Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Just Thinking About It Makes My
Kidneys Ache… (Extra for Yue Z Meng)
Translator: 549690339
Monday is the busiest day in the hospital!
Whether it’s the outpatient department or the inpatient department, there will be a lot of patients on this day.
In the outpatient hall of the Second Provincial Hospital, it’s bustling with activity—registration, purchasing medicines, follow-up visits…
And because the outpatient hall has such a large flow of people and the customer base is quite targeted, it’s actually a perfect place for advertising! Many businesses had contacted the hospital to inquire if they could set up a huge screen in the outpatient hall specifically for advertisements and promised to pay the hospital a handsome sum of money.
However, that was clearly wishful thinking and was rejected.
After all, people come to the hospital to seek medical treatment, not to be misled by advertisements, which might even be misconstrued as the hospital’s recommendation, detrimental to the patients’ health.
Plus, hospitals are public institutions, which fundamentally do not allow such practices.
But…
This idea did inspire the hospital’s leadership, and so some departments began to offer free clinics in the first-floor outpatient hall regularly—one to serve the patients and also to promote department specialties.
Nurse Tian, applying the sixteen-character secret of geoinancy plus consultation of the almanac, decided on a geomantic treasure spot in the southeast direction of the outpatient hall. She placed several tables there and called for doctors from her department to come out and provide free consultations.
Today’s theme was “Caring for the Digestive System” as well as consultations for common surgeries involving the digestive system.
After all, many patients don’t necessarily come to the hospital to be treated, they might come for consultation or to understand their conditions better, so free clinics are very convenient for serving the masses.
Tian Xianglan had someone print a booklet of the photos organized by Qin Yue, which was piled up on the table, where she arranged for several young doctors to provide consultation services to patients.
But suddenly, Tian Xianglan noticed that another department had set up tables in the northwest corner. She stole a glance and to her surprise, it was the General Surgery Department.
They also promoted gallbladder and appendix health as well as preventive measures, including surgeries…
There was a clash!
At this moment, not only did Tian Xianglan realize it, but the other side also saw the emergency department and was equally taken aback.
A nurse from the General Surgery Department hurried over: “Dr. Duan, the emergency department… is doing the same thing as us!”
Upon hearing this, Duan Bo frowned for a moment but then smiled with relief, “No worries, don’t be nervous. After all, we are a specialty, we are General Surgery, they are the Emergency Department. If you need surgery, putting the two side by side, how would you choose?”
The nurse nodded, “Of course, General Surgery!”
Duan Bo smiled, “That’s right! Don’t worry, patients are not fools, they have their own opinions in mind!”
Duan Bo looked at the bustling emergency department from afar and couldn’t help but laugh. It seemed that the emergency department really didn’t have many surgeries lately, they were actually coming out to seek patients.
If this had happened on a normal day, it wouldn’t have been a big issue, and they could have attracted some patients.
But to come out today… aren’t you just unlucky?
To clash with us on the same day!
Thinking of this, Duan Bo felt like laughing.
General Surgery had been a bit down due to the emergency department recently, and Duan Bo was looking forward to finally breathing some relief today. He felt relaxed and even thought that he could complete a few more medical records after work.
In the morning, there were many patients, and those with later registration numbers had to wait anyway, so they might as well come down and walk around. Seeing the free clinics of both the General Surgery and Emergency Departments, everyone would go up and inquire.
Yang Ming’s wife had cholecystitis, which often flared up and was protracting. The couple thought it over and found some time to come to the hospital to consult a doctor this morning.
Yang Ming had registered for the chief of surgery, Zhang Youfu’s slot, but it was number 25, which meant waiting until around 10 o’clock. Anxious, the couple decided to leave and return at 10.
Just after going downstairs, they saw the General Surgery’s free clinic and their eyes lit up, so they went over for a consultation.
Duan Bo was quite professional and explained things very clearly and intelligibly, and he managed to persuade Yang Ming and his wife. They even registered and set a time for the procedure.
However, just as they were about to leave, they suddenly saw another free clinic on the other side doing the same thing.
Out of curiosity, they also walked over.
