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Rollie Guthrie

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Rollie Guthrie is the longest-standing ER physician at Angels Memorial Hospital.

History[]

New Residents[]

On the day the new residents started, Rollie treated Mr. Cleery, who came in with stroke symptoms. Leanne sent Angus Leighton to work with Rollie on the case. Rollie explained to Mrs. Cleery that her husband had expressive aphasia. He explained that they wanted to use TPA, but had to get a scan first to make sure there was no bleeding in his brain. Once that was done, Rollie warned them there was only a 7% chance it would reverse his symptoms and a 7% chance it would cause catastrophic bleeding they might not be able to stop. If they didn't give it to him, he would stay the way he was or possibly get worse. They decided to give him the TPA and he was able to speak clearly.

Early the next morning, Rollie found Malaya and Angus in an empty OR gallery. He told them the history of the room and then reassured them when they worried about having nearly killed some patients.[1]

Ruth[]

Rollie treated Ruth, who had swallowed $3.80 in an attempt to get a field trip out of her nursing home. Rollie realizes the nursing home had brought her in on purpose, knowing they wouldn't be able to release her until she'd passed all the coins. Rollie gave her a mild laxative, wrote the total on a white board, and had the residents take turns searching her feces for the coins, subtracting from the total as they went. The next morning, Ruth had passed all the coins and Rollie called the nursing home to take her back.[2]

Stanley[]

When Stanley came in after falling off a truck ramp, Rollie sent him with Angus to get a blunt-trauma workup. He was horrified later to find Angus doing a thoracotomy on Stanley. Rollie reported it and explained what he'd seen to Taylor and Leanne. Angus later told Rollie that Mario had pushed him and pushed him to do it until he finally caved and shared a story of being unable to hit a bully even when the bully was restrained. Rollie told him he was the hero of that story and he needed to find his voice and let it sing.[3]

Relationships[]

Romantic[]

Familial[]

He had a wife and twins, a girl and a boy, the girl died as an infant because of a gas leak. A few years after that, the mother killed herself. Rollie Guthrie is somewhat estranged from his son Cole Guthrie until he tells Cole about his sister.

Friendships[]

Guthrie is on good terms with everyone in the hospital because of his amicable personality. He did have a falling out with Malaya but they resolved it.

Professional[]

Career[]

He is an attending ER physician at Angels Memorial Hospital. He's been there longer than any other doctor and likes to claim that he's been at the hospital since they were using bourbon to knock out the patients.

Notes and Trivia[]

  • CBS Bio: Guthrie is the longest-serving attending doctor in the Angels Memorial ER. He claims he's been there since they were knocking out patients with bourbon. Warm, genuine, and reassuring, Guthrie is gifted when it comes to connecting with patients and doctors alike. He enjoys taking people under his wing, often guiding them with meaningful anecdotes that illuminate complicated situations. Above all, Guthrie is a man of faith. And when things get tough, he looks to his faith to guide him.

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Appearances[]

  1. ↑ Pilot, 1x01
  2. ↑ We Plug Holes, 1x02
  3. ↑ Pre-Existing Conditions, 1x03
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