Wall Street Journal by Dorothy Rabinowitz

This is suspense that goes well beyond that of most medical shows.

Philadelphia Inquirer by Jonathan Storm

A surprisingly effective personal drama.

New York Post by Adam Buckman

A mushy, messy, medical melodrama that's pretty much identical to a dozen other doctor dramas you've seen many times before.

The New York Times by Ginia Bellafante

Hollander... has pared the medical drama down to its barest notions of life and death and sliced away the acronyms, arguably just when they needed some cutting.

People Weekly by Tom Gliatto

The declining but not yet flatlining EKG of their relationship is captured very nicely by Williams and Matchett, both giving strong, stoic performances. Everything else is too quiet, though. [25 Jun 2007, p.41]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Rob Owen

A pedestrian medical drama that sparks to life near the end of the pilot.

The Hollywood Reporter by Barry Garron

The characters connect mostly on a clinical level, rarely deeper.

Chicago Tribune by Maureen Ryan

Despite “Heartland’s” obviously good intentions and Williams’ likable presence, it’s difficult to find a pulse in this workmanlike drama.

Newark Star-Ledger by Alan Sepinwall

It is every organ transplant storyline you've ever seen before on "ER" or "Chicago Hope" or elsewhere, told in the most unimaginative fashion possible, acted out by a competent group of actors not given much to play.

Los Angeles Times by Mary McNamara

Fox should send TNT the super fancy bouquet because, once again, "House" never looked so good.