Episode
Chicago Hope: McNeil and Pray
Overview
A member of Jack's basketball team sustains a near-fatal injury during a game; Bobby disagrees about the need for his patient to have heart surgery.
Details
- Series
- Chicago Hope
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1998-12-16
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
McNeil and Pray is Episode 11 in Season 5 of Chicago Hope. It aired on 1998-12-16. The runtime is 60 min.
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