is attacked. When the police appear to be doing nothing to find her attacker, she goes and takes over at the school to investigate.
A secret revealed by an anesthetized patient puts J.T. in an ethical quandary, trapped between his desire to do what he feels is morally right and the bounds of doctor/patient confidentiality.
A young resident is torn between his desire to accept a high-profile medical position and his sense of duty to return home to serve the community that put him through medical school.