“Doctor, hello, I want to ask, aren’t you and the one opposite part of the same team?” Yang Ming asked curiously.
Wang Yong smiled, “We are all from the same hospital, but we are not in the same department. The opposite is General Surgery, and we are the Emergency Department.”
Yang Ming and his wife looked at each other, “Oh… is there any difference?”
Wang Yong pondered for a moment, “I’d say each has its strengths and weaknesses. General surgery specializes in the field of surgery and has a deeper understanding of specialist diseases… Emergency mainly deals with acute and severe conditions… But our operating room…”
Wang Yong explained impartially, after all, you can’t badmouth the doctors and departments in front of a patient!
Upon hearing this, Yang Ming and his wife took a seat, “Then… I want to consult about something, my wife has gallstones… She’s also busy at work and wants to have a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, can you do it here?”
Wang Yong nodded and passed over a brochure, “Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a specialty of our department, and we have made some improvements to the surgical techniques. You can take a look… These pictures show a comparison between our department’s special surgical methods and the traditional ones… And in terms of recovery time, we have shortened it by a day compared to traditional laparoscopic surgery.”
Wang Yong elaborated in detail.
Yang Ming and his wife were taken aback by the brochure!
Yang Ming’s wife took out the brochure they had gotten from general surgery and compared it with the emergency department’s, surely noticing the differences!
Surgery with laparoscopy has many advantages over traditional open surgery, including smaller incisions.
However… when comparing the general surgery’s photos with those of the emergency department, an apparent gap emerged!
Yang Ming’s wife quickly asked, “Hey? Doctor, have these photos been beautified?”
Wang Yong laughed, “No, these are the research results of Dr. Chen from our department, an improvement on the traditional laparoscopic surgery. The wounds are treated in a special way that makes scars hard to find. Oh, you can go to the emergency department and consult about it.”
Yang Ming’s wife was suddenly interested, “Is this expensive?”
Wang Yong shook his head, “Our hospital has unified pricing for surgeries, according to the price authority of Anyang City and the Health Commission, and the price for this special surgery is the same as that of a regular surgery.” Yang Ming hesitated, “Wife, 1 think general surgery is more reliable, right?” After listening, his wife pondered for a long while; truth be told, few women want to leave scars on their bodies, not to mention that this surgery also promised a faster recovery!
Hearing Yang Ming’s words, she glared at him, “Is it you undergoing the surgery, or is it me? Plus, didn’t you hear the doctor? It’s just a minor surgery, what difference would the hospital department make?”
The couple decided to check out the emergency department.
By noon, the free clinic was over, and Duan Bo returned to the department with the nurses, just as he ran into Zhang Youfu coming back from the outpatient clinic.
Zhang Youfu asked, “How was the free clinic?”
Duan Bo said with a smile, “Not bad, we registered quite a number of patients today, about seven or eight of them, all wanting to undergo laparoscopic surgery.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Youfu also smiled, “Hmm, Duan Bo, good work. Coordinate with the patients and talk about it at the shift change tomorrow.”
Duan Bo smiled, glad to have performed well in front of the chief.
Not bad, he thought, a bit of image restored.
Pleased with the day’s work, he was passing the emergency department on his way home and glanced over unintentionally, suddenly feeling that some people looked familiar.
Upon closer inspection, weren’t they the ones who had booked surgeries in the morning?
Why had they registered at the emergency department instead?
This… what on earth had happened?
At this thought, he quickly took out his phone, trying to contact those patients, but… after the call connected, when Duan Bo inquired about the surgery, they directly refused!
At that moment…
Duan Bo’s heart sank like it had plunged into an icy abyss.
Thinking about having to arrange the surgeries for tomorrow as instructed by the chief, Duan Bo felt a chill…
Dear Lord?
Was I at odds with the emergency department this year?
Thinking of his recent adversities, Duan Bo played a solemn tune for himself, as things related to the emergency department had been going awry!
Even the trust and capability he had managed to build up with Zhang Youfu was deteriorating day by day!
Thinking about the shift change tomorrow, Duan Bo felt a pang of physical distress!