Tucker Jones (ex-husband)Ben Warren (husband) In surgery, Bailey talked about how her being at the wrong wedding saved this woman's life, only mere months after she nearly died herself. In Season 17, as Grey-Sloan treats patients for COVID-19, Bailey feels guilty as she has just moved her parents into a local nursing home. Bailey apologized and they agreed neither of them would make big decisions again without consulting the other. She then offered Teddy the position of interim Chief. After surgery, the two of them watched Joey sleep. He told her he was bone tired, which she said sounded like depression. William George Bailey JonesMiscarried daughter (with Ben)Joey PhillipsPruitt Arike Miller As soon as she got herself out of the hyperbaric chamber, Meredith went to Catherine and Bailey and told them the truth. His ego leads him to make some horrible decisions. Government sets the minimum number of instructional . After a week, Catherine decided it had been enough and she wanted to take Richard home. After solving Carly's case, Bailey offered to take the case off Jo's hands but Jo wanted to see it through. He made her step back behind the tape. Bailey is not impressed by this decision and starts exhibiting some odd behaviors, later she is diagnosed with OCD after what happened with the CDC investigation. Chandra Wilson has received multiple nominations for her portrayal of Dr. Miranda Bailey. While shocked at first, he was delighted and picked her up to twirl her around. Instead of not doing any work, he acted as an attending anesthesiologist which angered Miranda because she felt that he wasn't taking his probation seriously, but she couldn't do anything about it, as she wasn't in control over the anesthesiologist department. [43], Together, they arrived in the ambulance bay as the trauma doctors took in the residents. Maggie then planned to perform a keyhole procedure. Bailey and Catherine have a meeting about Meredith's insurance fraud. She noticed that Alex had started a weekly free breakfast for the interns to boost morale. Dr. Richard Webber has indicated that she could eventually become Chief of Surgery. Derek, being a member of the board, was required to investigate and report these claims, which he did with the help of Owen. He made it look like he was angry with her, but he actually told her she was going to make "a hell of a surgeon". She told him her heart was ready for him to come back. She was literally the chief, took a sabbatical for like 6 months and in that time chose to inject the kid with the HIV And then was expecting to go back to being the chief like nothing. I am going to walk in there and tell the truth. Professional Information At the end of season five/beginning of season six Bailey becomes a first year attending. He wanted to start something new and said having his old furniture reminded him of his old self and cluttered his mind. Ben offered to take that off her plate as his father gave him the talk and it worked. They went inside and celebrated Valentine's Day in the bedroom. She deduced some of her staff were trapped, too, and pressured Dean to get them out. Of course, before she became perhaps the most respected resident in hospital history, Bailey was an intern herself but the tough-as-nails part of her personality didn't come until a hallmark case in the early years of her career (via the Los Angeles Times ). Her son, William George Bailey Jones, was born during a bomb scare at Seattle Grace while her husband was in surgery with Dr. Derek Shepherd, having crashed his car on the way to the hospital. [13] AOL TV named her one of the 100 Most Memorable Female TV Characters.[14]. These episodes are Bailey-centric or are otherwise very informative about her life. While casually speaking to Derek he mentioned that her condition could be affecting patient care. Dr. Alma, an occupational therapist, was assigned to shadow her and clear her when she deemed Dr. Bailey ready. Meredith informs Bailey and Catherine on what she did. Instead, his colleagues formed a human chain around him, indicating they thought of him as the danger, while he yelled at them in an attempt to make them see things his way. Ben was as headstrong as Bailey and they balanced each other out, but she was busy putting herself back together with "tape and glue" after the shooting, so they broke up, following the revelation that Ben was out golfing the day the shooting happened so he wouldn't have memories of that day. Afterward, they had breakfast on the couch and she talked about how seeing Jo and Alex balance their work-life with his being Chief reminded her of her and Ben. After agreeing to move in together, Ben invited Bailey to lunch, but she got paged on a once in a lifetime case. Upon learning Teddy wasn't there for the wedding, Teddy revealed she had come there looking for a job, but Bailey didn't respond. While Ben comforted her outside, Alex told Bailey that Jo had come back from Pittsburgh a changed person and that he didn't know what to do with her.