Fair rating?Strong Medicine· Season 3 · Episode 5
Compassionate Release
Hospital executives approach Dana to perform a risky procedure to save an unborn child's life; Lu treats a prison inmate for cervical cancer and decides to take on the prison system in regard to women's health care.
Also Dana becomes emotionally distraught after her pregnancy ends. Lu tries to stop a patient from utilizing an expensive screening test not covered by the clinic to save the patient's money. And Lu fears an elderly patient may be stashing enough medication for a suicide attempt.
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#1In Season 3of 15 rated episodes
#1All-timeof 56 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 3 averages 9.9
2002First airedAugust 18, 2002
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