Wed, Oct 23, 1963
Athletic Larry Masterson becomes paralyzed following emergency surgery performed by Ben Casey. After Larry's father David files a lawsuit for unauthorized surgery, the hospital board forces Casey to resign from County General. He takes the witness stand at that ensuing trial in an effort to save his reputation and career.
Wed, Oct 30, 1963
Dr. Casey misdiagnoses Frank Alusik's lead poisoning, contracted at his job, as a brain tumor. This prompts Mr. Kranz, the attorney for the employer's insurance company, to make Frank an offer he considers: $15,000 plus the cost of an operation to determine if Frank has a brain tumor. However, the operation could kill Frank in the absence of a tumor. Meanwhile, Mr. Lindsey, Frank's attorney, urges Frank to sue his employer for $100,000.
Wed, Nov 6, 1963
A bar room brawl sends salty Irish sea captain Mark Cassidy to County General for treatment. There, he falls for Kathleen Dooley, a spirited nurse and equally strong personality. However, their burgeoning romance becomes threatened by Casey, who discovers that Cassidy's condition is more serious than expected.
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Wed, Nov 27, 1963
Rose Genet, an aging grand dame of opera, suffers from partial blindness. With all of her hopes and dreams quickly evaporating, she considers undergoing a dangerous surgical procedure in a last ditch effort to save her vision, much to the worry of her devoted secretary Polly.
Wed, Dec 4, 1963
Hospital pathologist Joe Garry wages a battle against his own illness, multiple sclerosis. His inattention to his wife begins to take its toll on their marriage, which is further threatened when Garry begins to develop feelings for June, another MS patient on the ward at County General.
Wed, Dec 11, 1963
Married woman Eileen Pryor is brought into County General following a suicide attempt, which she survives. Henry, Eileen's physician husband, appears annoyed rather than compassionate or concerned regarding his wife's predicament. His feelings stem from a suspicion that his wife has committed adultery.
Wed, Jan 1, 1964
Dr. Ernest Farrow, a once brilliant neurosurgeon, is sent to County General for a refresher course. Learning that Farrow is paralyzed by self-doubt and recurring nightmares from the death of a patient, Casey attempts to assuage his colleague's fears and coax him back into the operating room.
Wed, Jan 8, 1964
An elderly man, hospitalized following a stroke, withholds personal information from the staff of County General, for fear he will become an inconvenience and burden to his family. He decides to leave the hospital in order to secretly attend the debut of his granddaughter in a dance recital.
Wed, Feb 5, 1964
Student nurse Kathy Evans becomes the victim of an assault in a park near County General. The police are stymied in their search for the perpetrator as the attack has left Kathy with amnesia, which she is secretly faking in order to conceal the details of the crime from her prominent fiance.
Wed, Feb 12, 1964
Link Hansen and Art Stone share a room at County General, each awaiting serious and potentially fatal operations. Hansen, an arrogant intellectual harbors an internal hatred of Stone, a typical middle-class man. The two strike an unusual pact that the survivor will inherit the other's life insurance benefits, while Hansen has plans to scare Stone to death.
Wed, Mar 11, 1964
Casey faces a conundrum while treating Gwen Hamilton for a malignant tumor. He prescribes immediate surgery, while Gwen's husband Dr. Paul Hamilton convinces her that an operation isn't necessary. The problem: Hamilton owns an exclusive clinic based on homeopathic remedies and fears his wife's surgery will damage his business.