Chapter 887: Departnt Director of the General Surgery Departnt
“Doctor Ling is asking to operate on a patient?” The departnt director of the General Surgery Departnt fixed his gaze on the face before him, which was as wrinkled as a wilted chrysanthemum. It was impossible to tell what was on his mind based on his facial expression.
Zuo Cidian smiled so brightly that all the wrinkles on his face were trembling as he stood before the departnt director of the General Surgery Departnt. “Yes, the patient is highly likely to be suffering from right-sided colon cancer. Because the operating theater in Bazhaixiang is not well-equipped enough, Doctor Ling is thinking of transferring the patient to Yun Hua Hospital’s General Surgery Departnt.”
“Is it because it’s not appropriate for handso n to perform colorectal surgery?” The departnt director of the General Surgery Departnt had a peculiar sense of humor.
Zuo Cidian played along obediently and smiled. The General Surgery Departnt of Yun Hua Hospital was an excellent departnt. Even though it was not as renowned in the country as the Hand Surgery Departnt, the General Surgery Departnt was a large departnt. Besides, its departnt director had accumulated his power and influence over a long period of ti.
After the departnt director of the General Surgery Departnt was done laughing, he asked, “Are you seeking out in private, or is Doctor Ling the one who asked you to look for ?”
“Doctor Ling,” Zuo Cidian gave a brief answer. He reckoned that this was what the departnt director wanted to hear.
Of course, it was true that Ling Ran intended to transfer Xue Guixiao to the General Surgery Departnt of Yun Hua Hospital.
If a person were to look at the doctors’ skills and the hospitals’ facilities, Yun Hua Hospital was, without a doubt a lot better than the Bazhaixiang hospital branch.
This was especially true if the departnt director of the General Surgery Departnt of Yun Hua Hospital personally operated on the patient. It would be almost perfect.
The departnt director maintained a stoic expression as he gazed at Zuo Cidian. He rely flashed a very slight smile.
He was experiencing rather complicated emotions.
On one hand, it was because he did not know Ling Ran, who was a new force who rose to power, very well. At least, he did not know Ling Ran as well as he knew the other chief physicians and departnt directors in the hospital. So, it was not easy for him to acknowledge Ling Ran’s strength.
On the other hand, the departnt director was trendously happy that Ling Ran had asked Zuo Cidian to co over to extend an invitation for him to operate on Ling Ran’s patient.
Doctors frequently recomnded each other to patients.
It was especially true for doctors from different departnts. It was super normal for them to recomnd each other to patients. Doctors from the General Surgery Departnt would send patients who required cardiothoracic surgery to the Cardiology Departnt or Cardiothoracic Surgery Departnt, while the Orthopedic Departnt would send patients who required colorectal surgery to the General Surgery Departnt. anwhile, Doctors from the Departnt of Urology would send patients who actually castrated themselves to practice the ultimate technique to the ntal Health Departnt. This was part of the hospital’s basic operation.
However, there was a prerequisite to this. A doctor would have to recognize another doctor’s skills to transfer his patient to the latter.
No doctor would be willing to transfer their patients to unreliable departnts or doctors.
The incident involving Bristol Royal Infirmary from the United Kingdom was an example of this. The death rate in the hospital’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Departnt when it ca to pediatric cardiothoracic surgery had long since been one of the highest in the country. Even before the reporters in the United Kingdom exposed this scandal in 1992, hospitals and doctors nearby had been in the know, and would deliberately avoid this hospital as well as its Cardiothoracic Departnt.
The departnt director had never expected to get the privilege to treat one of Ling Ran’s patients.
Even though it was rely a colorectal surgery and Ling Ran never carried out colorectal surgeries, the departnt director of the General Surgery Departnt was still filled with pride when he heard about this.
After all, Ling Ran was extrely good at hepatectomy, and hepatectomy was considered the cream of the crop in the field of general surgery.
“So, are you willing to take the patient in?” Zuo Cidian asked and pressed the departnt director for an answer.
“Yes, we are… The responsibility of helping out the people in Bazhaixiang shouldn’t be shouldered by the Ergency Departnt alone in the first place. It would be great if General Surgery gets to assist you guys in your efforts.” The departnt director agreed and continued, “Does Doctor Ling want to participate in the surgery?”
“No,” Zuo Cidian was certain as he answered.
