Medical Center (Season 1)

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.

The Last 10 Yards (Episode 1)
Air date: 1969-09-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Bru Wiley, a college football star up for Heisman honors and a top pro career, ignores his failing health.
Victim (Episode 2)
Air date: 1969-10-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Although the father of a 7-year-old with severe internal injuries insists the child fell off an embankment, Dr. Gannon suspects the child was beaten.
Emergency in Ward E (Episode 3)
Air date: 1969-10-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape.
A Life is Waiting (Episode 4)
Air date: 1969-10-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The question of a therapeutic abortion divides Nora Caldwell (Barbara Rush) and her husband Dan (John McMartin).
The Battle of Lily Wu (Episode 5)
Air date: 1969-10-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A Vietnamese war victim (France Nuyen) is being treated at the medical center.
The Crooked Circle (Episode 6)
Air date: 1969-10-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A story about drug addiction.
Thousands and Thousands of Miles (Episode 7)
Air date: 1969-11-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Jenny Webb (Brooke Bundy), with a hemorrhaging kidney and a baby on the way, is rejected by her angry father and uncaring boyfriend.
The Sharpest Edge (Episode 8)
Air date: 1969-11-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An intradepartmental dispute pits Gannon against the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley).
Jeopardy (Episode 9)
Air date: 1969-11-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Dr. Gannon tries to prove that the suddenly violent behavior of student Greg Soreson stems from an organic ailment.
The Fallen Image (Episode 10)
Air date: 1969-12-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A U.S. ambassador (Walter Pidgeon) has a heart condition that could jeopardize a crucial meeting.
The Loner (Episode 11)
Air date: 1969-12-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A patient (Lee Grant) learns a lesson about life from a little boy (Fabian Gregory).
24 Hours (Episode 12)
Air date: 1969-12-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).
The Adversaries (Episode 13)
Air date: 1969-12-31
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Interns Steve Seagren and Katherine Kenter are both being considered for a much-prized residency.
The Deceived (Episode 14)
Air date: 1970-01-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A student facing kidney failure gets no comfort from her alienated family or her disinterested ex-husband.
Moment of Decision (Episode 15)
Air date: 1970-01-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Dr. Lochner's emotions conflict with his professional judgment when he faces a crisis concerning his own daughter.
Runaway (Episode 16)
Air date: 1970-01-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Dr. Gannon tries to bridge a gap between a 17-year-old and his gruff immigrant father.
Fright and Flight (Episode 17)
Air date: 1970-02-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.
A Duel with Doom (Episode 18)
Air date: 1970-02-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The director of a foundation for teenage parolees lays his life on the line to save one of his charges.
A Matter of Tomorrow (Episode 19)
Air date: 1970-02-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The story of a dedicated head nurse (Mercedes McCambridge).
Care is no Cure (Episode 20)
Air date: 1970-03-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant).
The Professional (Episode 21)
Air date: 1970-03-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A former gridiron idol (Forrest Tucker) finds living with his own legend unbearable.
The Combatants (Episode 22)
Air date: 1970-03-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A research specialist (William Shatner) clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure.
The V.D. Story (Episode 23)
Air date: 1970-03-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A story about the need to treat venereal disease as a medical problem divorced from social stigma.
His Brother's Keeper (Episode 24)
Air date: 1970-04-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Dr. Martin Lambert is blind to the fact that his older son suffers from a muscular disorder and that he has neglected his younger son.
The Rebel in White (Episode 25)
Air date: 1970-04-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) is convinced that Gannon is preventing him from performing surgery.
Between Dark And Daylight (Episode 26)
Air date: 1970-04-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The story of a marriage tormented by lack of children.