Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic

Chapter 497: Chapter 232: Basic Treatment for Snakebites, No Swap for Either of Them_3

Girls seem to be naturally more dexterous.

Her suturing skills were quite poor, but under Li Jingsheng’s guidance, they improved significantly.

Initially, she appeared very nervous.

Gradually, she got into the swing of things.

By the end, Li Jingsheng hardly needed to guide her anymore.

It was evident that she had made great progress.

Basically, most surgeons are alike; with more practice, they can make significant progress in mindset, technique, and skills.

Director Hua had already gone over to see Director Bi repairing the intestines and abdominal cavity.

The surgery was gradually nearing its end.

Director Bi saw that the patient’s vital signs were stable, and the surgery was almost complete, entering the final stages. He was in a decent mood.

"Director Hua, I think you obviously used this chance to train your staff today." ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"Haha, nothing escapes Director Bi’s eyes! Although we in Orthopedics do a fair amount of surgeries, when it comes to training opportunities for young doctors, your General Surgery does have more cases!"

Director Hua laughed it off, admitting straightforwardly.

His gaze shifted to the young doctor suturing the patient’s waist wound.

"That young doctor suturing the waist wound is very skilled! That’s your General Surgery’s Ouyang Cheng, right?"

"Thank you for the compliment, Director Hua!"

The male doctor suturing the waist wound looked up and smiled politely at Director Hua.

"Why are you so familiar with our General Surgery? I’m telling you, don’t even think about poaching, or I’ll take it up with the hospital director." Director Bi was visibly tense, guarding against Director Hua as if guarding against a thief.

Everyone knows that Orthopedics is short on doctors, especially excellent young surgeons.

"Look at how stingy you are. If I were going to poach him, I wouldn’t be foolish enough to do it right in front of you, would I? But, that said, your General Surgery is indeed strong, with endless talent and numerous excellent young doctors, truly enviable."

Director Hua, looking at Ouyang Cheng, clearly displayed an appreciative eye for talent.

This made Director Bi even more nervous.

If not for the fact that only Orthopedics could perform limb-sparing surgery, they really wouldn’t want to invite Director Hua over.

Every time he comes, he sets his sights on young doctors from General Surgery.

Orthopedics has always aimed to grow stronger, taking an elite approach to recruiting talent as well.

It’s said that Orthopedics has at least five vacant resident positions, reserved for potential new recruits.

To catch Director Hua’s attention, at the very least, one must have an upright character, solid skills, and be young.

"Let’s go, let’s go, let’s sit and chat over there; they can finish up here." Director Bi quickly led Director Hua to a wall a reasonable distance from the operating table.

There were four round stools for doctors to sit and rest.

"I see your department’s new recruit, Li Jingsheng, is also quite outstanding! Our General Surgery actually urgently needs a doctor who can do skeletal realignment. His progress speed just now was astonishing. I’ve been practicing medicine for nearly forty years and have never seen a doctor improve as fast as he has."

Director Bi and Director Hua, in fact, were alike.

They were of the same ilk.

Both wanted to recruit outstanding young doctors. Only with a strong department could they take on more challenging cases, improve benefits, and increase everyone’s income.

Moreover, being a department head, achieving success would bring great honor.

For example, if Orthopedics became a top department domestically under Director Hua’s leadership, everyone would commend Director Hua for his accomplishments.

"How to put it, it’s like other people’s wives always seem more beautiful and attractive. Li Jingsheng is fairly good, but not as exaggerated as you say. You saw him attempt to connect the blood vessels earlier; he directly caused a bleed. How impressive could his skill be?"

Director Hua subtly belittled Li Jingsheng.

It’s not the thief’s stealing you fear, but the thief coveting what you have.

Li Jingsheng was being eyed by the strongest surgical department in the Second Hospital, which was not a good thing.

If General Surgery began poaching doctors, Orthopedics wouldn’t be able to stop them.

Their influence and clout weren’t on the same level.

