Doctor: Picking Up Attributes in the Hospital Chapter 407 - 355: Officially Becoming Deputy Director (Part

A twenty-five-year-old deputy director, especially in a top-tier national hospital like Eastern Hospital, is truly groundbreaking.

So now, many people are watching Zhao Heng.

Among them, Liu ng, as a mber of Zhao Heng’s ward, is particularly concerned about this matter. Even before the official appointnt, Liu ng has already started calling Zhao Heng "Director."

"I’m going out for a while; call if there’s anything."

Zhao Heng pondered for a mont before saying.

He thought for a while; lately, there had been no dical disputes in the ward, so the dical Departnt calling him probably had to do with the appointnt as deputy director.

Although it took just over two months from being a surgical instrunt assistant to reaching the deputy director position, Zhao Heng’s current level made him more than qualified for the role.

Before long, Zhao Heng arrived at the dical Departnt. As soon as he entered, the Head of the dical Departnt, Liu Xuedong, stood up with a smile, greeting him warmly.

In Liu Xuedong’s view, Zhao Heng’s future seed limitless. Becoming a deputy director in his twenties, with a well-connected ntor like Gao Jun, gave him a strong likelihood of eventually becoming a director, vice president, or even president of the hospital.

"Director Liu."

Zhao Heng greeted him.

"Little Zhao, no, I should now call you Deputy Director Zhao."

Liu Xuedong said with a smile.

Zhao Heng was a bit bewildered by Liu Xuedong’s sudden enthusiasm, but he quickly realized it was likely due to his appointnt as deputy director being finalized.

It was apparent that his ntor Gao Jun had helped imnsely. Although Zhao Heng’s own achievents and skills already made him well-suited for deputy director, Gao Jun had done a lot to expedite his appointnt.

"Have a seat, have a seat, co, have so tea."

Liu Xuedong made Zhao Heng a cup of tea, and they sat on the sofa together.

Within Eastern Hospital, the Head of the dical Departnt, like Liu Xuedong, wielded far more power than the average person might imagine. Most doctors and nurses felt uneasy when they saw him, given that the dical Departnt managed their performance, bonuses, and professional title evaluations, among other things.

"Director Liu, has the appointnt been finalized?"

Zhao Heng took a sip of tea and asked.

Although he had anticipated this mont, when it actually happened, it still felt sowhat surreal to Zhao Heng.

"We just received the notice from the hospital committee; the appointnt has been finalized. Next, we just need to complete the formalities."

Liu Xuedong said, beaming with a smile.

"At your age, becoming a departnt leader, Deputy Director Zhao, you are the first. Congratulations."

Pausing, Liu Xuedong added.

His feelings were a mix of congratulations and envy.

When he was Zhao Heng’s age, he was still running errands behind senior doctors.

"You flatter , Director Liu. I am still young and have much to learn."

Zhao Heng said with great humility.

Becoming a deputy director at the age of twenty-five was already quite conspicuous, so Zhao Heng knew he needed to be discreet.

"Deputy Director Zhao, in our hospital, deputy directors automatically join the hospital committee as reserve mbers. The monthly committee eting is tomorrow morning, and you must rember to attend."

Liu Xuedong reminded Zhao Heng.

Becoming a deputy director was, of course, more than just a matter of joining the hospital committee as a reserve mber.

Simply put, at the deputy director level, one is part of the hospital managent.

Ordinary doctors work day and night shifts, admit patients, and write dical records, which are not required of a deputy director.

Though deputies need to be on-call, most of the work is delegated to junior doctors, while deputies mostly oversee and handle complex cases juniors cannot solve.

Moreover, performance and bonus factors significantly exceed those of junior doctors.

For instance, a departnt deputy director at Eastern Hospital earns at least more than one million annually, which includes salary, bonuses, and other inco sources.

For example, given Zhao Heng’s current dical proficiency, a remote consultation charges at least three thousand as a base fee, which is on the low end.

Most critically, this position grants a certain level of authority within the hospital; apart from major figures like directors and the president, no one else could easily dictate his actions.

"The committee eting? Is it optional?"

Initially, Zhao Heng was quite pleased to beco deputy director, but upon hearing about a eting the next day, it gave him a headache, as he was extrely busy and had no ti to waste on etings.

Even in the departnt’s morning etings, he usually wrapped them up within fifteen minutes.

"Generally, when newly appointed as a deputy director, showing up at the committee eting is expected."

Liu Xuedong replied.

He understood that young people like Zhao Heng dislike etings the most.

"I understand, Director Liu."

Zhao Heng nodded, thinking that just showing his face wasn’t a big issue.

Afterward, Liu Xuedong explained several follow-up processes to Zhao Heng, including a hiring procedure within the hospital.

Leaving the dical Departnt, Zhao Heng still felt a bit excited.

Having a deputy director title at Eastern Hospital is basically reaching expert level within the industry. It usually takes others at least twenty to thirty years to reach this level, so in a way, Zhao Heng had leapfrogged.

Returning to the ward, as soon as Zhao Heng ca in, Liu ng eagerly asked, "Is the appointnt official now?"

"Yes."

Zhao Heng nodded.

He couldn’t quite understand why Liu ng was so invested in his becoming deputy director; maybe it was because Liu ng thought once he assud the position, it would also elevate her to an attending physician.

For Liu ng, who had struggled in the ergency departnt for years, it indeed mattered a lot.

"We’ll have to start calling you Director Zhao from now on."

Liu ng said with a smile.

A director like Liu Xuedong would, in formal occasions, naturally use Zhao Heng’s official title. However, in informal settings, especially within the ward, calling him Director Zhao was acceptable.

Adding "Deputy" always sounded a bit awkward.

With Zhao Heng’s appointnt as deputy director, Liu ng, Li Yang, and Tian Zhen were naturally delighted. But it also signified that this ward would soon need more staff.

This was also one of the topics discussed between Liu Xuedong and Zhao Heng earlier. Currently, the ward had only four doctors, including Zhao Heng, which was too few.

At least three more formal doctors would be needed to adequately staff the ward.

Moreover, doctors like resident Liu ng would later have fellows and interns assigned to her.

And for attending physician Li Yang, even more residents, fellows, and interns would be assigned to him.

Including Zhao Heng, the ward would need at least seven doctors; with each doctor managing at least two trainees, the entire ward, including nurses, would require at least thirty people.

Of course, this represents the standard staffing for a ward at Eastern Hospital. Previously, as the ward was newly established, they couldn’t accommodate fellowships and interns, so Zhao Heng hadn’t brought them in yet.

Now with Zhao Heng officially becoming the deputy director, this staffing would be thoroughly implented.

Take nurses, for instance; at least five or six more would need to be brought in.

Moreover, as ntioned by Liu Xuedong earlier, the hospital would subsequently allocate another twenty or thirty beds to Zhao Heng, bringing the total to forty or fifty. Managing so many patients naturally required such a scale of staffing.

"I’ll host a gathering tonight; let’s all get together."

Zhao Heng smiled and said.

The people currently in the ward were considered the founding core team. With him formally stepping into the deputy director role, the ward was poised for a period of rapid expansion.