ER: Season 5
ER Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes. The season presents the ongoing narrative of the medical staff working within the emergency room setting. Throughout the twenty-two episodes that comprise the fifth season, the characters navigate various professional challenges and personal developments in their fast-paced hospital environment. As the storyline progresses, the ensemble cast faces complex
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series follows the ongoing saga of the medical staff in an emergency room across multiple seasons.
- The narrative focuses on the professional and personal lives of doctors, nurses, and hospital personnel.
- Characters face high-pressure medical emergencies and complex ethical dilemmas within the hospital setting.
- Interpersonal relationships and workplace dynamics among the ensemble cast shape the dramatic continuity of the series.
Season overview
ER Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes. The season presents the ongoing narrative of the medical staff working within the emergency room setting. Throughout the twenty-two episodes that comprise the fifth season, the characters navigate various professional challenges and personal developments in their fast-paced hospital environment. As the storyline progresses, the ensemble cast faces complex medical cases while dealing with the daily pressures, ethical dilemmas, and emotional tolls associated with emergency medicine. The narrative maintains its focus on the intricate dynamics among the doctors, nurses, and other hospital personnel as they strive to save lives and manage their demanding careers. Each episode builds upon the established continuity of the series, offering viewers a continuation of the dramatic events and interpersonal relationships that define the medical drama. The season encompasses a full slate of twenty-two broadcast installments, further developing the lives of the primary personnel and the high-stakes environment in which they operate.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Day for Knight
Sep 24, 1998
Third-year med student Lucy Knight reports to the ER for the first day of her rotation. Greene takes a teacherly interest in her, helping her get acquainted, but she gets off to a
Split Second
Oct 1, 1998
Dr. Corday's father visits from overseas in an attempt to convince her to join his medical practice. Weaver suggests that Elizabeth look into alternative methods to stay in Americ
They Treat Horses, Don't They?
Oct 8, 1998
Mark goes to a trauma scene with the EMTs, where he treats a gunshot victim who has a bomb strapped to himself. Later, Mark’s daughter persuades him to treat a horse with colic, an
Vanishing Act
Oct 15, 1998
Dr. Corday begins her first day as an intern, first by being assigned to Dale Edson, then being treated as Romano's lapdog. Kerry is interviewed for ER chief. Doug and Carol pond
Masquerade
Oct 29, 1998
Halloween night finds the ER awash with allergic or otherwise incapacitated children. Kerry tolerates a visiting candidate for chief while she waits for the official vote. Romano
Stuck on You
Nov 5, 1998
After Mark saves a 16-year-old assault victim in a daring rescue, he tries to convince the boy to leave the streets for a shelter. Carter loses his beard when two carpet installer
Hazed and Confused
Nov 12, 1998
Dr. Corday commits a deadly error after being on-call for nearly 36 hours straight. Peter visits Dr. Kotlowitz and receives encouragement regarding a cochlear implant for Reese.
The Good Fight
Nov 19, 1998
Carter and Lucy scramble across Chicago to find a dying girl's father who's a perfect match for her very rare blood type. Benton operates without transfusions to save the little g
Good Luck, Ruth Johnson
Dec 10, 1998
Carter plays tour guide for Ruth Johnson, who was born in the hospital 100 years ago to the day, and her large family. Carol treats a boy who was hit by a car and tells a story of
The Miracle Worker
Dec 17, 1998
Benton's attempts to get away to Carla and Reese on Christmas Eve are continually thwarted by Romano, culminating in Benton forcing the drunken Romano away from a patient. Carter
Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee
Jan 7, 1999
Amanda Lee's obsession with Dr. Greene comes to a head when Mark inadvertantly digs up old med school records damaging to her career. Carter tries to save Lucy from Edson's advanc
Double Blind
Jan 21, 1999
Doug jeopardizes future federal grants for the entire ER when he breaks a double blind study by giving a sample drug to an ailing patient. Doyle lodges a sexual harassment complai
Choosing Joi
Feb 4, 1999
Ricky Abbott returns to the ER. Doug forges papers to allow Joi to treat Ricky at home. Corday decides to back out of the Romano sexual harassment investigation after he threaten
The Storm (1)
Feb 11, 1999
Doug faces possible criminal charges after Ricky Abbott dies when Ross bypasses system lockouts to enable Joi to give Ricky a lethal dosage of dilaudin. Doug is delegated to desk
The Storm (2)
Feb 18, 1999
Greene assists paramedics in treating injured children at a school bus accident. En route, Doug and Jeanie survive their own accident. Kerry stops Doug from treating Jeanie...or
Middle of Nowhere
Feb 25, 1999
Peter accepts Romano's suggestion and takes a two-week job in Minnesota to earn some extra money. Unfortunately, before he gets a chance to leave, he's transferred to backwoods Mi
Sticks and Stones
Mar 25, 1999
During a paramedic ride-along, Carter is forced to drive the ambulance while fleeing a riot scene and inadvertently runs over a teenage boy. Later, a paramedic is shot by an angry
Point of Origin
Apr 8, 1999
Greene tries to help Mobalage when he's about to be deported. Kerry tries to save a woman she believes is her birth mother. Hathaway decides to have Doug's child. Benton and Cor
Rites of Spring
Apr 29, 1999
Romano forces Benton to choose between the trauma and cardiothoracic fellowships. Carol worries that she may have lost her child. Corday and Greene bond on the way to a medical c
Power
May 6, 1999
The hospital suffers through a series of power outages. Carol's decision to send Doug a fax about her pregnancy is thwarted by the power outages. The staff is on alert after a ra
Responsible Parties
May 13, 1999
The ER docs tend to three teenagers who were in an accident on the way to their senior prom. Greene and Carter treat the most severely injured, a boy suffering from third degree b
Getting to Know You
May 20, 1999
Carol's pregnancy becomes public knowledge as she learns that she's having twins. Lucy has problems trying to go off Ritalin. Peter learns Carla plans to move to Germany. Kerry