Free Web NovelChapter 2257: Chapter 2257: Where to Transfer
Hu Hao and Brother Luo saw the doctor come out and hurriedly went up to ask what was going on.
Doctor Peng began to speak, explaining the child’s current condition to the family. Naturally, he started with the positive aspects to put them at ease: "It was detected early, it can be treated."
Hu Hao had a stern face; if he hadn’t raised the issue, the doctors might not have found out.
Xie Wanying explained further to her classmate: "I told you before, medicine is about evidence, finding evidence isn’t easy. You have a blood tie with this child, maybe somehow, as the father, you could hear the child’s cries for help."
Truly, the child’s symptoms were atypical and not very apparent at the moment, hard to detect. Only the child’s father, Hu Hao, heard the child’s heart. Many children with this condition often take a long time to be discovered.
The best situation is for the patient, family members, and medical staff to form a united front. In fact, everyone shares only one common enemy: the illness itself; there’s no need for infighting.
After listening to her words, Hu Hao’s expression gradually softened.
As long as the family isn’t too upset, Doctor Peng could first breathe a sigh of relief.
Next is communication with the family about how to treat the child.
"It can’t be treated here; a transfer is necessary." Xie Wanying preemptively informed the family of what Teacher Peng had privately hinted.
Hu Hao and Brother Luo tensed up: "Transfer where? Where can it be treated?"
Regarding this question, Doctor Peng provided direction: "Generally, it’s transferred to a children’s specialized hospital. Ideally, if feasible, transferring to Capital Children’s Hospital is the best."
Transferring the child to Capital Children’s Hospital sounds simple but is very challenging to achieve. Brother Luo recalled the various difficulties his sister and parents faced during the hospital transfer for treatment, his face turning a mix of pale and ashen. Capital Children’s Hospital is the nation’s top-ranked pediatric specialized hospital, and ordinary people don’t have the resources to get their child transferred there for treatment.
Doctor Peng understood such a suggestion would make things difficult for most families with sick children, so he said: "If there are doctors you know in other hospitals, and they have the capability to treat the child, once coordinated, our hospital’s ambulance can help send your child to the hospital you specify."
Hearing this, Hu Hao immediately turned to ask his classmate: "Xie Wanying, you’re a student at Guoxie, right? Can the child be transferred to your Guoxie for treatment?"
Hu Hao’s family had some money, but like his cousin and cousin-in-law, their connections were back home and not in the Capital. They didn’t know the hospitals and doctors here, so they could only rely on her.
After Teacher Peng explained the situation, Xie Wanying considered that she might need to trouble Teacher Nie and Senior Luo again. Teacher Nie is exceptionally capable and should be able to treat this illness.
Upon hearing the possibility of transferring the child to Guoxie for treatment, Brother Luo looked at her with hopeful eyes and said: "Dr. Xie, I thank you in advance. Our family won’t forget your kindness."
No need to be polite, Xie Wanying waved her hand and picked up her phone to call.
Considering it was holiday time, she called Senior Luo first to check if Teacher Nie was around.
When the call connected, the other side was very noisy; Senior Luo might have been on duty at the hospital. For this reason, Luo Jingming’s voice was hoarse, his speech fast, a departure from his usual steady tone, and asked her urgently: "What’s up?"
"Senior Luo." Not wanting to disturb Senior’s work, Xie Wanying simplified everything into one sentence, "I have a child patient suspected of having congenital esophageal atresia Type V needing to transfer from Beidou Third Hospital to pediatric surgery, can we transfer to our Guoxie’s pediatric surgery?"
