Unrequited love between Dr. Meighan and married Nurse Donahue. Another doctor sexually harasses the nurses. A married woman decides to have an affair with another man and almost runs away with him.

A drunk abusive husband is seen to slap his wife, causing a black eye. A doctor punches another doctor in the surgery suite, knocking him to the ground. He then changes gloves.

Rampant smoking including doctors and nurses, and patients in the hospital. One main character is an alcoholic and is seen drunk.