本剧基于飓风卡特里娜引发的相关真实事件改编。面对洪水泛滥、电力中断、气温飙升等恶劣情况时，新奥尔良一家医院精疲力竭的医护人员们被迫做出各种重大、令人心碎的决定。
Vera Farmiga
Dr. Anna Pou
Cherry Jones
Susan Mulderick
Cornelius Smith, Jr.
Dr. Bryant King
Robert Pine
Dr. Horace Baltz
Adepero Oduye
Karen Wynn
Julie Ann Emery
Diane Robichaux
Michael Gaston
Arthur 'Butch' Schafer
Molly Hager
Virginia Rider
Sharron Matthews
Cheri Landry
Sarah Allen
Lori Budo
