TV medical drama with the ghost of a dead patient?

August 11, 2006 11:22 AM

I seem to remember an American TV medical drama in which one of the subplots concerned a patient who had died... but didn't realize he was dead. His ghost wandered around seeking treatment and couldn't understand why nobody paid attention to him. The show may have been "ER" but I'm not sure. Any one else remember this?
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese to media & arts (8 comments total)

Kingdom Hospital is what I thought of when I read that.
posted by LunaticFringe at 11:25 AM on August 11, 2006

I seem to recall this as an episode of St. Elsewhere, my favorite TV show of the 80's. I can't be 100% sure, though, as I haven't seen it since then ...
posted by General Zubon at 11:27 AM on August 11, 2006

M*A*S*H did this.
posted by meerkatty at 11:32 AM on August 11, 2006

"Follies of the Living—Concerns of the Dead", season 10, American comedy-drama series "M*A*S*H".
posted by orthogonality at 11:35 AM on August 11, 2006

There's also at least two episodes of "Scrubs" that do this...I won't spoil it for those who haven't watched the show, though. You're looking for a drama and Scrubs is a comedy, so it looks an awful lot like it's a popular plot.
posted by sjuhawk31 at 11:38 AM on August 11, 2006

Ditto Kingdom Hospital.
posted by MeetMegan at 12:06 PM on August 11, 2006

Not a medical drama, but the same plot in a memorable "Twilight Zone".
posted by Rash at 1:32 PM on August 11, 2006

Thanks, folks. It was MASH I was thinking of.
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 8:42 PM on August 11, 2006