Free Web NovelChapter 1090: Chapter 1090: The Whole Hospital Supports One Person
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Qiaoqiao has been temporarily settled here, and Liu Banxia’s first phase of tasks is considered complete.
"Oh, Sister Wang, why did you come over?" As Liu Banxia just reached the elevator door, he saw Wang Ying and Zhou Li walking out together.
"I heard that a bunch of cars came outside, probably because Qiaoqiao arrived. You go ahead and take care of your work; don’t mind us. We’re here to chat with Qiaoqiao for a while. Have you set the date?" Wang Ying said with a smile.
"Not yet, Sister Huang said there’s no rush," Liu Banxia replied.
"Alright then, you go ahead and get busy. You have surgeries this afternoon, don’t you?" Zhou Li remarked.
"I’ll head down then. I do have a lot of things to handle, with quite a few patients recently," Liu Banxia said.
He wasn’t trying to make excuses; there really were more patients seeking his care.
"Is Banxia quite busy now?" Wang Ying asked.
Zhou Li nodded, "Due to recent news broadcasts, even though they only briefly mentioned the benefits of NOSES surgery, a lot of patients have been seeking him out recently."
"In the past few days, he’s done seven rectal cancer surgeries, and there’s still three more this afternoon. Wang Lei even mentioned that because of him, the workload in the anesthesia department has increased significantly."
"I’ve arranged several rooms specifically to receive his patients. Since they all have similar conditions, it’s also more convenient for nursing care."
"Banxia is really impressive; he performs such difficult surgeries with ease," Wang Ying marveled.
Chatting and talking, they arrived in the ward where Qiaoqiao, upon seeing them, naturally became even happier. These were familiar faces, people she could chat with.
Meanwhile, Liu Banxia returned to his office and carefully reviewed the files of the next three patients.
This could be considered a benefit of news broadcasting; although not many people follow it, some do. After hearing the news, they came directly here seeking help.
If they can preserve the anus, even at a higher cost, they’ll opt for it. They should at least give it a try.
Recently, performing surgeries has given Liu Banxia more insights into NOSES surgery. Strictly speaking, the recent patients were all TaTME surgeries aimed at preserving the anus.
The actual number of patients who came was sixteen; however, some didn’t meet the required health indicators for NOSES surgery.
Some stayed to have others perform the surgery, while some sought even more skilled doctors for one last attempt.
These are the patients’ choices; as long as they are properly informed, that’s all that matters.
These past few days haven’t been completely busy without progress. He accumulated five flawless ratings, although two surgeries were rated as flawless—a minor regret for him.
"Dear Director Liu, are you happy to work night shifts these days?" Wang Chao cheerfully walked in.
"You’re just waiting for that, aren’t you? Nighttime should be for rest, watching movies with Officer Ma, or having a candlelit dinner. Relationships require communication; you can’t ignore them," Liu Banxia responded.
"Exactly what I’m hoping for. What’s your estimate for the number of patients seeking you out in the near future?" Wang Chao asked.
"How can I predict that?" Liu Banxia replied.
"Still, I heard from the director that the inpatient department might help promote it for me. This kind of favor is hard to repay," he said.
Wang Chao gave a thumbs-up, "That’s how it should be. I truly believe that with the entire hospital supporting you, your research and experience will grow significantly."
"But can you handle it? It might end up being one procedure after another. This is different from appendectomy and cholecystectomy. I watched two times and felt I should give up on those kinds of surgeries," Wang Chao said.
"Even if I can’t handle it, I have to. Except for fear that more people will queue up later, the last patient ideally should be done by tomorrow," Liu Banxia remarked somewhat helplessly.
"For the upcoming NOSES surgery, the inpatient department is arranging for interested parties to observe. The Chief Director wants extensive training; perhaps someone with talent will emerge, which is better than struggling on my own."
"Honestly, I also don’t quite understand. Many senior attending doctors in our hospital should handle this surgery without issues. It might just be initially challenging, but once accustomed, it’s nothing major."
"Haha, you shouldn’t think that way," Wang Chao said with a laugh.
"It sounds easy, but it’s quite difficult during actual execution. There’s a difference between being able to do it and doing it well."
"Concerns increase, and despite much effort, still not doing as well as you—what’s the point then? It’s just a waste of time."
"Instead, focusing on one’s own projects is less stressful. Your research team for this is different from our fecal transplant group."
