Medical Center (1969–1976)

TV Series | 60 min | Drama

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Located in the Los Angeles, California area, Medical Center was an otherwise unnamed hospital complex that was part of a large university campus. Dr. Paul Lochner (James Daly) was the chief... See full summary »

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James Daly

Dr. Paul Lochner

(171 episodes, 1969-1976)
Chad Everett

Dr. Joe Gannon

(170 episodes, 1969-1976)
Chris Hutson

Nurse Courtland

(132 episodes, 1969-1976)

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Al C. Ward, Frank Glicksman

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Won 1 Golden Globe.

Another 3 wins & 8 nominations.

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24 February 2006 | kb6kgx

Sure, it was a great series, but...

I loved "Medical Center" as much as anyone else here. BUT... unless I missed an episode, it seems to me that everyone, every patient... survived and ended up walking out on their own two feet, more or less. I don't recall "Dr. Gannon" ever losing a patient. Unlike, say, on "ER", where they actually lose quite a few.

Also, "Dr. Gannon" is listed as "Professor of Surgery" at the fictional university medical center. And he did EVERYTHING. In one episode, he'd be doing General Surgery. In another, Neurosurgery. In another, Orthopedic... he was a Cardiovascular Surgeon, he was a Thoracic Surgeon! He even did Psychiatry (there was one episode involving a girl with what turned out to be "Hysterical Blindness"). This guy did EVERYTHING!!!!

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When it went off the air after one hundred seventy-one first-run episodes, this show had aired the most episodes of any medical programs, comedy or drama. Since then, only House (2004) (one hundred seventy-seven), Diagnosis Murder (1993) (one hundred seventy-eight episodes, plus five movies, plus pilot), Scrubs (2001) (one hundred eighty-two), Bones (2005) (two hundred forty-six), Frasier (1993) (two hundred seventy-five). ER (1994) (three hundred thirty-one), and Grey's Anatomy (2005) (three hundred forty-plus) had more episodes about health care practitioners.

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Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

California State University Northridge - 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

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