Gwen Garrett is the Chief Operating Officer of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. She is portrayed by Heather Headley.
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Biography[]
Gwen is a ruthless business woman who has no qualms about putting financial interests above patient welfare, which frequently puts her at odds with Sharon Goodwin. She is furious whenever Sharon undermines her, in one instance going so far as to fire Dr. Stohl in an act of retaliation.
During season 4, she appears pregnant, giving birth to her son Devon some time during the beginning of season 5. As of season 5, she and her husband Matt are going through an ugly divorce and custody battle, which is exacerbated by the events of The Ground Shifts Beneath Us.
Season Five[]
The Ground Shifts Beneath Us[]
Gwen arrives to the hospital parking garage on her phone and stressed. When Natalie passes by her car later, she notices a baby has been left to freeze in the back seat. She takes the baby into the ED and it is quickly discovered to be Gwen's 8 month old son Devon, who is severely hypothermic. Gwen is comforted by Sharon who shares a similar story from her childhood, but Sharon is shocked when Gwen's husband Matt arrives and she learns that Gwen is not planning on telling him the truth about what happened.
Gwen and the rest of the executive board are initially very receptive when Will and Dr. Charles make a compelling case for opening a safe injection site at the hospital, but Sharon is perplexed when she realizes Gwen is using her approval as a bargaining chip in exchange for Sharon not telling her husband the truth. When Natalie comes clean with Matt, Gwen becomes furious and tells Sharon she can "forget about her pet project."
Notes and Trivia[]
- Gwen is a Harvard graduate.
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
Season 3 | ||||
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Speak Your Truth | Nothing to Fear | Trust Your Gut | Naughty or Nice | Mountains and Molehills |
Ties That Bind | Over Troubled Water | Lemons and Lemonade | On Shaky Ground | Down By Law |
Folie à Deux | Born This Way | Best Laid Plans | Lock It Down | Devil in Disguise |
An Inconvenient Truth | The Parent Trap | This Is Now | Crisis of Confidence | The Tipping Point |
Season 4 | ||||
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Be My Better Half | When to Let Go | Heavy Is the Head | Backed Against the Wall | What You Don't Know |
Lesser of Two Evils | The Poison Inside Us | Play by My Rules | Death Do Us Part | All the Lonely People |
Who Can You Trust | The Things We Do | Ghosts in the Attic | Can't Unring That Bell | We Hold These Truths |
Old Flames, New Sparks | The Space Between Us | Tell Me the Truth | Never Let You Go | More Harm Than Good |
Forever Hold Your Peace | With a Brave Heart |
Season 5 | ||||
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Never Going Back to Normal | We're Lost in the Dark | In the Valley of the Shadows | Infection, Part II | Got a Friend in Me |
It's All in the Family | Who Knows What Tomorrow Brings | Too Close to the Sun | I Can't Imagine the Future | Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore |
The Ground Shifts Beneath Us | Leave the Choice to Solomon | Pain Is for the Living | It May Not Be Forever | I Will Do No Harm |
Who Should Be the Judge | The Ghosts of the Past | In the Name of Love | Just a River in Egypt | A Needle in the Heart |
Season 6 | ||||
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When Did We Begin to Change | Those Things Hidden in Plain Sight | Do You Know the Way Home? | In Search of Forgiveness, Not Permission | When Your Heart Rules Your Head |
Don't Want to Face This Now | Better Is the Enemy of Good | Fathers and Mothers, Daughters and Sons | For the Want of a Nail | So Many Things We've Kept Buried |
Letting Go Only to Come Together | Some Things Are Worth the Risk | What a Tangled Web We Weave | A Red Pill, a Blue Pill | Stories, Secrets, Half-Truths and Lies |
I Will Come to Save You |