327 Examination (2/2)
”Yes. A test about the things they need to pay attention to. The patients and her family will need to pass the test.”
”What happens if they don't?”
”If they don't?” Ling Ran thought for a while before he said, ”If they don't, the nurse will need to pay more attention to her. The patient's discharge time should be delayed, too… But she should have the same treatment when she goes through rehabilitation. If the patient refuses it, we can't force them either, but at least we know the sort of patient we are facing.”
Wang Haiyang thought about this and said, ”When you put things this way, I remember that Peking Union Medical College Hospital seems to make their patients go through tests as well. But I can't interfere with matters in the Emergency Department.”
”I will look for Department Director Huo.” Ling Ran did not hesitate and left immediately.
Wang Haiyang waved at the back and wanted to call Ling Ran. But he decided against it.
If a normal doctor wanted to suggest something to the department director, especially when his or her idea involved the entire department, while they would not be scolded, there would be a high chance for that doctor to be despised.
But if the person who made the suggestion was Ling Ran…
..…
Huo Congjun listened to Ling Ran's suggestion seriously at the office. He nodded slowly and said, ”Since you think there is a need, I can discuss this with the head nurse first. We'll just be increasing the length of time for the lecture, that's all. We need some new ideas for the Emergency Department since we're trying to set up an Emergency Medical Center. We can learn from Peking Union Medical College Hospital as well…”
For Huo Congjun, he did not care a lot about such small changes, especially when only Ling Ran's patients needed this policy.
Since the new policy only involved Ling Ran's treatment group, if Ling Ran requested it, he only needed to make some amendments, and it will do.
But once he mentioned the Emergency Medical Center, Huo Congjun became excited again. He said, ”We don't quite have the requirements right now, and I'm still pushing for some changes. Ling Ran, you need to increase your reputation. I still remember you have patients referred to you by foreign doctors, right? If there are more cases like that, it will increase the reputation of Yun Hua Hospital, you know about that, right?”
”We have one now.” Ling Ran took out his phone and took a look. [I made the appointment on the day after tomorrow. The patient is going to board the plane today.]
”The patient is coming the day after tomorrow?”
”He's a track and field athlete from Kenya,” Ling Ran said.
”One… Nevermind, we can accumulate more…”
”Patients from Afro-Asia and Latin America lack medical insurance. Once flight charges are added into the cost of expenditure as well, they will think it's not worth the trip,” explained Ling Ran.
Huo Congjun got an idea with what he heard. ”So, do you mean that foreign patients will not come over because of the high cost?”
”At least six or seven,” Ling Ran said, ”I can only contact the doctors, but I can't be sure of the reasons.”
”Call them over here. We can't do anything with the flight tickets, but we can reduce the medical treatment cost within suitable reason.”
”Okay.” Ling Ran would not bother himself with the cost. He wrote an English email in front of Huo Congjun and sent out copies to many people.
Huo Congjun nodded in satisfaction before he said in a profound manner, ”When it comes to medical treatment, forget the part of the treatment first, the service itself is a kind of economic activity. If Yun Hua Hospital wants to upgrade its skill, it should not limit its services to Changxi Province alone. For example, when you perform Achilles tendon repairs, your competitors are not just the doctors from Changxi Province, but the other doctors in the sports medicine field in the whole country. If you take it a step forward, like what you are doing now, your competitors are all world-leading senior doctors. At that moment, medical treatment that costs tens of thousands will mean nothing.”
Ling Ran hummed in reply to show that he heard it.
”Mayo opens its doors for the whole world, so it attracts a high number of patients, which is why it has developed to this point today. There are many hospitals in our country that collaborate with Mayo. When it first started, it even gave the patients some discounts on their medical treatment costs. They would even send their doctors to the patients. Look at them now...” Huo Congjun sighed and looked at Ling Ran. He said, ”If you don't conquer a territory, your enemy will go and take it.”
Ling Ran nodded and replied, ”Yes.”
”What do you think?” Huo Congjun kept asking.
Ling Ran thought about that and said, ”I think… You're too obsessed with the idea of building the Emergency Medical Center. You're overly excited, and it made your sympathetic nerves excited too. That's why your heart started to beat stronger and faster… On the other hand, your worries of potentially not being able to be successful made you set your target very high. Even if you fail, you will not feel very sad. After all, there are many hospitals that do not become like Mayo. So, it is easier for you to accept not being as successful as Mayo compared to you being unable to build the Emergency Medical Center. This is also why when people take the college entrance examination, look for jobs, buy a house, or when they buy a car, they will set an unachievable target. This is because even if they set an achievable target, they will not be able to achieve it too…”
Huo Congjun patted his head and looked speechless.
Then, Huo Congjun cleared his throat and said, ”Look at me. My mind wandered just now. What were we talking about just now?”
”Your sympathetic nerves were excited?”
”Before this.”
”You asked about my thoughts.”
”Further ahead. Oh, I remember now. Have you contacted the foreign patients?”
”Let me see.” Ling Ran lowered his head and looked at his phone. He checked his mailbox and raised his head again. ”No reply yet… Department Director Huo?”
Department Director Huo could no longer be seen before him. In the silent office were just a few pots of Devil's ivy. They looked like they had just been watered because they were wet, and the water droplets could still be seen dropping from the plant.
The water droplets from the leaves looked slightly sticky. Under the pull of gravity, a thin and long line fell from the leaf to the floor, and it shone brightly under the sun.
The Devil's ivy stretched its leaves lazily, as though all its strength had been drained after it absorbed a sufficient amount of water, and now, it could no longer withstand the extra amount of water.
Only its pure green color showed the purity that belonged solely to the Devil's ivy.