Surgery Godfather

Chapter 279: Chapter 0263: Make Up For Each Other’s Deficiencies

After about ten minutes, Fang Xiaoyun’s father returned with her brother.

Perhaps he felt guilty for his excessive past behavior, a shred of his conscience not completely extinguished.

Or perhaps he realized that having come all this way, he should say a few words to his daughter.

The scene was quite awkward; Fang Xiaoyun’s father stood at the door, “Xiaoyun, we’re leaving!”

Her brother suddenly felt the need to say something too, “Sis, we’re heading back.”

Fang Xiaoyun felt lifeless and woodenly replied, “Alright!”

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Just as her father was about to leave, he reminded her, “Xiaoyun, you have to think about your brother’s future!”

Neither the father nor the brother had entered her ward, they had spoken from the door, and then left.

“Just get lost, all of you!” Chang Juan muttered to herself quietly.

Fang Xiaoyun felt dazed, her eyes vacant, as Chang Juan held her hand, “You used to live for your family; from now on, you should live for yourself, understand?”

The petite girl wiped her tears and managed to muster some courage, “Yes, live for myself.”

“Everyone’s been wanting to visit you, but with your condition being severe a few days back, I didn’t let them. Now that you’re feeling better, should I ask them to come? Everyone has also donated money – here’s the list,” Chang Juan pulled out the list of donors.

The donations were in the hundreds, thousands, two thousands––adding up to over twenty thousand yuan.

“It’s enough for them to visit, I don’t want them to spend money. I’ll find a time to return the money, though I appreciate their kindness.” Fang Xiaoyun’s eyes were misty.

“Are you looking down on your friends? Returning it would hurt everyone,” Chang Juan chided her.

“How about this, when we settle the bill after you’re discharged, we’ll see how much your self-pay portion is. If it’s any less, I’ll help you refund it?” Chang Juan softened her voice.

“Fang Xiaoyun, here’s your walker, your muscle strength is just recovering, you will need to do some gait training, use this for assistance.” A nurse entered, teaching her how to use the walker.

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Yang Ping and his colleagues stayed in the office, Director Han, worried that they would be hurt in the conflict, ordered them to stand down and leave everything to him and the medical affairs office.

For safety, Director Han even posted four security guards at the doctor’s office door. The guards confirmed that the conflict had ended before they left at ease.

Sanbo Hospital, as one of the few hospitals nationwide that has implemented a security check system, offers good protection for doctors’ personal safety.

Dean Xia not only established the security check system, but also set up a security department, formed an emergency team, and implemented a blacklist system.

In most other hospitals, security is merely symbolic and has no actual protective capabilities.

But, all the security staff in Sanbo Hospital are muscular, young ex-servicemen, who receive good benefits from the hospital.

These unique measures brought a lot of trouble to Dean Xia.

Public criticism was intense at the time, many violently accused him of exaggerating doctor-patient conflicts, exacerbating them instead.

However, he stood firm against the pressure and forcefully implemented these measures.

An old leader in the Provincial Hall admired Dean Xia’s fortitude, braving the storm of criticism and managing to safeguard him.

The farce was over, Yang Ping took everyone to see the patient in the trauma ICU with a giant abdominal vascular aneurysm. The patient was conscious, hemoglobin level at 85g/l, heart rate at 90 bpm, blood pressure 124/80mmHg, respiratory rate 20 bpm, no fever, normal liver and kidney function, minimal pleural effusion, and blood circulation was good in the grafted left face and left upper limb.

Luckily, this patient was not prone to scarring and Song Zimo had used cosmetic suturing on his face, leaving no visible scars.@@novelbin@@

The second phase of the left upper limb would require functional reconstruction surgery. The high-level nerve damage meant the ultimate effect might not be favourable, functional reconstruction was needed to recover some limb function.

Now that this patient had passed the critical stage, Yang Ping felt relieved. The greatest sense of accomplishment for a doctor came from seeing a patient’s recovery.

Song Zimo performed the surgery on Sisi’s father. The open reduction and internal fixation of his ankle fracture were done beautifully.

“Why does this distal tibiofibular syndesmotic screw need to be removed after three months? Can’t we leave it there?”

Yang Ping looked at the x-ray as he asked brothers Zhang Lin and Little Five. Although they were not as gifted as Song Zimo, they were clever people.

“After three months, the patient will have to bear weight on their feet, there will be micromotion in the distal tibiofibular joint which could cause the screw to either loosen or break,” Zhang Lin answered.

“Yes, if the screws go through three layers of the cortex, they will loosen. If they go through four layers, they may break. If we’re not going to remove them, we need to explain this to the patient in advance to avoid misunderstandings,” Little Five added.

“Mm, I see you have been reading. You explained that well. You must read more, read repeatedly, and then link what you learn with clinical practice,” Doctor Yang reminded the pair.

“Recently, we have all been reading orthopaedic classics such as Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics, AO Fracture Fixation Manual, and Adult Fractures,” Little Five stated with a sense of pride.