[31]. She pointed out he could also end up with a great family that could help him get his high school diploma and find a career that he loved. Her favorite places to have sex in the hospital are the OR galleries after-hours, a spare patient room on the fourth floor, and the library. Owen and Richard came to help out, too. Bailey told her she had hated maternity leave, too, and that she was an excellent mother. She later cleared Andy and Dean to take off, which was required per a new policy and chastized them for letting Ben damage his surgical hands. Grey's Anatomy Universe Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. After introducing a new protocol that involves the removal of a drain on day 3 versus day 5, the formation is reduced by 30%. Begrudgingly, she told him she was proud of him for standing up for himself like she had taught him. Note for media: Pooled coverage. In season 9, an investigation takes place on Bailey after three of her patients contracted an infection and died. Although Bailey has rarely spoken about her childhood, she has said that growing up she liked Star Wars, took dance classes, played the oboein the school band, and believed in Santa until the age of eleven. Teddy had decided she wouldn't be staying in Seattle after all and therefore wouldn't accept the job. During the point in time when Izzie Stevens, her former intern, and resident, was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma that had spread to her liver, skin, and brain, Dr. Bailey was with her all the way, as her doctor and her friend. I miss no-nonsense Bailey's toughness. During her pregnancy, she was upset that her interns had driven away two residents and no one wanted them. With Alex unable to make it to the hospital, Bailey briefly resumed her role as Chief. The search for a diagnosis continued. She took a short break to quiz a math whiz on math problems. Bailey took his advice and lit a candle in the chapel. Bailey recalled the many hours she had sacrificed from her family to be a mentor and friend to Meredith and said Meredith could apologize all she wanted but that the damage had been done. She told him it was not his fault, pointing out that it happened when he wasn't on duty. Richard Webber served as chief again, temporarily, and then stepped down when the board appointed Miranda Bailey in Sledgehammer. Her wedding got delayed because of Adele Webber, who had undergone emergency surgery, which was performed by Bailey. While she was talking about his poor survival odds, he told her she was bleeding. Bailey argued that the hospital needed him but he simply said he wanted to step away while at the top of his game. She deemed Cindy and Opal were actually family and told Andrew he was off the case. Does Miranda Bailey have a second baby? Miranda Bailey is one of the most confident characters in the Grey's universe. William BaileyElena Bailey She returns to her job several months later. Though she employed April Kepner to assist her, it was not until Meredith began working on the case that the problem was finally discovered. After their marriage, Ben had gotten a surgical internship at UCLA and had to leave. She cried over the ultrasound pictures before heading home. Bailey considered this a public attack and discovered it had sent the residents into mayhem, including the Chief Resident quitting on her. She gave it to Bailey because Bailey had supported her throughout her cancer treatment. She has also been praised for her performance in Grey's Anatomy at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, receiving three nominations along with the other cast members for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" each year from 2006 to 2008, with the 2007 Awards marking a victory. She was afraid that being married to him was killing her. As she started to spiral, Bailey blurted out she was pregnant, which helped to calm Jo down. It is later revealed that she has been married to her husband Tucker Jones (Cress Williams) for ten years and that she is pregnant. Just like in real life, the Chief of Surgery is the title of the highest-ranking doctor of a medical institution in Grey's Anatomy. She usually gives advice to others, being very direct. She cares about her patients and is a committed surgeon. Ben checked if Bailey was okay but she just stated she had operated on her residents before. Danielle Bailey She feared she would never completely get better if even the person who helped her out of her depression could still attempt suicide. Chandra Wilson (adult)Alana Gay (young)Brooklyn Laws (preteen)Taylor Mosby (collegiate), Grey Sloan Memorial HospitalFormerSeattle Grace HospitalSeattle Grace Mercy West Hospital. Ben told her to focus on the beauty of the world with him for a moment. Alias Bailey adjusts to becoming a parent and reconciling this with her desire to continue her career as a surgeon. They had to climb out and took Phoebe to the OR. As Miranda comforts him, Charles says, "You [Bailey] were always my favorite, I thought you should know". She competed for the post of Chief Resident, but she found out she lost to Callie Torres. George O'Malley helped her through labor, and she thanked him by naming her son William George Bailey Jones (though he is nicknamed "Tuck"). He ended his letter by thanking her again, which he knew was small and lame compared to what she had done for him. Owen told them that it was his choice, but they started blaming Owen for him joining the army because he encouraged George a lot with trauma surgery and talked about