"Actually, anyone can join us and give it a try, as long as a suitable donor is found, we can help the patient attempt it. These days, our failure cases are increasing; it’s not as effective as it was at the beginning."
"What you guys are doing is more challenging than our work. Even a small error during the procedure can have a significant impact."
"Rather than taking such a risk, it might be better to proceed cautiously. Strive to become an associate chief physician; it would be great when the time comes. So, you have to work hard yourself, or some junior attending doctors and interns might be interested."
"But for them too, it’s quite difficult. It’s just that the procedure is too complex, although the skills of the six juniors are pretty good. You’ve told them to have enough confidence before getting started."
Liu Banxia rubbed his face; this is indeed the situation. Being well-known brings more considerations while doing things.
No matter how good he is as an associate director, no matter how skilled his surgical techniques are, he’s still just a junior attending doctor.
However, now it really feels awkward to recommend all patients who meet the criteria if we’re to promote it hospital-wide.
Just like Wang Chao said, promoting it with the entire hospital, there would be no shortage of surgeries for him. But there’s a potential issue that the promoted patients are all referred from others.
The surgical operation significantly contributes to surgeons’ salaries; it won’t just affect one or two people at a time.
"Don’t overthink it, anyway this is the hospital’s arrangement," Wang Chao said.
"You haven’t set any barriers, so whoever wants to learn can just learn. There’s no such thing as a perfect solution in this world; currently, this is the hospital’s flagship project, hoping for your success."
"So I’m under a lot of pressure; could you think of a way to get good relations with them?" Liu Banxia asked.
"During my previous residency training, I actually had a good relationship with everyone. But now being at the emergency center, the hospital has tilted more resources here, so things aren’t as smooth."
"What can be done? There’s no solution." Wang Chao shook his head.
"If you haven’t tried to solve it, it’s not a solution. If there’s an idea, trying to solve it is an idea. Unless the patients are placed over there, and surgeries are done there, and you then divert part of the salary."
"However, doing this might still cause issues. People would think you are underestimating them, and it won’t be convenient to manage patient data in the future, and the hospital would need to purchase a new NOSES system."
"Ah... The more I think about it, the more it gives me a headache; it’s really difficult to handle," Liu Banxia sighed again.
"So I say you should just stop thinking about it," Wang Chao laughed and said.
"This matter indeed involves many people, but I think those most connected are the associate chief physicians and chief physicians."
"Over there it’s different from here. These types of surgeries are typically performed by them. I believe, based on their achievements, they won’t have too many concerns."
"There might be minor unhappiness, but it won’t be a big deal. Interpersonal relationships are the hardest to navigate; when you run into someone, chat a bit, don’t be too deliberate."
Liu Banxia nodded, "It’s all we can do. I’ve been thinking about this issue these few days, including my father-in-law and Old Qiu who have also been trying to figure it out, but no good solution came up."
"This is different from their business projects; even if transferred to others, there’d be a certain profit distribution. Our situation in the medical industry is quite unique, truly difficult to manage."
For any matter, there is a good side and a bad side.
These days, his life has been pretty good, but if the entire hospital truly supports him alone to promote this project, he must consider all these problems he just mentioned.
Otherwise, there might be negative impacts; although he could be very successful, he’d inadvertently offend many people.
This isn’t what he wants to see, because he didn’t originally intend for the project to become this large, including the project itself.
Initially, he was just inspired and thought he could try it out. After a small trial, the patient’s recovery was pretty good, which only increased his interest.
But regardless of what his original idea was, nowadays this project has elevated to a very important level; willing or not, he has to sustain it.
"By the way, is Qiaoqiao going to play outside this evening?" Wang Chao asked.
"No, just staying at the hospital. Yesterday she was planning to have lunch with her friends today, but my father-in-law criticized her," Liu Banxia said with a laugh.
"That’s good; our Old GrandMaster said she’d come over to see Qiaoqiao tonight," Wang Chao said.
"Is Auntie that busy, why bother?" Liu Banxia quickly said.
"Do you think just anyone can refute Old GrandMaster’s decisions?" Wang Chao said sternly, but then he looked sullen.
"But I speculate, there’s a hint of urging marriage. Actually, my life is pretty tough too; both sides of the parents are a bit anxious."
Liu Banxia chuckled, that’s pretty good; it’s nice. Anyway, his mood improved a lot.