Even combined, Cardiac Surgery and Neurosurgery couldn’t shake General Surgery’s position, illustrating its strength.

It’s just that every hospital has its strong departments.

The General Surgery of the Second Hospital has significantly boosted the prestige of General Surgeries everywhere.

"I like young doctors with great potential but not very high current skill levels. Such people don’t have the arrogance problem and are easy to cultivate. Aren’t you envious that our General Surgery has many excellent young doctors? How about I exchange one with you?"

Director Bi was probably about ten years older than Director Hua.

They say old ginger is spicier.

It truly is.

Director Hua’s little schemes could never escape Director Bi’s eyes.

"Swap Ouyang Cheng with me?"

Externally, Director Hua remained calm, but internally, he definitely disagreed.

Li Jingsheng is the second leading figure in the Orthopedics manipulative reduction clinic, and he has demonstrated exceptional talent and ability in the diagnosis of difficult cases, surgical operations, and other areas. Such a young doctor will undoubtedly become a pillar of the department. There’s no way Director Hua would agree to an exchange.

"Ouyang Cheng, Director Hua wants you to move to Orthopedics for development. They’ll focus on cultivating you. You want to go?"

Director Bi went all out, directly asking Ouyang Cheng, who was suturing.

"Is that...really true?"

Ouyang Cheng seemed somewhat tempted.

General Surgery is filled with experts, and excellent young doctors like him are not uncommon.

To stand out, he’d have to wait many years.

Some people would rather be a phoenix’s tail than a chicken’s head. But Ouyang Cheng felt that being a chicken’s head gave him a better chance at turning into a phoenix. freёwebnovel.com

"Ahem... I was just joking with your Director Bi." Hua Director felt a bit awkward.

Being a department head, one couldn’t make such promises lightly.

Not even exchanging one Ouyang Cheng, even if it were ten Ouyang Chengs, would suffice to trade away Li Jingsheng.

"I know you, Director Hua, never make deals at a loss. Besides Ouyang Cheng, I’ll add another excellent young doctor to trade for that Xiaolizi for our General Surgery."

Director Bi was already confident, clearly playing Director Hua.

"If it were someone else, maybe I could agree. But Li Jingsheng is an irreplaceable doctor in our Orthopedics manipulative reduction clinic, so there’s no trading, no trading!"

Director Hua repeatedly shook his head in refusal.

The two were like friends, joking around, and then probing each other’s department bases.

In this round of exchange, Director Hua had already lost.

Even a fool would know by now that Li Jingsheng is the most important of the young doctors in Orthopedics.

"By the way, once this patient is healed, they should be arrested and sentenced, right?"

"It’s not clear at the moment. Given his severe injuries, he probably can’t get out of bed for two or three months."

"It’s true, good people die young, but mischief-makers last forever! Despite such severe injuries, he was revived. Who knows if he’ll cause trouble again once he’s healed?"

"As doctors, we can’t manage everything! This is best left to the law to decide. I heard the city is planning to organize a medical skills competition, supposedly held at Qiaobang Hospital. The hospital director has tasked us department heads with it. How are you planning to handle it?"

Director Bi changed the topic, clearly unwilling to discuss the patient further.

He knew Director Hua’s character, with a strong sense of justice.

Their views on this matter were completely different.

Director Bi believed that doctors should just do their job and not concern themselves with other matters.

Director Hua, when facing some criminals, might let personal feelings affect medical decisions.

For instance, if not for Director Bi’s plea, Director Hua would have seriously considered talking with the family about the patient’s over-severe leg injury and suggested amputation.

Of course, such matters ultimately lay in the family’s decision.

Families, to a large extent, tend to rely on the doctor’s professional opinion before deciding. Therefore, the outcome is unpredictable.

"Skill competitions are good; they provide opportunities for everyone to see the strengths and new technologies of other hospitals. We in Orthopedics haven’t settled on any representatives yet."

Director Hua stated candidly.