Episode
Saving Hope: En Bloc
Overview
Alex risks a dangerous surgery on a seemingly inoperable tumor to save a young boy’s life. Meanwhile, Joel struggles with the challenges of being Chief of Surgery as Charlie struggles with the spirit of Alex’s dead brother Luke.
Details
- Series
- Saving Hope
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2013-09-03
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
En Bloc is Episode 11 in Season 2 of Saving Hope. It aired on 2013-09-03. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 10: Wishbones
When Alex’s brother Luke is admitted to Hope Zion Hospital in critical condition, Joel and Charlie must work together to keep him alive while keeping his admittance a secret from Alex. Meanwhile, Alex figures out a way to remove a tumour from a patient pregnant with twins, while Maggie is thrown off her game by the patient’s gorgeous OB/GYN.
Episode 12: Nottingham 7
Alex performs surgery on one of the hospital's own doctors; a routine checkup turns deadly; a medical conspiracy extends far beyond Hope Zion.
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Episode 9: Vamonos
When Alex is forced to put a patient’s gender reassignment surgery on hold, she discovers a secret in his medical history that could save his surgery, but tear his life apart. Charlie deals with a patient who is healthy, sane – and convinced she is going to die at midnight. Meanwhile, Joel secretly helps Sonja deal with a patient of hers who’s been admitted to Hope Zion Hospital.
Episode 13: Wide Awake
Alex is surprised twice in one night – first when she realizes she's been tricked into a blind double date, and again when she has to rush her mystery man to the ER.
Episode 8: Defriender
When Alex and Joel end up stranded in the middle of nowhere with a severely injured couple, they’re forced to use only what’s around them to stabilize the pair until paramedics arrive. Meanwhile, back at Hope Zion Hospital, Charlie must try to save the wounded leg of his former college roommate as Gavin attempts to help Shahir improve his bedside manner.
Episode 14: 43 Minutes
Alex witnesses an accident involving a John Doe; Charlie and Gavin have a spiritual therapy session.
Episode 7: Bed One
When a heat wave hits the city, Alex is appointed Trauma Team Leader as the hospital is faced with an influx of patients during a blackout. With no back-up power available, Dawn and Charlie must figure out a way to continue their surgery as Joel and Maggie attempt to keep a patient alive while stuck in an elevator.
Episode 15: Don't Poke the Bear
A couple is attacked by a bear, but Alex and Charlie think there's more to the story; a Buddhist tries to teach Joel a lesson.
Episode 6: All Things Must Pass
After a young, healthy and hunky fireman dies suddenly at Hope Zion Hospital, Alex must take the stand at Hope Zion’s Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Rounds to find out what went wrong and who is to blame. Meanwhile, Charlie deals with a nervous aspiring Nun, and Joel has to decide if he can be the man that comes through for Sonja.
Episode 16: Breathless
Alex races to find an organ replacement; Joel helps a couple; Charlie is pushed to his breaking point.
Episode 5: The Face of the Giant Panda
Alex must become the unlikely advocate for a violent young prisoner brought in to Hope Zion Hospital, while Joel connects with a disfigured refugee and tries to convince Dr. Dana Kinney to come back to operate on him. Meanwhile, a spirit who is familiar to many Hope Zion doctors shows up in the morgue when Charlie is about to do routine procedure.
Episode 17: Twinned Lambs
An elderly patient believes she's living in a different time; Charlie and Joel get competitive; Maggie is forced to take the reins during a surgery.