The ER faces a staff shortage when several employees are sent home with food poisoning, including Weaver. Mark and Elizabeth's marriage is in crisis following Ella's hospital admission. Adding to his woes, Mark fears his brain tumor may have returned. Eleanor Carter nearly abandons young Mickey after realizing how bad his condition is. Abby pays the price to protect Joyce from her unhappy husband, Brian, when she is punched by him. Luka later tracks down Brian and threatens tohug him.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 8 Episode 14 of ER resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

ER Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - Four Corners
• s08e02 - The Longer You Stay
• s08e03 - Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic
• s08e04 - Never Say Never
• s08e05 - Start All Over Again
• s08e06 - Supplies and Demands
• s08e07 - If I Should Fall from Grace
• s08e08 - Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain
• s08e09 - Quo Vadis?
• s08e10 - I'll Be Home for Christmas
• s08e11 - Beyond Repair
• s08e12 - A River in Egypt
• s08e13 - Damage Is Done
• s08e14 - A Simple Twist of Fate
• s08e15 - It's All in Your Head
• s08e16 - Secrets and Lies
• s08e17 - Bygones
• s08e18 - Orion in the Sky
• s08e19 - Brothers and Sisters
• s08e20 - The Letter
• s08e21 - On the Beach
• s08e22 - Lockdown

ER Show Summary

ER follows the medical personnel and patients in the emergency room of Chicago's fictional County General Hospital.

As the doctors and nurses of County's ER confront the daily challenges of a busy urban hospital, including overcrowded waiting rooms, staffing shortages, and the impact of life-and-passing decisions. While they teach the next generation of doctors, the each must tackle demands of their personal lives, at times unsuccessfully.

The staff is led by Chief of Emergency Medicine Dr. Luka Kovac, a gifted teacher who came to Chicago from Croatia following the tragic passing of his wife and children, but now finds his life on an upswing, and Dr. Kerry Weaver, County's Chief of Staff, a compassionate doctor and uncompromising administrator whose rigid style has isolated her from the medical staff. The ER is staffed by fourth-year resident Dr. Gregory Pratt, who puts patients before procedure, yet fears the responsibility now thrust upon him, feisty nurse Samantha Taggart a tough single mother attempting to balance her difficult personal issues with her demanding professional life, and Scott Grimes as the less than capable Chief Resident Dr. Archie Morris, along with a trio of second year residents: Dr. Abby Lockhart a former ER nurse turned doctor, building a new career and a new life that has taken a sudden and unexpected turn, Dr. Neela Rasgotra recently married and finding her role in the ER after a long period of uncertainty, and Dr. Ray Barnett who must make the choice between his career as a doctor and the rock band in which he plays. Featured this season as recurring characters are John Leguizamo as the innovative, and problematic, Dr. Victor Clemente, Kristen Johnston as demanding Nurse Manager Eve Peyton, and Leland Orser as the ER's highly individual surgical attending, Dr. Lucien Dubenko.