Even though Ling Ran had just obtained Gastrointestinal Perforation Repair and all the skill branches under the Exposure umbrella, his skills were still limited when it ca to colorectal surgeries. He could be an excellent assistant, but he would not be a good chief surgeon. If he were to operate on the patient as chief surgeon, he could only try to figure things out using his existing skills.
Moreover, colorectal surgery was a ssy affair, to begin with. Hence, Ling Ran forwent any thoughts about joining the surgery.
The departnt director could not decide if he was disappointed that Ling Ran would not be participating in the surgery or looking forward to receiving the patient. He smiled and asked, “So, I will be able to make all the decisions regarding the patient’s surgery?”
“Of course.”
“That’s great, then.”
“But there is one thing that I need to talk to you about,” Zuo Cidian added.
“Go ahead.”
“Doctor Ling is quite sympathetic about the patient’s situation, as the patient isn’t really well-covered by his dical insurance. Moreover, the patient is facing financial difficulties, to begin with. So, Doctor Ling plans to subsidize part of the patient’s dical bills and try his best to reduce the sum that the patient has to pay for. I’m wondering if you…”
The departnt director did not expect Zuo Cidian to talk about this. He thought about it for a mont and said, “I don’t mind subsidizing part of the dical bills. We’ll follow the procedure.”
“Alright. I’ll report this to Doctor Ling, then,” Zuo Cidian said and prepared to take his leave.
“How about the handover of the patient’s information?” The departnt director did not allow Zuo Cidian to leave imdiately. He asked the question in a firm tone.
“There are so dated test results. The patient’s family mbers will be bringing them over. We only conducted a lab test of his feces in the Bazhaixiang hospital branch. We’ll leave the colonoscopy to you guys,” Zuo Cidian explained things clearly.
The departnt director nodded slowly and said with a relaxed expression, “This is a good way to go about things. If the patient is indeed diagnosed with colon cancer, I’ll operate on him.”
To a departnt like the General Surgery Departnt of Yun Hua Hospital, this was a relatively easy surgery.
Zuo Cidian knew that it was ti for him to leave, so he bade farewell with the departnt director and walked away.
The departnt director narrowed his eyes and leaned against his chair as he rested for a mont. He then rose and headed to the main office.
“A patient will be here soon. He’ll be transported here from Bazhaixiang in a helicopter. Arrange for a few people to conduct various lab tests and examinations for him. Make sure that you guys conduct as many lab tests and examinations as possible. Also, the patient will be going through the green channel,” the departnt director ordered slowly.
“Okay.” All the young doctors in the office rose to greet the departnt director.
The departnt director did not say much. He arranged for the patient to receive a colonoscopy and returned to his office.
At night, the eting room of the General Surgery Departnt was brightly lit.
It was a tradition for the General Surgery Departnt of Yun Hua Hospital to carry out a departnt consultation prior to treating a patient.
For doctors from the older generation, it was a habit. In the past, hospitals were not that well-equipped, so it was more effective for doctors to gather and discuss than stay in the office to think of a solution alone.
The tradition continued in Yun Hua Hospital’s General Surgery Departnt. Theoretically, they were supposed to sit down and talk about every single patient before operating on them. But in reality, the amount of ti available was limited, so it was impossible for them to properly carry out a preoperative consultation for every single patient.
The departnt director of the General Surgery Departnt did not usually participate in such preoperative consultation. However, he attended the consultation today and announced the topic of discussion: a sixty-eight-year-old patient with colon cancer.
Even though the doctors in the General Surgery Departnt were suspicious about things, they actively participated in the discussion.
The departnt director quietly made notes.
The surgery had sothing to do with his reputation, and he refused to allow any mishaps to happen.
Of course, under normal circumstances, he was not so lousy that he would make a mistake while operating on a patient with colon cancer. However, it was better to be safe than sorry. In the field of dicine, more preparation ant less risk during surgery.
“Do a PET scan and see if there are tastases.” The departnt director waved and arranged for the patient to undergo a PET scan. He then said, “If the patient’s family mbers are unwilling to do it because of money, we’ll cover the fee for the PET scan.”
“We’re doing it for free?” So of the doctors in the eting room were baffled.
“Yes, for free. And we’ll try our best to make treatnt as cheap as possible for the patient,” the departnt director said in an extrely certain tone. Now that he knew what to do, things like dical feeds were not important factors for consideration at all.
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