Episode
Chicago Hope: Playing Through
Overview
During surgery to resolve an HIV-positive woman's post-partum complications, Diane accidentally cuts herself and is exposed to the virus; problems arise between Jack and Lisa when he discovers that she's been seeing Robert; a homeless man takes shelter in the hospital's main entrance; an unidentified man is hit by a train after trying to save a child; Jack takes up golf in the hospital.
Details
- Series
- Chicago Hope
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1999-02-03
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Playing Through is Episode 14 in Season 5 of Chicago Hope. It aired on 1999-02-03. The runtime is 60 min.
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