Chapter 199 Operation! (2/2)
Han Jing smiles. “No need. Ask your dad to get Xiao Shen to send me.” Xiao Shen should be Party Secretary Xie’s assistant.
Xie Huilan replied. “There are more people who know Secretary Shen than you. If Xiao Shen accompanies you, there will be a commotion. Also, if he informs the hospital before reaching there, there will be a group of people welcoming you. Haha… It will become an inspection from the leaders.”
Han Jing also wants to keep a low profile and felt what Xie Huilan said was right. “You should also ask if Xiao Dong is free tomorrow first.”
Dong Xuebing thought to himself. Even if I am busy, I also have to make time for you. What’s more important than accompanying you to the hospital for a checkup. He immediately tells Han Jing that he is free tomorrow.
Han Jing nodded. “Sorry to bother you.”
“Don’t say this. It’s fine.”
Xie Huilan reminded him. “Don’t drive your friend’s car tomorrow.”
Dong Xuebing was afraid his Buicks will lower Han Jing’s status. “Err… I drove Buicks MPV back. Is this fine?”
Xie Huilan laughed. “As long as it is not a bicycle. Are your Buicks from your bureau? What’s the plate number? I will help you get an entry permit for this estate. This way, you will not be stopped by the guards every time you come.
Han Jing looked at her daughter and did not say a word.
Huh? Entry permit? Dong Xuebing immediately gave Xie Huilan his car plate number.
The next morning.
Dong Xuebing drove his Buicks MPV to the Xi Shan Villa District and entered the Standing Committee Villa. The guards at the entrance looked at the entry permit pasted on the windshield and allowed him to enter. Han Jing and a helper were the only ones in Villa No. 1. After fetching Han Jing, Dong Xuebing drove to 305 Hospital carefully. He was worried Mdm. Han would be angry if he suddenly accelerates or brakes.
305 Hospital is a military hospital, but they also accept regular patients.
After alighting, Dong Xuebing quickly walk over to open the door for Mdm. Han.
“Thank you.” Han Jing smiled. “Let’s go and look for Deputy Director Qin at the East building.”
Dong Xuebing knows Han Jing does not need to get any queue numbers at the hospital. She should be meeting Deputy Director Qin for her checkup. Deputy Director Qin is one of the top doctors in this hospital, and the best doctor ordinary folks get to meet is only the head of departments. Deputy Director Qin is a well-known doctor in China and will only treat patients with special status like Mdm. Han.
Deputy Director Qin’s office.
Han Jing smiled. “Director Han, I’m here to bother you again.”
Deputy Director Qin was not informed of Han Jing’s visit and quickly stood up to receive her. “Mdm. Han, why did you come over personally? If you need anything, you can just give me a call, and I will bring all the equipment over to your place.” The former Director of 305 Hospital and Deputy Director Qin, got their positions because of Senior Xie. They are loyal followers of the Xie faction and treated all family members of the Xie family differently.
Han Jing waved her hand. “It is too troublesome. I am only here for a checkup.”
Deputy Director Qin looked at Dong Xuebing. “This is…”
“He is Xiao Dong.” Han Jing paused for a second. “One of my juniors.”
“Director Qin.” Dong Xuebing greeted Deputy Director Qin, and Deputy Director Qin knew Dong Xuebing’s status. If the person accompanying Mdm. Han is sent by Party Secretary Xie, Mdm. Han will not introduce him like this. This Xiao Dong must be close to the Xie family.
Han Jing said. “Xiao Dong, my checkup should be around 1 to 2 hours. You can wait for me downstairs.”
“Ok. I will wait in the lobby. Call me if you need me.” Dong Xuebing knows he should not be around when Han Jing to go through her checks.
Level Lobby.
The lobby is filled with people queuing up to see doctors and getting medicines. It was so crowded that there were no empty seats. Dong Xuebing could not find a place to sit, and he walked out to the hospital’s entrance to have a smoke. The healthcare system in Beijing is like that. The neighborhood clinics and smaller hospitals were almost empty, but all triple-A hospitals are packed. Once, Dong Xuebing’s mother had some eye problems and he went to Tong Ren hospital at 5 am to get a queue number, but he could not get any queue number to see an eye specialist. He asked the people at the front of the queue and found out they had started queuing at 3 am! Tong Ren Hospital is considered not very crowded compared to other hospitals like Fu Wai Hospital. Patients must begin queuing up one day before to meet a Cardiovascular specialist!
305 Hospital is also like this. Most people will not get to meet specialists or heads of departments.
“Eh, Chief Dong?”
Dong Xuebing heard someone calling him and turns around. “Chief Liang?”
Standing behind Dong Xuebing was Yan Tai County’s Public Security Bureau Chief Liang Chengpeng and his wife. “Why are you here?”
Dong Xuebing quickly threw his cigarette away. “I accompanied someone to see the doctor. What about you?”