his experiences in the army. Bailey was the first character to appear in every Grey's Anatomy Universe show. When Izzie got cancer, Bailey softened up. [52], Bailey, Meredith, and Amelia assembled a war room to find out what was going on with Richard. While Amelia's tricks had helped her throughout the day, she couldn't stop herself from sobbing. First He told her he would handle it and started throwing stuff on the ground as she left. [5], Her confidence took a hit when the candidate turned out to beTracy McConnell, who immediately proved to be very capable and popular with the other doctors. A more complete gallery with pictures of Miranda Bailey can be found here. They all witnessed as he gave an unfocused talk about a cure for cancer with a messy presentation with simple hand-drawn pictures. However, Wilson's audition went so well that she was offered the part, and the character was rewritten. However, now that she was the last one standing, the feelings of victory had worn off and she just felt lonely sometimes. Ben arrived at the hospital and explained to Bailey that he quit his job at the fire station. Bailey was impressed and saw a solution to all her problems. In Season 18, while the hospital is undergoing investigations due to the failing residency class, Bailey quits and gives her Chief of Surgery position to Meredith. He left to go teach a skills lab, leaving Bailey to handle the dispute with the movers. In one of the show's most memorable moments, Miranda assuredly lists the reasons she deserves to be chief in front of her colleagues while operating on a patient. On her first day back, she paged Alex because she couldn't find the compliance reports for the medical board, which were due tomorrow. [20], Bailey and Ben remained separated through the holidays. Bailey was the only female intern in her year. That independence has certainly gotten in the way of her personal relationships. Does Meredith become chief? After handing over Chief of Surgery to Meredith Grey last season, it was unclear if Miranda Bailey would be back. She admitted she felt betrayed by someone she raised. She found he had spent the entire quarter's budget on his first day. [58], But after the shooting at Seattle Grace, she broke off her relationship with him, saying she had to put herself back together. On her first day back, Andrew updated her on all the injured resident. Due to an order to shut down the elevators, Dr. Bailey is unable to get Charles to an operating room to perform the surgery he needs. The crew got everyone out. She and Ben were among the guests to follow a faulty GPS link, landing them at the wrong location and wrong wedding. She advised Alex to look into Vincenzo DeLuca's mental health issues. [27], On Bailey's last sabbatical day, she and Ben found out that Tuck was "just talking" to a girl named Kelly. Bailey had been warned Catherine might try to ditch her party, but she couldn't resist the party. Bailey lost her virginity to her ex-husband. [6], Bailey initiated the Code Orange when she heard that Alison was raped by Keith, and they had not been having consensual sex. She found out Richard had cheated the system to get Meredith a spot at Seattle Grace and she scoffed as Richard later took the blame again for Meredith's tampering with Derek's Alzheimer's trial during his testimony. Although known for her strict personality, Bailey has an excellent bedside manner. GA: A Hard Day's NightPP: Ex-LifeS19: Stuck [18], Richard telling her she needed to seek help led her to go back to her therapist. Ben told her that he thought she wanted him to wait for her after she broke up with him and that she was unclear. She said she had just pitched some ideas and the website published it this way, while she had never directed any comments towards the hospital itself, but rather at the medical system as a whole. Miranda decided to leave her husband, believing a marriage should never come to an ultimatum, but also declined the fellowship. In season 4, Bailey is still a resident, which means she would have had to be 4th year the previous year. Privately, she measured her blood pressure, which was way too high. The position of Chief Resident was initially given to Dr. Torres. She found she had less energy than before the cancer, so all small problems would be taken to Tom now instead of to her. Alex later found her in his office and told her she could have her job back if she was going to treat him the way she did. Alex had messed up the OR schedule, so Bailey fixed that and invited Jo to scrub in with her so they could discuss her fellowship. She hired Alex back and appointed him interim Chief and decided to fund Jo's fellowship with her own money from the TrailBlazer. She pulled him up and told him their friends needed them. After Bailey called Maggie to come over to Seattle Pres, Dr. Gregory, a psychiatrist, believed that her condition was psychological rather thanphysical, but Bailey refused to play into that theory. Bailey finally testifies on Meredith's behalf. Honoring their Pregnancy Club, Bailey stayed with her and helped her through the delivery, much like George had done for her. Bailey had Andrew create the war room and reach out to other doctors to get their opinion. Miranda starts on a quest to cure fistulas and encounters a nurse, Eli, whom she starts dating. Richard thought he was jealous but admitted he gave Meredith special treatment due to his history with Ellis, making him consider her family. Bailey and Catherine then settled the Gabriella Rivera case by telling Luis Rivera that the Foundation would pay for everything. Ben then puts himself back through residency to become a surgeon. Richard later vented his concerns to her that Catherine was having an affair with Tom Koracick. