402 Healing the Wounded (1/2)
The Xijing University Chinese Hospital.
Although it was not Fang Yuan's first time here, he still hated the atmosphere of the hospital.
It was depressing and boring and everyone here felt desolated... It was suffocating.
”Haha... Professor Tian, what brings you here?”
Both Fang Yuan and Professor Tian wore white robes and arrived at the office of the hospital. A plump and half-bald dean came out and gave an inviting and warm smile.
”Old Wang, this is Fang Yuan, the one I've mentioned to you about!”
Professor Tian chuckled as he pushed Fang Yuan forward. ”He is prepared to perform a new Traditional Chinese Medicine technique and is looking for a few patients here to try on...”
”I see...”
Dean Wang's eyebrows twitched but he slowly became relaxed. ”No problem... head to the outpatient walk-in area, I will be fully responsible for you!”
He was only so forthcoming because Professor Tian was an important figure in the Traditional Chinese Medicine community.
”Do I seem like such a person? Don't worry, Little Fang is extremely professional!”
Professor Tian glared at Dean Wang.
”Oh, I see!”
Dean Wang smiled. ”Is he your student? Like teacher, like student!”
With that, he knew that he did not have to bother about the probation period and job experience. ”What are your intentions?”
”Dean Wang, I am here to solve the untreatable cases. You can hand any medical case deemed hopeless to me!”
Fang Yuan chuckled.
”Oh?”
Dean Wang was stunned. ”Why is that so?”
”I am primarily looking for cases where the patients and their family members are in despair so they would readily agree to this, reducing the chances of conflicts between them and us in the future... Furthermore, I want representatives from the young, middle-aged and old. The best would be to have these representative suffer from the same illnesses so that I can compare them!”
Fang Yuan stated all his conditions at one go and also hinted that he would donate to the hospital in his personal capacity.
”Alright, I'll prepare!”
Dean Wang was stunned for a moment before agreeing to Fang Yuan.
After all, Traditional Chinese Medicine was always not as attractive as western medicine. Even the Xijing University Chinese Hospital had ran into economic problems.
”You kid... how did you convince Dean Wang?”
After ensuring that no one else was near them, Professor Tian enquired.
”I only agreed to sponsor the hospital... Of course, I will not do it publicly!”
Fang Yuan smiled. ”In my personal capacity, I will buy medical equipment and donate it to the Traditional Chinese Medicine faculty before letting you donate it using the school's name. Everything is clear, so what is there for us to fear?”
”Sigh... young people these days!”
Professor Tian remained speechless and did not know if he should feel happy or sad.
After a short while, Dean Wang returned with a few doctors following him. ”Doctor Little Fang, nice to meet you. I have already chosen a few medical cases according to your requirements.”
With that, one of the doctors handed him three sets of documents. ”Lu Wei, 65 years old, multiple organ failure. Zhao Guoping, 37 years old, the final stage of stomach cancer. Sun Xiaohong, 15 years old, paralysed. These cases are similar to each other. What do you think?”
”Alright, tell them and their family members that I will pay for their medical bills!”
Fang Yuan flipped through the documents and realised that all three of them were middle-income families and could no longer support the burden of the medical bills. Therefore, the chances that they would agree to Fang Yuan's offer was high.
”The few of you will draft the document and settle the agreement. I will follow up after they have signed the agreement!”
Fang Yuan closed the document and there was a look of sorrow in his eyes.
Why was there so much sadness and separation in this world?
...
”Oh? Alright!”
As the few doctors took their leave, they started to discuss softly among themselves. ”How's the new guy? Is he arrogant?”
”After all, he is Professor Tian's student. Even Dean Wang has to respect him!”
”Even so, he cannot play around with the patients' lives... However, by agreeing to foot their medical bills, he has resolved these 3 hard medical cases...”
...
”Doctor Fang! The 3 patients and their family members have agreed to sign the agreement. Here are the documents!”
After a while, a nurse entered and handed 3 documents to Fang Yuan.
”Hmmm, alright, I'll first take a look at Lu Wei!”
Fang Yuan slowly stood up and the aura around him changed.
His calm and composed disposition resembled that of a noble doctor, making the nurse dumbfounded.
She had only seen such vibes from the few old professors before.
Paying no attention to her, Fang Yuan entered the ward. ”Are you Lu Wei? I am the doctor in charge of your treatment!”
”It's you?”
The few middle-aged men and women gave looks of suspicion and started to mumble among themselves. ”Regardless, the hospital has agreed to cover all his medical bills, right?”
”That's right!”
Fang Yuan nodded his head.
”Alright, then we shall hand him over to you. Remember to get a nurse to attend to him every day!”
The few of them quickly took their leave. Looking at how they seem much more relaxed after knowing that the patient would not burden them further made Fang Yuan sigh.
A bedridden elderly would eventually lose all his filial sons.
On the bed, the old man opened his eyes and his wrinkled face was emotionless. Or rather, he had difficulty expressing his emotions.
”We have temporarily suspended his previous treatment. Let me use my needles for now...”