In Season 14, Greg Pratt appealed to Dr. Anspaugh to have him replace Kevin Moretti as Chief of Emergency Medicine, a proposal Anspaugh refused to accept despite Pratt's persistent efforts, citing Pratt's lack of leadership initiative and youth. Another hard hit comes when his friend Dr. Gregory Pratt is critically injured in an ambulance explosion and the ER staff are unable to save him. His politics seemed too progressive, often clashing with Frank's law and order conservatism. It's also revealed that he gets very little pay despite his experience and for this does not protest his hours getting cut. Although Luka Kovac never has any disagreements with him, Ray Barnett, Neela Rasgotra and especially Abby Lockhart tend to mock and insult him for his pompous attitude, although in later years they regard him with grudging affection. Morris abruptly quits, storming out of the ER, only to return the next day claiming his father would deny him financial support if he didn't see this "thing" through. Since then she has proved to be a valuable resource in the County General Emergency Department. Her absence from the show was not explained, but in the season 7 episode "Rampage" when Weaver & Romano were arguing over Dr. Legaspi's termination, Weaver suggested that Maggie Doyle was forced out due to Romano's dislike (which he never directly admitted to) of gay people. Among them, the tag "Gallant" can be seen. Susan tries to give the patient the correct treatment but he overrules her, the patient dies, and Kayson later hauls Susan in front of a hospital review board—only to see the board largely side with her and chastise him for his behavior. The character of Dr. Morris debuts in late 2003, in the drama's 10th season, and is initially notable for providing comic relief. Despite this, he proves to be intelligent and quite adept at attending/diagnosing patients, and (at least initially) his system seems to work. Front Desk By Kelly Yang. They get married in the Emergency departments waiting area. Ironically, his life was saved primarily by two minority staffers: English-Indian medical student Neela Rasgotra, who found him collapsed on the floor; and African American Dr. Greg Pratt, who successfully performed a life-saving procedure on Frank, using a syringe to remove blood that had accumulated around his heart. Later, when Chuny comments on how good Carter looks in a black suit, he reminds her about the "sexual harassment" complaints against Luka. She lives in a motel, not a house. As season 15 progresses, Morris is shown to have matured a great deal following Pratt's death, becoming the senior figure for the doctors in the ER, much like Mark Greene and John Carter before him. Later that year, Gallant's sister comes to visit and during her stay, she spends the night with Pratt, which strains Gallant and Pratt's friendship, although they manage to remain friends. He initially clashes with Dr. Pratt, a brash new intern who disparages Gallant's abilities. Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. Noticing how well Boulet and his son relate, Anspaugh asks Jeanie to be his son's part-time private caregiver. Themes. His final appearance is in the final episode, ”And In the End . As he waits for his son to pick him up, he gets the chance to make one more diagnosis and save one last life—a patient with a rare case of strychnine poisoning that had baffled other ER physicians. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language? Greg Pratt is initially also contemptuous of Morris, but by season 12 they are good friends. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. He then met with her again when she interviewed for an attending position. In real life, Fox left ER because she kept getting larger roles on successful drama shows, starting with The West Wing and peaking with her work as Sara Sidle on the hit show CBS drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Luckily, he is frequently bailed out by another resident named Nick Cooper. Although Gallant had now left County as a regular character, he appeared in a few episodes during the following two seasons. He was good friends with Abby Lockhart, having worked with her during her years as an ER nurse. He is on a convoy of trucks, when the unit is ambushed by Iraqi insurgents. At one point Lawrence mentions that he worked for the U.S. Army, a nod to Alda's role as Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H. Alda received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal but lost it to James Whitmore (for his role on The Practice). Dubenko becomes friends with residents Abby Lockhart and Neela Rasgotra, and later seems to fall for both of them, most notably Neela after she becomes a surgical intern. She has also been better at performing emergency procedures than most residents and medical students. A Millennium character profile, listing all episodes and seasons in which Front Desk Clerk appeared. He ran background checks on patients in order to help the police round up criminals (which earned him the anger of Kerry Weaver), opposed giving medical care to illegal immigrants, and attempted to beat up a homeless man with a stick. They do so again in Season 15 and continue to spar like an old married couple. The hefty and satisfying dose of wish fulfillment that closes the story feels fully earned by the specificity and detailed warmth of Yang's setup. David Morgenstern is responsible for a sage piece of advice that has been handed down throughout the series. Her appearances were less frequent in the 1997–1998 and 1998–1999 seasons, as Freeman was appearing in the sitcom Working. As a front desk clerk you spend a lot of time in front of a computer. Even when consistently reminded that Brenner works in a teaching hospital, he still refuses to teach procedures to those who need or want the practice. ER aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, and focuses on the lives of the doctors and nurses of the fictional emergency room located at Chicago's County General Hospital. It’s not beneficial for our hotels, and it’s definitely not good for guests. While she appeared normal on the outside, it became clear that Lee had serious emotional instabilities. Stated in episode 14 of season 1, that Haleh has been at County for at that time, 20 years. Kelly Yang. Toward the end of Season 9, Anspaugh fired Romano over his insubordinate attitude and gave Kerry Weaver the job. In particular, she obsessed over Dr. Mark Greene, writing erotic stories featuring him, stealing his gloves and lab coat, and decorating her Christmas tree with twin heart-shaped ornaments bearing their faces. Donald Anspaugh is a surgeon working at County General as well as the chief of staff and a member of the hospital board. 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He explains that he works in rehabilitation, helping disabled and amputee patients. In many instances, his co-workers come to him for both personal and professional advice, although he retains his slightly comical personality. He was involved in a "friends with benefits" relationship with new ER Chief Dr. Skye Wexler, which later ended after he lashed out at her for excluding him from her life and accused her of being a slut. 13 quotes from Front Desk (Front Desk, #1): ‘Sometimes terrible things happen, but there's nothing more terrible than not having anybody to tell it to.’ In Season 14, Episode 3, Frank, trying to find someone to work the desk, complains, ”Now even Randi's not available.” so, though she hasn't been seen, she is still apparently on staff. Ten-year-old Mia Tang lives and works at the motel where her immigrant parents are employed. Encourage regularly scheduled breaks so they can step away and decompress. Morris wants him to get help to deal with the trauma, but Brenner tells him he is dealing with "in my own way". Kovač's main complaint with Clemente is that, regardless of whether Clemente is right or not, he will take the initiative on procedures whether he has the approval/opinion of other Attendings. Summary. He remained both a surgeon and a leading board member but his exact position was unspecified for several seasons. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. Friction develops between Cynthia and some members of the ER staff, particularly Carol who did not want her to be hired in the first place and lashes out at Cynthia whenever she does anything wrong (which is fairly frequent).