69 The Hero Li Yu Yan (2/2)
Li Xiuying had alarm bells going off inside her mind: ”Cancel the CT scan.”
B: ”Erm yes right away.” B Quickly walked over to the phone to accomplish his task.
F: ”Dr. Li, Is there something you need me to do?”
Li Xiuying: ”Call the Psych team and social services.”
F: ”What should I report to...”
Li Xiuying: ”I'll do it.”
Li Xiuying: ”Take the patient and the mother to private room 3.”
F hastily made his way to the patient.
Li Xiuying first port of call was to contact security.
Li Xiuying waited with the receiver to her ear. She strummed her fingers on the work top as the phone rang.
Male voice: ”Hello security.”
Li Xiuying: ”This is Dr. Li I'm currently in accident and emergency. I need two security guards to stand watch over the occupants of private room 3. Monitor the mother for flight risk.”
Male voice turned serious: ”Dr. Li I'll send the guards now. I'll be on standby in the control room watching the monitors. I'll alert all the security guards of the situation.”
Li Xiuying: ”Thank you.”
Li Xiuying then called the psychiatry team for an emergency consult.
B and F had returned to stand by Li Xiuying's side.
Li Xiuying: ”Let's go.”
The trio made their way to private room 3.
The moment Li Xiuying stepped into the room and caught sight of Yu Guan-Yin. She knew why the case sounded so familiar. In her previous life Li Xiuying had read about Yu Guan-Yin's death in the newspaper. Yu Guan-Yin had died at the age of 22.
Yu Guan-Yin's death had led to a full scale investigation into the widespread systemic failing of various hospitals in saving her life.
Yu Guan-Yin's image was particularly memorable to Li Xiuying because of the photo used in the article. It was taken months before Yu Guan-Yin's death.
Yu Guan-Yin looked weak and like she was struggling to survive. Her face was thin and her skin was tinged a sickly yellow. She had crusting lesions on her face, neck and arms. Her hair had fallen out in patches. Yu Guan-Yin had a look of hopelessness and fear in her eyes.
The article detailed Yu Guan-Yin's life and her extensive and tragic medical history. Yu Guan-Yin was born in a typical middle-class family. Her father was an accountant and her mother worked in IT.
Yu Guan-Yin was born premature and had breathing difficulties which resolved when she was one.
Yu Guan-Yin had been in and out of hospital from the age of 4 for a myriad of symptoms. The mother had take Yu Guan-Yin to over 10 different hospitals and medical facilities all over the country. Most of the facilities were unlicensed and would do anything if the price was right.
Yu Guan-Yin was subject to numerous investigations and operations. By the age of 21 Yu Guan-Yin had had her tonsils, appendix, part of her large bowel and her womb removed. She had even been given a dose of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
The last hospital Yu Guan-Yin had visited and the place of her death was Emerald hospital. Li Xiuying hadn't come across Yu Guan-Yin, she never saw anyone who wasn't on the patient list that Chen Wei and Chen Meng had assigned her.
The article stated it was the hero Li Yu Yan, a medical student who called attention to Yu Guan-Yin case. She had reported her suspicions to her seniors. The police also became involved.
Emerald hospital was commended for having such a brilliant young medical student and was praised by the public. The other hospitals and medical facilities such as Unity hospital were hated by the public and even boycotted by many.
Later news articles reported that Yu Guan-Yin's mother had committed suicide on the first day of her imprisonment. The father was also given a jail sentence. The brother went missing and could not be found.