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Her second marriage was also broken beyond repair when Arizona had a one-night stand with another surgeon. She didn't want to cry at work, especially in front of Tom. She became drawn to Pediatric surgery after working on a number of pediatric cases and working closely with Arizona Robbins, a pediatric surgeon, who convinces her to apply for a pediatric fellowship. She was the only one until. She later helped with the evacuation and was surprised to see Nathan, who was in the OR, just exiting the hospital when they evacuated the OR ages ago. She ignored the research Jo sent her and went to the Chief's office to verify some of Alex's work. The next morning, Bailey found a letter from Alex in her mail. She guided him back to his room. It took some time for Bailey to notice, but Peds was in her interest. After a conversation with Richard Webber, Bailey finally agreed. Tonight's Grey's Anatomy season 12, episode 2, "Walking Tall," gave Bailey unbridled power in the halls, but being Chief is not all its . She told him about her son and her husband. She told him she was being treated, but he didn't respond and left for an emergency. His time as a surgical resident had plenty of hiccups, though. [13], Plagued by worries over Ben, Bailey couldn't sleep, so she got to work early and started working on Jo's idea for cancer killer cells. Richard told her that's how it goes sometimes and shared a story of how she performed emergency surgery on a long-time patient of his, who now sent her a basket of pears every year. Later, Alex asked Bailey to take over as Chief for 2 days so he could fly back to Iowa with his mother. Off the bat, she tells her interns to "not bother sucking up cause I already hate you and that's not going to change"; however, Miranda's more motherly and protective side is exhibited, as she is shown to care about not only her patients but also her colleagues. On her way to her office, she ran into Amelia, who asked about the ultrasound. Bailey's relationship with Erica Hahn is quite strained. Bailey related to the feeling. Miranda was not very happy at first, but he did not want to give up surgery and got a job at Grey Sloan Memorial. Even though Arizona claims the Chief is the major factor in the decision, the implication of Addison's referral should make a much larger difference than any other doctor she could have, as Addison is a world-class neonatal surgeon, hopefully outranking most other letters of recommendation Bailey has. After the successful surgery, Teddy apologized for putting her on the spot, but Bailey said it was just one more sign that it was time for a sabbatical from the Chief job. After the overturning of Roe v. She froze as she had to open up Taryn's chest to get better visualization so Richard swiftly took over from her. Last seen: Bailey remains a series regular and spent much of the season trying to keep the hospital in shape. He revealed that he made it and it took months to do. Her first solo surgery was an appendectomy during her intern year on Alicia Tatum, but it turned out Alicia's appendix was perfectly healthy. She recalled Richard's speech to the interns and how she dreamed of being the last one standing. Who Later, she was approached by both Ben and Teddy with concerns about Jo's wellbeing. Introduced as a resident in general surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital, Bailey works her way up to the attending physician level, and is eventually named Chief of Surgery. While testifying, Bailey denied being close to Meredith and stated that Meredith lost the qualities that had made her promote Meredith to Head of General Surgery. Bailey and Richard operated together and she shared her suspicions that Andrew was just covering for Meredith and that he hadn't pulled it off by himself as he was too smart not to realize he was risking every employee's insurance and the Rivera family's asylum. The pilot described me as the Nazi, so I had to think about that and try to relate. Miranda Bailey was responsible for taking the new class of interns under her wing. Her professional confidence was shaken and questioned by other surgeons when Izzie Stevens cut Denny Duquette's LVAD wire and Denny subsequently died. The pictures continued to bother her. [50], Andrew convinced Bailey that he was ready to return to work and she allowed him to treat patients again starting with shifts in the clinic. Joey followed Bailey as she went to get an update and witnessed how the doctors had managed to save both the woman and her baby. He sympathized with her, having been through two miscarriages with his ex-wife. Word got out and throughout the day, several attendings put their name in the mix for the job.