The U.S.S. Pasteur

[Mojochi]

This, imho was TNG's last greatest cool idea. I honestly could watch an entire show about a Starship that's primary purpose was lending medical aid... With a captain who is also a doctor, who commands a separate person as chief medical officer, & how THAT relationship would work during conflict. The nursing staff would be equally immense. The Chief of Nursing would be a very prominent role, & perhaps the job of the Executive Officer would be more like being the top administrator of a hospital. The ship's counselor? Bah... Whole teams of therapy professionals lead by a Chief of Psychiatric. It would be an incredible spectacle in mobile medical facilities

Basically, it could still be everything Star Trek has always been, encountering new life, having tense encounters with adversaries/enemies, dealing with moral conflicts & controversial subjects, having to deal with the perils of unknown deep space phenomena, etc... EXCEPT it would also be something new! I honestly would've much preferred a show like this over Voyager's weak premise of "Star Trek: Lost in Space", and with the right cast (Sorry Gates McFadden but that ain't you) and tv audiences being prone to gravitate to medical drama as it is, it seems like it would be a no brainer

More than anything else though, it would've been a MUCH needed return to a positive Star Trek, after the dark era of DS9 & Dominion Wars etc... imho

 

[GabyBee]

Scrubs. In space. I'd fucking watch that.

 

[Paradise City]

ER in space? The SpaceFaring Doctors?

I don't know if you'd be creating that much new. It'd be the TNG humanitarian/medical episodes basically. I suppose you'd be outgunned more often placing even more emphasis on being witty to get out of tight fixes.

 

[GabyBee]

Well, M*A*S*H managed to last four times as long as the war it was supposedly set in, so I suppose there is some precedent.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Starfeet Med. Followed by Starfleet Fire. Starfleet PD and Starfleet Justice.

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

I like the idea of a Star Trek show focused on "boldly going to help those in need", it would definitely offer a very different take on the universe. I'd suspect that Olympic-Class ships wouldn't necessarily need a Doctor as it's Captain, as whoever got the job to fill the central seat would know what their priorities were--also in the midst of a crisis they would be needed on the bridge more than in surgery (however it would be an interesting dynamic if the CO was a former CMO, whilst the XO was perhaps a former security officer promoted up and with a different mindset on how to deal with situations).

One thing would be essential though, they had far more advanced (and substantially less irritating) EMH programmes, at least Mark-III's leaving the old defunct versions scrubbed from the database.

 

[Nerys Myk]

The NCC 4077 "Best Care Anywhere" A Blake Class medical ship.

 

[Space Coast]

The NCC 4077 "Best Care Anywhere" A Blake Class medical ship.

Dominion War, or an original war?

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

How about during the Cardassian Wars? Look back at Trek history.

 

[Mojochi]

I'd suspect that Olympic-Class ships wouldn't necessarily need a Doctor as it's Captain, as whoever got the job to fill the central seat would know what their priorities were--also in the midst of a crisis they would be needed on the bridge more than in surgery (however it would be an interesting dynamic if the CO was a former CMO, whilst the XO was perhaps a former security officer promoted up and with a different mindset on how to deal with situations).

I never did quite figure out why Beverly was selected as its captain, if it was previous CMO experience coupled with command experience, or if she gave up doctoring exclusively to become command focused, & the previous CMO experience was just a boon to her resume. I can't see why they would be need to be a doctor captain, but it is a pretty cool idea. If I had to guess, its because no standard command track officer might be as beholden to Hippocratic Oath tenants, or whatever doctoring code of ethics/priorities they might be using. Much like how they put a diplomat type like Picard in charge of the flagship, instead of say a combat guy like Jellico. They might also want a person of doctor character... healer minded, to be the final say on board this ship

One thing would be essential though, they had far more advanced (and substantially less irritating) EMH programmes, at least Mark-III's leaving the old defunct versions scrubbed from the database.

I've actually had notions that the entire holodeck system would be an invaluable tool for medical purposes, increasing bed capacity, or crew numbers via holoemmiter

ER in space? The SpaceFaring Doctors?

I don't know if you'd be creating that much new. It'd be the TNG humanitarian/medical episodes basically. I suppose you'd be outgunned more often placing even more emphasis on being witty to get out of tight fixes.

I mean sure... there would be that aspect taking center stage a lot, & maybe even expanding it to some extent by showcasing how truly imprssive their capabilities are, by curing whole plagues, or saving whole civilizations, but I think you could push just as many boundaries with it as you would with any other Starship paradigm, and there'd still be just as much room for abstract stories too. Medical drama is a very fertile field, & Star Trek offers an almost limitless medium within which to play, but even still... there's no binding regulation that says they must stick to all medicine related topics, & I'd never think they should

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

I've actually had notions that the entire holodeck system would be an invaluable tool for medical purposes, increasing bed capacity, or crew numbers via holoemmiter

Holodecks are large two-level rooms, so you could have additional biobeds across two decks which would be a huge boon in the midst of a large-scale medical emergency.

 

[JRoss]

How about during the Cardassian Wars? Look back at Trek history.

That'd be a lot more interesting than showing the actual fights of the Cardassian Wars. Funny thing about the Pasteur, It's based on that Daedaelus class, which is hideous, but they managed to fix it and make it just awesome.

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

That'd be a lot more interesting than showing the actual fights of the Cardassian Wars. Funny thing about the Pasteur, It's based on that Daedaelus class, which is hideous, but they managed to fix it and make it just awesome.

There are loads of updated fan-designs of the Daedalus-Class that look amazing, which makes me wish all the more that that had been the ship in the first prequel show (what can I say, I like the retro look of it).

 

[somebuddyX]

There are loads of updated fan-designs of the Daedalus-Class that look amazing, which makes me wish all the more that that had been the ship in the first prequel show (what can I say, I like the retro look of it).

Some of those designs are beautiful. I would have been happy for at least a cameo or mention. I remember being especially annoyed that an episode titled Daedalus had nothing to do with the ship!

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

Some of those designs are beautiful. I would have been happy for at least a cameo or mention. I remember being especially annoyed that an episode titled Daedalus had nothing to do with the ship!

Far better looking than the Akiraprise!

 

[Devilpogostick]

I never did quite figure out why Beverly was selected as its captain, if it was previous CMO experience coupled with command experience, or if she gave up doctoring exclusively to become command focused, & the previous CMO experience was just a boon to her resume.

I felt it was this with a bit of coming out of the Flagship of the fleet (best of the best after all) in pretty good standing that eventually landed her a command.

...She probably divorce Jean-Luc as to avoid the stigma that she married one of the most prestigious captains but I digress because it's a really stupid thought.

Makes you wonder if the All Good Things Picard didn't torpedoed his career the way the movies did (Movie Picard did what he believes is right...But he probably step on some toes with Starfleet Command doing so) now that I think about it.

 

[Leviathan]

Med Trek III: The Search for Health Insurance

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I would say "General Hospital In Space", but that show has so little to do with the hospital any more....

 

[JasonJ]

Med Trek III: The Search for Health Insurance

It's a post scarcity economic society... anyone who needs it can just walk into a med facility and get their needs taken care of, sans insurance. I'm thinking more Med Trek V: The Final Frontal Lobe. Or Med Trek VI: The Undiscovered Organ.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

The name of one of the Leah Rewolinski books might work: Star Wreck V: The Undiscovered Nursing Home