Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart could be transplanted into the doctor's ailing mentor and friend. Operation Heartbeat was the pilot movie for the TV series Medical Center.
| Directing | Boris Sagal | Director |
| Writing | Al C. Ward | Writer |
| Production | Frank Glicksman | Producer |
| Sound | Lalo Schifrin | Music |
| Sound | George Romanis | Music |
| Camera | Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Henry Batista | Editor |
| Art | George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Art | Marvin Summerfield | Art Direction |