[10]. Alex Karev served as interim chief for six months when Miranda Bailey had a sabatical from the role. Workplace Bailey had to assist to repair a bleeding but Jo pulled it off successfully. Miranda Bailey of all people should know that. Siblings For instance, Bailey stayed by Cristina during her pregnancy scare and her initial recovery; she also held Izzie's hand when Izzie was giving bone marrow for her daughter. He said the worrying wouldn't stop because she asked Ben to stay away. She then informed Meredith that Richard was stepping back from surgery. After a talk with Meredith, he agreed to take the suspension if Bailey agreed to call the human trafficking hotline. Chief Webber realized that she was the one doing the amazing work, and as such gave her the position of Chief Resident. Bailey told her the storm would come when it did, which was part of her exercise to stop trying to control things she couldn't control. Bailey arranged a visit from his siblings, who assured him their foster homes weren't bad. After Bailey was informed of this, she began to show signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) which caught her husband's attention. Meredith stressed she would never attack her beloved hospital that taught her everything. She pointed out he had a habit of going around the system for Meredith no matter the consequences. Bailey later witnessed Jackson put the hyperbaric chamber to good use to debride Nisha's wound in there for a better outcome. Along the way, he forms a connection with Miranda Bailey, with whom he falls in love. [17], Bailey and Taryn had to keep each other calm and stop themselves from catastrophizing while ventilating Phoebe manually. In season 12, Bailey is promoted to Chief of Surgery. When they were on the plane, which was transporting her, Richard, and the sedated plane crash victims to Seattle, she said that she wished they sedated her too.[4]. The storm came after surgery. He was wondering what they could do to do that, but she couldn't ignore what she had to say any longer. Bailey resumes control of Ellis Grey's Diabetes trial, and Webber pushes her to forgive Meredith and choose her as staff for the trial. Richard later visited Bailey in her office and she explained to him that she wasn't giving him the job because she didn't want to add to his plate with his struggles after Ollie's death. In season 4, Bailey decides to back up Callie Torres in her post of Chief Resident, which the Chief observes. They headed out to work. Bailey said George was her favorite of her interns. The reputation of Nazi precedes Bailey, and the "Nazi" is said to have ". Miranda Bailey is a general surgeon and the former Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Miranda Bailey. Following her experience with MRSA, Bailey was more cautious in surgery. They revived a liver from a deceased donor using normothermic perfusion. "[4] Wilson explained how she plays Bailey: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, It's a teacher's mentality. Richard told her Ben had called him, implying he knew about the miscarriage, but she only told him to help out wherever he could. A few days later at Meredith's trial, Bailey was surprised to see that most of Meredith's former colleagues showed up to support her. Although she was often harsh with her interns, she has been shown to provide both support and advice when they need it; practicing "tough love." Three of Bailey's patients returned with post-operative infections. As soon as they arrived, the guests gathered for a speech, but that was interrupted by Owen and Tom's fight and a supposed fire in the kitchen. She left the new parents and went to check up on Richard in the ICU. While her name was eventually cleared and her infection was eradicated and all three patients died, she overheard Richard telling a patient that the one doctor who caused the infection had been isolated. They went to look for her and found her sobbing in Lori Carter's arms. Later, Dr. Larry Maxwell arrived and asked if she was having any stress, but Bailey told him that it wasn't because she was a woman who can't handle her feelings. Ben tried to propose to her through a crossword puzzle which didn't work out like he planned, and in the end Miranda herself asked him to marry her twice. This affected Bailey greatly, causing her to lock herself in her genome lab, shutting out the other doctors, particularly the board and Richard, for a day while she obsessively mapped her own genome over and over again. Bailey was angered. Ultimately, Bailey decides to continue to pursue her career in general surgery after her husband threatens her with divorce if she accepts the fellowship offer. Bailey and Ben bask in joy as they look forward to meeting their baby. Following severe injuries to her son and several arguments over the state of their marriage, Bailey and her husband separated because her husband believed that she placed her job at the hospital before her family and that it led to Tuck's injuries. Afterward, Bailey spotted Meredith in the waiting room with Robin Jones as they went to check on Wade. Bailey was doing well for a while, but her pressure dropped and Maggie inserted an intra-aortic balloon pump. Meredith asked her for advice on how to tell her kids that she was dating Andrew, which Bailey already knew about from Richard.