This week: The staff scramble to empty the ER after a temporary closure is announced by Luka, Chaz’s initiation into the paramedic crew goes horribly wrong, Sam helps guide Diana through the last choices of her life, Gates gets into a fist fight with his dad, and Pratt and Ray treat a teenager who has been poisoned by a jealous classmate.

This week: Pratt reconnects with Chaz who is pursuing a new career, Sarah is trying to get the Gates household in order, Abby is a bit paranoid about Baby Joe’s fever, A flower delivery man crashes his van while attempting to save a pair of brothers, Luka and Gates do everything they can for an elderly man with Alzheimer’s after his son dies suddenly, and Sam goes all She-Hulk on a cop. 

This week: Neela’s still getting shoved out of the way for Mae Lee, Gates has a talk with Sarah about her parentage, a wild new med student appears, Sam treats a dying man who is being constantly photographed, Luka and Abby try to calm Morris and Hope down about the upcoming wedding, Abby’s favorite flight nurse has some surprising character development, and it’s all hands on deck after a semi truck plows into a compact car containing a family. 

This week: Hope’s wedding senses are tingling as Luka and Abby begin to plan the big day, Pratt connects to a patient who was shot while trying to stop his son from killing someone else, Neela has some new competition in the form of a special med student, Gates has some daddy issues, and the entire ER does their best to help a hypothermic family whose car was trapped in the snow for two days. 

Content warning: patient suicide

This week: Gates treats a dying woman whose story isn't quite lining up, Luka dives back into work, Neela uncovers a major ethical problem with a kidney transplant, Crenshaw is a sub, Ray treats a beaten cheerleader, and Andy Dick can see the future.

But pacing isn't, apparently.

Content warning: Discussion of two suicides.

This week: Chaos unfolds around Chicago as Tony tries desperately to save Meg’s life after she overdoses, Pratt eventually gets out of jail but is surprised to see who bailed him out, flames engulf the entirety of Sam’s apartment building, and Ames kidnaps Kovac and severely injures him while going on a stroll down memory lane. 

This week: Alex reclaims his title as king of the s****y kids list, Pratt proves once again why you should never talk to the cops without a lawyer, Kerry is still here for some reason, Ray and Gates once again clash over patient care (but it’s really about Neela), Abby’s mystery old man friend’s identity is revealed, and the episode has a weird amount of cliffhangers. 

This week: Kerry gets an enticing job offer in Miami, Gates brings Sarah to the ER for the day, Pratt and Hope’s church clinic secret is revealed in the worst way, Alex is getting his criminal record started, Sam’s grandma makes a surprise visit, and Luka’s budget problems lead to a surprise firing.

This week: The Temu Newsies strike again as Ray and Gates leave the ER to help a pregnant teenager, Abby finds out what Luka has been doing to Ames, the Morris growth arc continues as he spends more time with Hope, Sam works to find out what really happened to an abandoned homeless woman, Neela is getting all sorts of attention (some professional, some creepy), and County General celebrates Christmas in a variety of ways.