Zhang Lin also chimed in: “Of course, elder brother, we will definitely read all the books you told us to.”

“First, finish reading these few books. Treat them like textbooks, re-read while referring to patient cases, don’t just skim through,” Doctor Yang demanded of them.

As his own abilities improved, Doctor Yang intended to raise everyone’s skill level collectively. Strict demands were necessary. Not everyone was as self-disciplined and diligent as Song Zimo.

The potential of a single individual is limited, but an outstanding team can support future departmental development.

Doctor Yang wanted to check on the nine patients at Li Quan Hospital who were recovering from surgery, as well as another nine awaiting surgery. He asked Boss Cheng to arrange it.

The Mercedes Benz S500L was parked downstairs, and Boss Cheng was thrilled.

Nothing is more important than a good reputation. Once established, patients would come to them in droves.

Now, every surgery conducted by Doctor Yang increased the hospital’s reputation. Over time, this accumulates and before long, a gold-plated reputation would naturally be established.

After soliciting multiple advisories, Boss Cheng purchased a Volvo XC90 to gift Doctor Yang. It is said that highly educated professionals favour Volvo and show little interest in Mercedes Benz, BMW or Audi.

“Doctor Yang, our hospital has placed an order for a car for you, a top-spec Volvo XC90. Once the car arrives, we would appreciate your assistance in getting it registered and licensed. The car will be registered under your name. Oh, also, you will need to bid for a license plate number in advance online. The cost of the bidding will be reimbursed by the hospital,” Boss Cheng seized the opportunity to say.

Doctor Yang was a bit surprised. A top-spec Volvo XC90, on the road would cost almost nine hundred thousand, wouldn’t it? Boss Cheng was quite generous. His collaboration with Li Quan Hospital was still in the early stages.

If business had already picked up, such a lavish gift might be justified.

However, it was still very much in the early stages. Such an extravagant gift seemed inappropriate. As the saying goes, “one should not accept rewards for works not yet accomplished”.

Doctor Yang understood that Boss Cheng was making an upfront investment, fearing that he might change his mind about cooperating with him in the future once his business expanded.

Boss Cheng was overly concerned. As long as he operated the hospital properly, Doctor Yang would be very willing to cooperate with him. Doctor Yang had a very healthy view of money – gentleness in love of wealth with a rightful cause.

Right now, Li Quan Hospital was very satisfying to Doctor Yang. They operated legitimately and earned their money honestly.

“The ongoing costs like fuel for your car will be covered by the hospital,” Boss Cheng added.

Boss Cheng was willing to go all out. If he did not put forth effort to retain Doctor Yang now, it would be difficult to do so in the future.

Chaoshan people have a business mindset that values foresight and strategy.

Doctor Yang also admired Boss Cheng’s strategic thinking. Working with such a boss eliminated a lot of guesswork and internal consumption.

Doctor Yang declined: “A reward should be earned. As for the car, let’s discuss it later, Boss Cheng.”

“Doctor Yang, you’re putting me in a difficult position. The deposit has been paid. This is a collective action by the hospital, not my personal decision. It’s just a small benefit for the expert. You are now our specially appointed chief expert. If we don’t provide benefits, how am I Capital Cheng supposed to maintain my status in society!” Old Cheng insisted firmly.

The hospital was his, so the actions of the hospital were essentially his actions.

Since Boss Cheng was being so courteous, further refusal would seem disrespectful. So, Doctor Yang compromised: “Since Boss Cheng thinks so highly of me, I’ll say thank you.”

“You’re overstating it. It’s just a small benefit that the hospital is providing to our experts, which you well deserve. In the future, we will continue to need your hard work.” Boss Cheng said as he drove.

With the matter settled, Old Cheng was relieved. He began to focus on how to channel patients to Doctor Yang’s comprehensive orthopaedic department.

Most bosses would resent experts bringing their patients along, but Old Cheng thought differently.

Old Cheng believed that if Doctor Yang’s department did well, Cheng Liquan would naturally share in the success. He viewed their success as interconnected.

“Doctor Yang, I’ve been thinking, our hospital’s market strategy here is high-end private healthcare. In the future, for patients who are somewhat financial or have reservations about private hospitals, we could refer them to Sanbo Hospital, specifically to your department. We could establish a long-term partnership. What do you think?”

Indeed, his vision was commendable. Doctor Yang immediately agreed: “That sounds great. To be honest, our public hospital’s services can’t keep up. There is a gap compared to yours. So, in the future, if we encounter patients with high service expectations, we can also refer them to your hospital. Let’s help each other out and make up for each other’s shortfalls.”

“That’s precisely what I’ve been thinking!” Old Cheng replied with enthusiasm.

Whilst Sanbo Hospital’s Overseas Chinese Building was considered a VIP ward, it still fell short of the service quality provided by private hospitals like Li Quan Hospital.

As they chatted, several significant decisions were made during the car journey.