Chicago Med

This is Auggie.

The foster family felt he would be too much to handle.

- We'll do it. We'll foster him.

I have to make some changes around here.

The ED has not been running as effectively as it could be.

A good leader takes responsibility

for everything that happens on his watch.

I'm testing a brand-new heart failure drug.

With some hard work,

I think we could fill this trial in a matter of weeks,

not months.

Why do you do the one-night stands?

They all end up the same.

With you alone.

- There she is! Our fearless leader.

Returning from exile.

- How you doing, Michael? You look good. You look fit.

- Moving back home. Solid meals instead of takeout.

The only positive thing about being furloughed.

The hospital lifted restriction

on nonessential personnel on-site.

Mm-hmm.

Device reps are being allowed into the OR.

- Gotta go, Ma. Catch you later.

- All righty. - Doc C.

I'll see ya.

Oh, Sharon.

It is so great to see you, to see you in the flesh.

Yeah, thanks, Daniel, and it's about time.

COVID protocols have been working for months.

Even with my diabetes,

there was no reason for me to stay at home.

- Watch out, Med. She's back!

You, uh,

care to join me for a nasal swab?

- Would love to. - After you.

- Ooh. - Oh.

- Sorry. Good morning. - Hi.

Good morning.

Sorry, I didn't see you coming up.

No, I didn't see you going in.

- Well, no harm, no foul. - Mm-hmm.

- See you around. - Yeah, catch you later.

- See ya. - Okay.

I'm not gonna say anything, but I saw that.

You saw what?

We just caught each other by surprise.

Right.

Did you want me to pass him a note in homeroom, too?

- Ha, ha. - Maggie?

One second.

- We're friends. That's it.

- Mm-hmm? - Mm-hmm.

Mm...

hypothetically though, if it were to be

that kind of attraction, what do you think?

- I don't know, Nat. Crockett?

Is he really your type?

Oh.

Sorry, I just gotta deal with this

before it gets out of hand.

Done. Last time I pick up the phone.

Promise.

Trust me, I know how busy you are.

I really appreciate you making the time to check in.

Only way to cross it off the list is to get it done.

Like dealing with expense reports,

managing doctor-nurse staffing levels,

let alone a distribution plan for a possible COVID vaccine.

Wow. A lot of stuff.

Yeah, but I can handle it.

I guess my... my years on active duty,

the COs I learned under,

chief of the ED is what I've been trained for.

You know,

this is an opportunity for everyone to step up.

We need to do the job better than ever.

Buddy, I think it's such an admirable attitude, you know?

It just might be a good idea

to keep it in the back of your mind, you know,

not everybody is as, um...

combat-tested, if you will, as you are.

People are just exhausted.

For most of them, doing better, I mean,

is, like, getting through the day.

Yeah.

Listen, my first tour, I really struggled.

Far from home, no sleep...

Marines dying every day.

I went to my CO, told him I was exhausted.

You know what he said?

"Now's not the time, Choi. You can rest when it's over."

I get it.

Look, Dr. Charles,

I know I'm not gonna be able to please everyone,

but that's not the mission.

I was promoted to right the ship.

You gonna get that?

I gotta cut this short.

- Do your thing, man. Appreciate you stopping by.

Sure thing.

Dr. Driskell, what do you got?

Drew Corbett, 62-year-old male,

eight days-plus presenting with COVID symptoms.

In and out of respiratory failure the past three days.

All right.

Drew married his high school sweetheart.

His wife, his two kids, his three grandkids,

FaceTime him every day.

Labs?

Suggestive of a cytokine storm.

We're trying to get it under control,

but his vitals are still unstable.

What do you want to do?

Keep him on a high-flow O2,

start him on a COVID cocktail.

Good.

V-tach.

No pulse.

- Open his airway. Bag him.

I'm on compressions.

- No. Hold compressions.

Charge to 200. Draw up an amp of epi.

He's unstable.

Needs to maintain cardiac profusion.

- No compressions. Hospital policy.

CPR aerosolizes the virus, puts you all at risk.

You know that.

Paddles.

Clear.

Amp of epi, recharge the paddles.

Shock him again.

Shock him again!

Clear.

Please let me do compressions.

It'll keep his heart alive.

- No. Run it again.

Clear.

We did everything we could.

- Ms. Goodwin, welcome back. - Thank you.

I haven't had the chance yet to compile the nightly numbers,

but I'll get them to you ASAP.

- No hurry. We can go over them later.

I'm just making rounds, saying hello to everyone.

- Mags, who's up? - Uh, Treatment 5.

Just sent it to your iPad.

Thanks.

And hey, I'd like to get the treatment rooms turned over

within ten minutes of a patient being discharged.

- With UV sanitizing? - Yeah.

- I can't get it in under 15. - Try.

And please make sure the equipment carts are restocked

three times per shift.

Okay.

Hey, Mr. Lowry.

Dr. Lowry.

Plastic surgeon.

- Excuse me. Dr. Lowry.

What's going on?

I became lightheaded during a surgery.

Minor procedure, too. Lipoma removal.

Fatty tumor. Stain on the body. Had to go.

Anyway, I felt myself going limp before I could remove it.

Didn't lose consciousness.

Nevertheless, my surgical assistant overreacted.

Called 911.

She did the right thing

for your safety and your patient's.

I am the patient.

I meant who you were operating on.

Yeah, that's me.

You were operating on yourself?

Of course.

I'm not gonna settle for anything less than perfection.

- May I? - Mm.

Um...

I'm seeing other scars here.

- These pectoral implants? - Indeed.

Very proud of them.

Oh.

Liposuction?

- Had a six-pack. Now it's an eight-pack.

Filler, too. Can't tell, can you?

Everything you've done here

looks... Perfect.

I told you, I know what I'm doing.

Even so, your BP's soft.

Likely hypovolemia from blood loss during the procedure.

- I'm well aware. I am a doctor.

So hang a liter of LR and I'll get outta here.

Actually, I prefer normal saline.

Also, let's type and cross two units of blood

to replenish the loss.

As for the lipoma, we can finish that up.

I'll call Plastics for a consult.

No, thanks.

You do it.

It's best a surgeon handle this.

Disagree.

Surgeons don't take advice very well,