ER, Fire in the Belly

Staff members adjust to new jobs; cash-starved Ross works overtime; Hathaway confronts an alcoholic father; gunshot victim goes into premature labor.

Lewis clashes with the new chief resident; Ross treats a child pyromaniac; Hathaway rides ambulance duty with a handsome paramedic.

Ross treats a baby for an overdose; Carter makes a surgical error; Hathaway hauls in a stroke victim; Boulet gives Benton a decision; Lewis and Weaver clash.

Benton dislocates his finger and goes to Carter for help; Lewis' gastritis patient won't stop eating.

Lewis considers adoption for her niece; Carter performs injured Benton's surgical duties; Greene and Ross clash over an AIDS patient's treatment.

The hostile pediatrics chief targets Ross; gang shootout adds chaos in the ER; new student Tracy confides in Carter; staff debates new clerk's past.

After accepting a position in a private practice, Dr Ross finds an injured boy trapped in a rural storm drain; staff helps a young hit-and-run victim.

The hospital asks Dr Ross to stay on staff; Lewis hires a patient with nanny experience; suicidal teen; Jeanie Boulet is assigned to work with Benton.

Greene's wife is in an accident; Doug dines with his mother; Carter lands Benton an interview; a patient enlightens Hathaway about her house.

During the Christmas season, a patient who resembles Santa visits the ER with a hand injury from making toys. Greene becomes upset when Jennifer asks him to take their daughter away for the holidays.

The doctors treat dozens of severely neglected sick children found in a rat-infested apartment; Greene's wife serves him with a summons.

Ross accuses an alcoholic father of neglect; Greene's daughter expresses her anger over the divorce; Dr Morgenstern is admitted as a patient.

Dr Greene's loss of a patient for no apparent reason prompts self-doubts; Lewis resents Weaver's mentoring; a sexually confused teen seeks help from Ross.

Ross' birthday includes a surprise visit from his prodigal father; rumors about Greene and Lewis abound; Benton questions Vucelich.

A flood forces the maternity ward into the ER; Lewis receives a visit from the social worker handling her niece's adoption; Jerry meets Scottie Pippen.

Burn victims flood the ER; Lewis learns her fate regarding plans to adopt her niece; Ross considers meeting his estranged father.

Victims of a multi-car accident fill the ER; Carter learns the location of his surgical residency; Lewis and Chloe fight over the baby.

Greene copes with an understaffed ER on a night shift; a teen overdoses on a toxic chemical; a drive-by shooting injures a baby.

Lewis and Chloe battle in court; Benton clashes with Jeanie over a misdiagnosis; Greene strikes up a relationship with the videographer.

Lewis delves into work after losing the baby; Carter spends time in pediatrics with Ross; the hospital responds to Benton's charges against Vucelich.

Cancer patient Loretta needs emergency surgery; a 10-year-old girl needs a liver transplant; Jeanie's husband checks into the ER.

Carter skips graduation in order to comfort a critically ill child; Hathaway takes a stand against health insurance providers.