SIMON HITCHES A RIDE ON A MEDEVAC WHICH HAS A CHANGE IN ITINERARY, ON ABC'S "COMBAT HOSPITAL"

"Wrong Place at the Right Time" -- When Simon learns the medevac helicopter has to make a routine supply run, he hitches a ride to the farm he bought from an Afghan family, as it's en route. Plans go awry, though, when the chopper's pilots spot white tracer fire and have to make an unexpected stop to pick up an injured U.S. soldier with multiple shrapnel wounds. Then one of Rebecca's patients -- a Romanian civilian -- suffers a brain hemorrhage and emergency neurosurgery becomes vital to his survival. Since Simon can't get back in time to perform the surgery, he must talk Rebecca through the operation via cell phone from the medevac. Meanwhile Bobby and Pedersen evaluate a high-ranking U.S. Air Force officer experiencing insomnia - the officer has a pending mission that's critical to the Air Force's strategic operations. And there's no time for rest, as Marks deals with an overheating CT scanner, an AWOL surgeon and delivering an unfavorable diagnosis, on "Combat Hospital," TUESDAY, JULY 12 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Combat Hospital" stars Elias Koteas as Colonel Marks, Michelle Borth as Canadian surgeon Dr. Rebecca Gordon, Luke Mably as neurosurgeon Dr. Simon Hill, Deborah Kara Unger as Australian Army psychiatrist Major Grace Pedersen, MD, Terry Chen as trauma team leader Captain Bobby Trang and Arnold Pinnock as Commander Will Royal, Chief of Nursing.

Guest starring are Benjamin Ayres as LT. Christian Bettany, Darryl Hinds as Captain Ray Ludford and Jim Codrington as Col. Rudolph Arlington.

"Wrong Place at the Right Time" is directed by Chris Menaul and written by Angus Fraser.

""Combat Hospital" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

For more information on "Combat Hospital," please visit ABC.com.