Liang Chengpeng looks very tired and frustrated. He sighed and said. “I accompanied my mother here to see the doctor. Last night, my mother suddenly felt pains in her chest, and I brought her to the People’s Hospital for checks. Her Cardiac enzyme levels had shot up and the doctors quickly did a scan and found out her arteries were blocked and the blockage between two main arteries. It is a complicated procedure and the risk is too high. The medical standard at our county is not high and the doctors there dare not do this operation. They were not confident, and I had to rush here at night.
“Blocked arteries?” Dong Xuebing asked. “How is she now?”
Chief Liang’s wife sighed. “We heard 305 Hospital is good at Cardiovascular interventional surgery, and we came here. But who knows, the doctors here also dare not operate on her because of her age and the location of the blockage.”
Dong Xuebing frowned. “But the operation should still be done. This is very dangerous and cannot be delayed.
Liang Chengpeng’s wife said. “That’s right. But the doctor says the success rate is not high and there is a 60% chance the patient might… He told us to be prepared.” After saying this, her eyes turn red. Liang Chengpeng’s mother is a kind lady and is good to her daughter-in-law.
Dong Xuebing asked. “Then…”
Liang Chengpeng rubbed his face in frustration. “My mother is still in the ICU. We still have not decided whether if we should do this operation.”
Liang Chengpeng’s wife said. “Old Liang says we should seek a second opinion at another hospital, but… but she is in pain and who knows how long she can last. If we go to another hospital, I’m afraid…”
Liang Chengpeng did not continue to chat with Dong Xuebing and start calling his friends in Beijing to ask if there are better hospitals. But the replies he got were 305 Hospital had the best success rate for such surgery. If even 305 Hospital thinks the success rate is not high, it will be the same for other hospitals. The only solution is to get the specialist to conduct the surgery personally. But Liang Chengpeng is only a County’s Bureau Chief. He is not even on the Standing Committee and is a nobody in Beijing. The hospitals in Beijing will not give him any special treatment, let alone a military hospital.
Ring, ring, ring… Liang Chengpeng’s wife’s phone rang.
She answered the phone, and her face immediately turns pale. “Old Liang! Go upstairs now! Mum cannot hold out any longer!”
Liang Chengpeng panicked and ran upstairs with his wife. Dong Xuebing also followed.
Liang Chengpeng’s mother had been pushed into the operating room. She is in critical condition.
The doctor stood outside the operating room told Liang Chengpeng and his wife. “Myocardial infarction cannot be delayed. The patient is suffering from another heart attack and is in critical condition. Maybe as we are speaking now, she might be gone. Have you decided if you want the patient to undergo surgery?”
Liang Chengpeng’s wife cried. “Doctor, you must save my mother!”
The doctor replied. “I can only do my best.”
Liang Chengpeng walked up and down anxiously, and suddenly, he told the doctor. “Go ahead with the surgery!”
The doctor said. “We will start preparations for the operation. We had given you the bill. Go and make payments now.”
Dong Xuebing looked at Chief Liang and his wife’s sad expression and quietly walked out to call Han Jing. Mdm. The phone rang for a while before Han Jing answered. “Hello, Aunty, one of my friend’s mother, is suffering from Myocardial infarction and needs to undergo surgery at 305 Hospital. It is an emergency and the old lady cannot last any longer. Can you…”
Han Jing paused for a second. “Where are they now?”
“At the operating room. The surgery is about to start, but the doctor says the chances are low.”
“Don’t panic and wait there for me. I will make the arrangements.”
After a while, Liang Chengpeng made payments for the operation and ran upstairs to pass the receipt to the doctor.
Suddenly, there were loud footsteps, and Deputy Director Qin appeared in a white surgeon gown.
The doctor was stunned. “Director Qin!”
Deputy Director Qin ignored the doctor and turn to Dong Xuebing. “Where is the patient?”
Dong Xuebing replied. “She is in the operating room.”
Deputy Director Qin told the young doctor. “Get Chief Liu and Chief Cheng over now. I will do the operation personally!”
The young doctor was shocked. “… Yes.”
Before Liang Chengpeng and his wife could understand what was going on, Deputy Director Qin entered the operating room with the young doctor. Liang Chengpeng looked at Dong Xuebing in shock. “Chief Dong, what…”
Dong Xuebing replied. “Director Qin is a specialist in this field. With him conducting the operation personally, your mother should be fine.”
After a while, Chief Liu and Chief Cheng ran into the operating room.
After they entered, the young doctor came out of the operating room. “Director Qin asked me to tell you that he had read the patient’s report and scans. He says the success rate is above 90%, and you all don’t need to be worried.”
Dong Xuebing was relieved. “Thank you.”
Liang Chengpeng and his wife knew it was Chief Dong who used his connections to help them. The success rate had increased from less than 40% to 90%? Liang Chengpeng’s wife was grateful beyond words. She held Dong Xuebing’s hands. “Thank you, Xiao Dong. Thank you so much.”
Liang Chengpeng looked at Dong Xuebing gratefully. “Chief Dong, thank you.”
A specialist conducting the operation and the specialist is still the hospital’s Deputy Director!
Liang Chengpeng’s wife might not know what this means, but Liang Chengpeng knew very well.
Maybe only the Provincial’s Party Committee Secretary or government officials equivalent to the rank of a Provincial Governor will get this treatment.