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* [[Call Back]]: Early in Season 1, a sociopathic domestic terrorist detonates a bomb in a bank, killing and wounding many, including the bomber. The causalities are brought to St. Eligius, including the bomber. The husband of one of the victims comes to the hospital, and after his wife dies ends up wondering around aimlessly throughout the episode. Finally, when the time comes to transfer the bomber to the US Marshals, the distraught husband appears out of nowhere and shoots the bomber dead. Roll credits. Now, flash forward several seasons. Boomer Morrison is volunteering at a prison clinic, where he ends up treating the husband who's been serving hard time for murdering the bomber. Somehow during the episode, a prison riot breaks out, Boomer ends up being taken hostage by the husband who then proceeds to make with the prison rape. It's stuff like this that makes the show memorable for its continuity.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Dr. Craig: "Oh, for crying out loud!".
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Sort of. In the second season episode "Hello and Goodbye", Morrison takes his son to "the bar that inspired ''[[Cheers]]''", but then in the third season episode "[[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Cheers]]", Dr. Craig and Dr. Westphall visit the bar from ''Cheers'' where they interact with the characters from the show!
* [[Christmas Episode]]: A particularly heartwrenching one following the death of {{spoiler|the Craigs' son}}, which is also the one where they actually kill off '''''{{spoiler|[[Anyone Can Die|Santa Claus himself]]!}}!'''''
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Drs. Ben Samuels and Annie Cavanero both disappear without explanation.
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* [["Previously On..."]] / [["On the Next..."]]: Every episode began with a summary of previous events that were pertinent to the episode, and then a little snippet of events from that night's episode.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: Happens to several characters over the years.
* [[Put Onon a Bus]]: Several characters, but most notably Shirley Daniels and Bobby Caldwell.
* [[Rape Asas Drama]]: One season had a running story arc about a rapist preying on the hospital. The rapist was {{spoiler|series regular Dr. White, who a nurse ends up shooting dead in cold blood}}.
* [[Real Life Relative]]: William Daniels playing opposite his wife Bonnie Bartlett.
* [[Recycled in Space]]: Early ads said it was "''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' IN A HOSPITAL!"
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* [[Scenery Censor]]: A few times.
* [[Science Marches On]] / [[Technology Marches On]]: The series ended in 1988. Medicine and technology have both marched on quite a bit since then!
* [[Shout-Out]]: Dr. Craig starts singing "Sit Down, John" from ''[[Seventeen Seventy Six|1776]]'' when the Craigs go to Philadelphia.
** In one episode, Dr. Beale (the psychiatrist) is heard speaking with someone on the phone: "I'm sure your daughter-in-law isn't a witch, [[Bewitched (TV)|Mrs. Stevens]]... you ''saw'' the sofa levitating?".
** In the morgue: "Patient [[M*A*S*H (TV)|#4077, Blake, Henry]]. Cause of death: [[McLeaned|Plane crash]]."
** Reference is made to a one-armed patient being sought by a "[[The Fugitive|Dr. Kimble]]".
** In the second season episode "After Dark", Shirley Daniels goes to the morgue to get "the report on [[Knight Rider|that Hassllehoff car wreck]]".
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