On any given day, the nurses, doctors, and staff of Mercy Hospital are faced with decisions that will have lasting effects on the lives of their patients. The stories of Mercy come from real life nursing -- and the issues explored in the show reflect a spectrum of contemporary health issues.

To help the public better understand the implications and intricacies of the show's themes, this outreach page has been created with the assistance of the Hollywood Health and Society group at the University of Southern California's Annenberg Norman Lear Center. You will find links leading to external pages providing information on topics discussed and related to each week's episode.

• Episode 110: I Saw This
  Pig and I Thought of You »
• Episode 111: We're All Adults
• Episode 112: Wake Up, Bill »
• Mercy Hospital is abuzz about a knotty love triangle, while Chloe and Sonia get much more than they bargained for when helping a bride-to-be and an amputee. Veronica has her hands full when a trio of promiscuous college students is admitted with meningitis and their soapy love triangle has the entire Mercy staff drawing comparisons to Veronica's own complicated love life. Meanwhile, Chloe helps with wedding plans when a bride-to-be comes in with the flu and receives a much more serious diagnosis. Sonia manages a defiant hand transplant patient who wants his donor hand amputated after discovering it once belonged to a pedophile, and Dr. Sands gets a surprise visit from his freewheeling sister.

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  Meningitis

  For information and general answers to questions about Meningitis,
  please click here.
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  Fireworks Injuries

  For information on firework-related injuries,
  please click here.
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  Ovarian Cancer

  Click here for information on "what you need to know" about Ovarian Cancer.
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  Ear Protection and Firearms

  For information on ear protection and firearms, please click here.

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