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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Medical Center Season 2 Episode 19 - Secret Heritage
    8.8/10(20 votes)

    #1 - Secret Heritage

    S2:E19

    A mentally disabled teenager (Pamela Franklin) has been abandoned by her mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Medical Center Season 3 Episode 21 - Deadlock
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Deadlock

    S3:E21

    A surgeon is offered a grim choice: his kidnapped wife will be saved if he can arrange the death of a certain patient.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Medical Center Season 5 Episode 12 - Deadly Game
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Deadly Game

    S5:E12

    A derelict fakes her way into the hospital for free room and board, unaware that she is suffering from a serious disease.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Medical Center Season 3 Episode 13 - Conspiracy
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Conspiracy

    S3:E13

    A lung-cancer victim (Suzanne Pleshette) is determined to keep her nightmare a secret.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 6 - The Crooked Circle
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    #5 - The Crooked Circle

    S1:E6

    A story about drug addiction.

    Director:Vincent Sherman
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Medical Center Season 2 Episode 8 - Death Grip
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    #6 - Death Grip

    S2:E8

    The problems of a doctor who has trouble adjusting to civilian life after serving in Vietnam. Dr. Eric Canford, a brilliant surgeon, comes back from war service with a drinking problem but refuses to admit it is affecting his work.

    Director:Harvey Hart
    Writer:Jackson Gillis

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  7. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 2 - Victim
    8.5/10(35 votes)

    #7 - Victim

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 24 - His Brother's Keeper
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #8 - His Brother's Keeper

    S1:E24

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 25 - The Rebel in White
    8.5/10(15 votes)

    #9 - The Rebel in White

    S1:E25

    An ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) is convinced that Gannon is preventing him from performing surgery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Medical Center Season 2 Episode 7 - Scream of Silence
    8.5/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Scream of Silence

    S2:E7

    The problems of parents with mentally disabled children are explored in this episode. Dr. Gannon recommends treatment for Jenny, an abnormally active little girl. What do you do with a gifted child? Doc Gannon believes in a school for exceptional youngsters, and since he is the godfather of the child, he pushes a bit. Gannon's adversary is Mom, who takes an opposing position, and the friction between the two sparks the hour.

    Director:Vincent Sherman
    Writer:Robert M. Young

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  11. Medical Center Season 2 Episode 14 - Man at Bay
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Man at Bay

    S2:E14

    A brash, long-haired surgeon (Gary Lockwood) runs afoul of his colleagues.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Medical Center Season 3 Episode 2 - The Corrupted
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #12 - The Corrupted

    S3:E2

    A character study of an ambitious surgeon (Steve Lawrence).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Medical Center Season 4 Episode 2 - Cycle of Peril
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Cycle of Peril

    S4:E2

    A woman refuses an emergency operation for fear it will endanger her pregnancy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 3 - Emergency in Ward E
    8.4/10(32 votes)

    #14 - Emergency in Ward E

    S1:E3

    Focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 13 - The Adversaries
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #15 - The Adversaries

    S1:E13

    Interns Steve Seagren and Katherine Kenter are both being considered for a much-prized residency.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Medical Center Season 2 Episode 1 - Brink of Doom
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #16 - Brink of Doom

    S2:E1

    A surgeon's (George Grizzard) career may be ended by multiple sclerosis.

    Director:Daniel Petrie
    Writer:Dick Nelson

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  17. Medical Center Season 3 Episode 18 - Terror
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Terror

    S3:E18

    Bubonic plague is the villain in a medical conflict over the unidentified victim.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Medical Center Season 4 Episode 14 - A Game for One Player
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #18 - A Game for One Player

    S4:E14

    A tortured relationship evolves between a lonely widow and the doctor who blames himself for her husband's death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Medical Center Season 5 Episode 18 - Girl from Bedlam
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Girl from Bedlam

    S5:E18

    While investigating conditions in a mental hospital, Gannon falls in love with an amnesiac whose blinding headaches have gone untreated by the staff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 8 - The Sharpest Edge
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #20 - The Sharpest Edge

    S1:E8

    An intradepartmental dispute pits Gannon against the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 21 - The Professional
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #21 - The Professional

    S1:E21

    A former gridiron idol (Forrest Tucker) finds living with his own legend unbearable.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 4 - A Life is Waiting
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #22 - A Life is Waiting

    S1:E4

    The question of a therapeutic abortion divides Nora Caldwell (Barbara Rush) and her husband Dan (John McMartin).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 12 - 24 Hours
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    #23 - 24 Hours

    S1:E12

    Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 15 - Moment of Decision
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    #24 - Moment of Decision

    S1:E15

    Dr. Lochner's emotions conflict with his professional judgment when he faces a crisis concerning his own daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Medical Center Season 1 Episode 17 - Fright and Flight
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #25 - Fright and Flight

    S1:E17

    A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Secret Heritage" is the best rated episode of "Medical Center". It scored 8.8/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/3/1971. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Deadlock".