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Netflix\u2019s medical drama Pulse<\/em> is filled with twists, turns and tension until the very end. Throughout the series, fans get familiar with the tough but fair Dr. Natalie Cruz (Justina Machado<\/strong>), who is the chair of both surgery and the ER for the Level 1 trauma center at Maguire Medical Center in Miami. However, in the penultimate episode, a character named Dr. Patrick Sanchez (J.R. Ramirez<\/strong>) arrives at the hospital and threatens to take one of those positions away from her.<\/p>\n If Pulse<\/em> gets a season 2<\/a>, it seems as though Dr. Sanchez will butt heads with a few people at Maguire and play a much bigger role. Life & Style breaks down everything fans need to know about the character.<\/p>\n Spoiler alert: The following story contains spoilers for the finale of Pulse season 1.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n Patrick is described as an \u201caffable and charming ER attending doctor, who isn\u2019t afraid of making his opinions known,\u201d according to Netflix\u2019s Tudum<\/em><\/a>. He\u2019s introduced in episode 9 as a potential candidate to take over the ER from Dr. Cruz, which would leave her as the chair of surgery.<\/p>\n \u201cWe really wanted to play up the fact that Cruz \u2014 because of her authority, seniority, and talents \u2014 is this rare person who has both departments under her purview,\u201d showrunner Carlton Cuse<\/strong> told Tudum<\/em>. \u201cThere are tensions around her position at Maguire. We realize that hospital leadership doesn\u2019t really love the fact that she\u2019s got both.\u201d<\/p>\n Senior general surgeon attending Ruben Soriano (N\u00e9stor Carbonell<\/strong>) encourages Natalie to fire resident Danny Simms (Willa Fitzgerald<\/strong>) after her fight with a pediatric patient\u2019s father in order to show the hospital board that she can manage both sides of the trauma center effectively. However, Natalie ultimately chooses to keep Danny, sacrificing her role as chair of the ER.<\/p>\n \u201cShe takes it like a champ, but it\u2019s very hurtful to her,\u201d Justina said of her character\u2019s decision. \u201cThe hospital is something that she built from the ground up. But she feels like she made the right decisions and can live with her choices.\u201d<\/p>\n In the finale, Natalie announces to the rest of the trauma center team that the ER and surgery will be splitting up, with Patrick taking on the role of chair of emergency medicine. This meant that he would ultimately get to decide who would become chief resident the following year. Natalie had already told Danny that she would be getting the position, but in a final twist, Patrick announces that Sam Elijah (Jessie T. Usher<\/strong>) would be chief resident instead.<\/p>\n Though Netflix has yet to renew Pulse<\/em> for a second season, the cast and creators are already thinking about the aftermath of the season 1 finale. Patrick\u2019s decision to name Sam chief resident after Natalie promised the position to Danny could certainly drive a wedge between the two best friends. Plus, it\u2019s already clear that there\u2019s tension between Patrick and Natalie.<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t seem like Natalie likes Patrick very much right now,\u201d Justina said. \u201cI feel like she\u2019s not going to go down without a fight.\u201d<\/p>\nWho Is Patrick Sanchez on \u2018Pulse\u2019?<\/h2>\n
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