With a total of 48 million viewers, this remains the most watched "ER" episode ever.
Sherry Stringfield's absence in this episode marks the first time one of the credited main cast members isn't present.
This episode received Emmy nominations for Writing (Neal Baer), Directing (Christopher Chulack), Cinematography (Richard Thorpe), Single Camera Editing (Jacque Elaine Toberen) and Sound Mixing. It failed to win any.
This episode marks the last appearance of the peach colored nursing scrubs for the main cast. Background characters would still be seen in the peach uniforms for several more episodes.