Season Finale. The day begins slowly as Weaver calls to say she'll be late, and Chen thinks she's developing a fever. Then multiple MVAs come in, quickly followed by two children suffering what appears to be smallpox. The staff panics, but not as bad as the patients, when a lockdown is ordered for the ER. The feverish Chen is quarantined with homeless Stan. Lewis takes charge as Weaver arrives and the police won't let her in. The girl infected by smallpox dies and Pratt embarasses Carter in front of her parents. Carter notices Pratt is sick as well, and sends him to Chen's room. Jerry phones the news, and the patients riot, nearly using a gurney to break open the emergency bay doors. Control of the ER is relieved from Weaver by an infection specialist. The staff prepares to stay, still not having a confirmation on whether it is smallpox or not, and the lockdown continuing as a result. Carter and Abby kiss after being quarantined together.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 8 Episode 22 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.