"Did they say what it was about?"
"No, but from the head nurse’s tone, it seems like sothing urgent. She asked you to return Director Zheng’s call."
Urgent?
Could it be that there’s a critically ill patient in cardiology?
But I haven’t heard of any critically ill patients being admitted to cardiology recently!
Zhou Qihua couldn’t think of any reason at the mont, so he took out his phone, nodded to the nurse, and said, "Alright, I got it. You can go back to your duties."
With that, Zhou Qihua had already dialed the number for Director Zheng in the cardiology departnt.
Director Zheng might have been busy, as it took him a while to answer the call.
Once the call connected, Director Zheng’s anxious voice ca through: "Old Zhou, you haven’t left yet, have you?"
"No, it’s not even ti for the shift change yet, right?"
"Good, good, as long as you haven’t left."
It was obvious that Director Zheng was highly focused, and knowing that Zhou Qihua hadn’t gone back yet, he sighed in relief.
But not long after, he spoke in a serious tone, "If you haven’t left, could you co to cardiology? There’s sothing urgent I need your help with."
"Right now?"
"I’m in a eting, you know. After that batch of interns arrived in our ergency departnt recently, we’ve had various situations every day last week. We can’t just ignore them; otherwise, sothing’s bound to happen this week." Zhou Qihua explained.
"Put the eting aside for now and co over first."
"Old Zheng, what is it that’s so urgent?" Zhou Qihua was puzzled.
"You guys in cardiology haven’t admitted any severely ill patients, so why do I have to co over?"
"Even if I need to co over, you have to explain the situation first. Otherwise, I can’t just leave everyone in the ergency departnt hanging."
Director Zheng had to say, "We just admitted a patient in cardiology, and the situation is quite critical. I need your cooperation to see if we can figure sothing out together."
"Just admitted?"
"Yes."
Hearing that cardiology had just admitted a critical patient, Zhou Qihua’s expression turned serious: "Alright, I’ll head over right now."
"Okay, I’ll be waiting for you."
"In the special care ward of cardiology."
Ending the call with Old Zheng, Zhou Qihua imdiately said to Old Li and the others, "Cardiology admitted a critically ill patient. I’m going over for a consultation. Make sure you handle the shift change as usual, and especially keep an eye on those interns. Don’t let them cause any more trouble."
Saying that, Zhou Qihua turned and hurried toward the special care ward of cardiology.
There was a bit of a distance from the ergency departnt to the inpatient building, but knowing the situation was critical, Zhou Qihua didn’t waste any ti. Old Zheng wouldn’t have urged him urgently otherwise. With brisk steps, he soon arrived at the inpatient departnt of cardiology.
Even before entering the ward, Zhou Qihua could see a crowd at the entrance of the special care ward, imdiately realizing that the patient inside was soone significant, which made his pace even quicker.
At that mont, the sharp-eyed nurse at the special care ward’s entrance spotted Zhou Qihua erging from the elevator and quickly approached: "Director Zhou, Director Zheng is waiting for you in the consultation room."
Zhou Qihua nodded and changed direction imdiately, heading toward the consultation room.
Reaching the door of the consultation room, Zhou Qihua knocked before entering, seeing it filled with people. All the directors from cardiology and cardiac surgery of City First Hospital were there, along with several directors from other departnts.
Although this kind of lineup wasn’t his first, such occasions were rare even at City First Hospital.
"Old Zhou, you’re just in ti."
Entering the room, Zhou Qihua grabbed everyone’s attention. Director Zheng, who was explaining the patient’s condition, stopped upon seeing him and gestured, "Co, Old Zhou, have a seat. We were just starting the discussion. We really can’t do without you today."
"Who’s critically ill to warrant such a big lineup?"
"I saw a whole bunch of people outside the special care ward, and here, it’s even more crowded. Did you gather all the directors connected to cardiology in our hospital?"
Zhou Qihua was astounded.
"Not just them."
Director Zheng smiled wryly, "I even called a few who were on vacation at ho. The hospital dean is also on their way, should be here in about ten minutes."
They managed to alert even the hospital dean?
Zhou Qihua imdiately realized the gravity of the situation. The patient in the special care ward must be soone of considerable status, and likely from within the system, as no ordinary person could rush the dean over in such haste.
The dean of City First Hospital holds a significant administrative rank.
Having to personally co is telling enough.
With these thoughts in mind, Zhou Qihua asked gravely, "The person in the special care ward is..."
"Soone from the city, responsible for our healthcare," Director Zheng said with a wry smile.
Ssss~
Zhou Qihua sucked in a deep breath of air, his expression turning extrely serious, devoid of any curiosity, filled instead with solemnity. He finally understood why Old Zheng was so nervous.
And he now understood why the dean was rushing over as well.
If it’s that person, then it’s no wonder.
They’re responsible for overseeing the entire healthcare system in Yong City. Sending them to City First Hospital for ergency treatnt is a testant to their trust in the hospital. At this mont, who dares make a mistake?
If they fail to save this person, everyone involved will face serious consequences.
At this point, even if the dean is attending a conference in another province or city, they’d have to fly back imdiately. For this rescue mission, although Old Zheng was the lead, the dean, having a background in cardiology, would still play a significant role, even stepping in for major cardiac surgeries.
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