Critical Care (Voyager episode)
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| Star Trek: VOY episode | |
| "Critical Care" | |
 The Doctor assists in an alien emergency room |
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| Episode no. | 151 |
|---|---|
| Prod. code | 250 |
| Airdate | November 1, 2000 |
| Writer(s) | Robert Doherty Kenneth Biller James Kahn |
| Director | Terry Windell |
| Guest star(s) | John Kassir as Gar Dublin James as Tebbis Larry Drake as Chellick Gregory Itzin as Dysek Paul Scherrer as Voje John Franklin as Kipp |
| Year | 2377 |
| Stardate | ? |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Repression" |
| Next | "Inside Man" |
Critical Care is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the fifth episode of the seventh season. In an interview on the bonus disc of the Voyager Season 7 DVDs, Robert Picardo describes this episode as an "indictment" of HMOs.
[edit] Plot summary
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The Doctor is stolen and sold to an alien hospital ship. He is put into service as a physician there, and learns about the system of managed healthcare the aliens practice. Individuals who are deemed more important to society overall are given the best medical care, while others who have few skills or unimportant occupations are neglected.
[edit] External links
- "Critical Care" article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Episode summary from Startrek.com
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