24 Hours (ER)

"24 Hours (ER)"

"24 Hours" is the first episode of the American Medical drama ER In the pilot episode of 'ER' (a two hour movie) overworked residents are the heroes of County General Hospital as they make life-and-death decisions on a daily basis. They include Dr. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards), a married chief resident who's being wooed by a lucrative practice; Dr. Douglas Ross (George Clooney), a charming, womanizing pediatrician who suspects a mother of abusing her young son; the down-to-earth Dr. Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) who must console a fragile cancer patient (guest star Miguel Ferrer); Dr. Peter Benton (Eriq La Salle), an intense surgeon who is forced into performing a delicate surgery he's not prepared for; and John Carter (Noah Wyle), an inexperienced medical student who bumbles his way through the cauldron of the emergency room. Julianna Margulies stars as Nurse Carol Hathaway, whose personal crisis takes the ER staff by surprise.