A businessman with genital injuries and a dislocated jaw arrives after fleeing assassins, while Sergeant Semyonov brings in a detainee who swallowed a police medal.

Displeased with the idea of celebrating New Year's in the hospital, the remaining doctor on duty, Evgeny Kachalov, initially holds back, but General Ivolgin takes charge of organizing the festivities.

Female patients from a nearby ward are invited, a Christmas tree is dug up and decorated, and thanks to the businessman, a lavish spread of food and drinks is arranged.

Amid the celebration, the "Incurable Patient" tips over his wheelchair, breaking a finger, and the group decides to perform a spine surgery on him based on a satirical article they found in a science magazine.

News reports later inform the patients that the Queen of England and the Pope have wished them a happy New Year, and Karl Ivanovich is revealed to be a guardian angel with wings hidden under his shirt.