The matter of the additional money in Sisiâs account had to be put on hold by Yang Ping, who could only investigate by looking at surveillance footage from the security department whenever she had time.
Technically, knowing who made the deposit was meaningless, but it was meant to provide an explanation for Sisiâs parents.
If someone had made an error and deposited the money incorrectly, they would naturally come forward to rectify it. If the depositor was a good Samaritan who wished to remain anonymous, their reasons were their own, and it was just as well that they continued to do good unobtrusively.
Director Han eventually returned to his office. The negotiations about the jade bracelet were overâthey had fallen through.
Director Zhao from the Medical Affairs Department had also lost his patience. For such a minor issue, it was frankly inappropriate to constantly call on Director Han and Director Tan, who were both extremely busy with surgeries and organising training sessions, to deal with these annoying matters.
The hospital had initially offered to pay out 2,000 yuan to settle the issue. Officer Wang thought that was reasonableâit would resolve the situation. However, the family involved was unyielding, insisting that the bracelet was worth tens of thousands of yuan and demanding a whopping 300,000 yuan as compensation.
Director Zhao proposed the idea of having a third-party professional organization appraise the braceletâs worth if they didnât agree with the 2,000 yuan offer, yet the family adamantly refused. They were convinced that the appraisers would collude with the hospital and, being powerless, they would end up being misled.
No solutions were acceptable to themâother than a payout of 300,000 yuan!
300,000 yuanâthey must be dreaming! Director Zhao, with his years of experience in the Medical Affairs Department, had encountered many rogue individuals, but none as outrageous as this one. It was pointless to continue negotiating. âNo more negotiating. If you want compensation, sue us. Go to court, and whatever the court orders us to pay, we wonât hold back a single yuan. If the issue hasnât gone through court, we wonât pay you a dime right now. Let me make this clear: our doctors didnât do anything wrong. The patientâs limb was severely swollen, and the bracelet was restricting blood flow. The limb could have quickly died due to a lack of blood. Under such dire circumstances, and in order to save the limb, the bracelet was smashedâitâs a standard medical emergency procedure. As to whether you signed anything or not, in dire situations like these, we donât need your signatureââ
âWe wonât quibble over details anymore. Sue us? Everyone knows who has the upper hand here! Can we possibly win against you? Weâll lower our demand to 180,000 yuanânot a single yuan less. If you donât pay, donât even think about treating patients anymore. Iâll come to your hospital every day. You, specifically, you can expect me to follow you every day to and from work.â Losing patience as Director Zhao quit negotiating, the family not only insisted but also started to threaten.
Director Zhao waved his hand dismissively, âIf it hasnât gone through court, not a single penny will be paid out, not even 1.8 yuan, let alone 180,000 yuan. Dream on! Security, call securityâescort these people out!â
And so, the meeting was brought to an abrupt halt. They had hoped to offer 2,000 yuan to appease the situation, but the other party clung tenaciously to their claim, making it seem as if the doctors were in the wrong if they continued to negotiate.
Yang Ping reported the consultative meeting arranged at the Peopleâs Hospital. Director Han nonchalantly said, âItâs just a morning. It shouldnât cause any problems. Go ahead with your plans!â
Yang Ping was not surprised by Director Hanâs breezy attitude. Director Han sat still, seemingly lost in thought, with his fingers interlocked and thumbs fiddling in circular motions.
Seeing that Director Han wanted to say something, Yang Ping asked, âDirector?â
Director Han snapped back to reality: âNothing, go ahead with your work.â
After President Liao finished the consultation, he visited the training room in the administration building for the first time.
The scene inside was indeed astonishing, given it was during daylight. He imagined that it would be even more impressive come nighttime.
There were orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, thoracic surgeons, and urologists. The majority were from orthopedics, with the entire trauma orthopedics team participating in the training. Other wards from orthopedics and other surgical departments had also assigned their best performers here for training.
From hand washing, dressing, glove applying, disinfecting, draping, incising, suturing, stopping bleeding, tying knots, retracting, to handling a suction device, all procedures were included in the training. Each item had to be practiced until the movement became second nature.
President Liao surely expanded his horizons. He watched several doctors practicing retraction techniques. Every surgical procedure, stand position, handling hand, one hand or both hands, degree of force used, and levels and depth of retractionâall had strict standards.
How many suction devices were needed, the direction from which to approach, how to coordinate absorbing blood and smokeâall these facts piqued Liaoâs interest as he leaned in to observe a device handling training in greater detail. He found the suction training was impeccable.
As a senior resident doctor about to be promoted to an attending physician, he had no idea that a suction device could be operated with such proficiency.
In the simulated surgical area, red dye ejected from a tube simulated blood. The suction device cleared away the âbloodâ quickly and precisely. This excellent visual field control in the operating area would aid the chief surgeon greatly to carry out the operation successfully.
âNo, your position is wrong. You are disturbing the chief surgeonâs movements.â
âStand straight, your head is too low. It will contaminate the surgical field and limit the chief surgeonâs area of operation.â
âYouâre applying too much force on the retractors. Thereâs no need to strain yourself too much. Youâll only tire yourself out.â
âRemember my demonstration. Please ask me if you have any questions. You have to be perfect and skilful and form muscle memory. Your movements should not change at any time!â
Song Zimo walked among the crowd, supervising the training members, timely spotting and rectifying any mistakes. Zhang Lin and Little Five were also participating in the training. Although they were members of the training group, they were not training instructors and had to receive training like everyone else.
Over there, Director Tian was taking part in the training alongside Director Ouyang and Director Bai. Despite these directors performing surgeries well as a daily routine, conforming to the movement standards was particularly challenging for them compared to young doctorsâthey were simply used to their ways.@@novelbin@@
The anesthetists were training in another room. Liang Fattyâs training was different from that of clinical doctors. His main training involved tracheal intubation, lumbar puncture, various nerve block punctures, and especially intubations and punctures under various abnormal conditions.
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