North Star General Hospital has a reputation. No, not for the impeccable rooms, or the state-of-the-art medical tools. NSGH has gained so much praise on account of their superstar head surgeon Rick Novak (Danny D) - a famously unconventional doctor poet who's running from a dark past. Yes, Novak is the king - nurses want him and doctors want to be him. However, his cusioned lifestyle is about to get shaken up by a young, hotshot looking to dethrone him.