ER didn’t get political?

• Kisangani" (Season 9, Episode 22): Dr. Carter joins Dr. Kovac in the Congo, focusing on war, humanitarian aid, and medical resources in war-torn regions.
• "The Storm" (Part I & II) (Season 5, Episodes 14 & 15): Dr. Benton deals with systemic racism and the lack of resources at a hospital in Mississippi.
• Season 11, Episode 12: Features direct discussions on drug company ethics and partisan politics in healthcare.
• Season 5, Episode 17: Addresses immigration politics and the deportation of patients with lapsed visas.
• "A Thousand Cranes" (Season 10, Episode 8): Tackles the ethical complexities of healthcare for undocumented immigrants.
• "Obstruction of Justice" (Season 4, Episode 9): Deals with the intersection of law, politics, and medical care.
• "The Good Fight" (Season 5, Episode 8): Examines the politics of nursing unions and hospital safety.
• "In the End" (Series Finale, Season 15): Focuses on providing healthcare to underserved populations.

... For now it's already going downhill on the interpersonal drama BS and I'm only like 4 episodes into the season

This is just not true. The Pitt has had just as much interpersonal drama from episode 1.

In the first episode the primary character is dealing with PTSD from his mentor dieing in Covid…

ER also had just as much medicine and social issues. Hell one of E.R.’s most celebrated episodes “Labor’s lost love” is about the ER being over run, understaffed and the ER doc having to handle a case he is woefully unprepared for that led to the death of women.

I love The Pitt but it is ER2.0 and that is big reason why it is great.