Chapter 449: Are you guys just eating for free? The Chief of Medical Affairs is a Dark Horse
This person is very realistic. He will choose whichever method is more in line with his own interests.
"Doctor Li, we also want to ask you to treat our family member with traditional Chinese medicine." The other three family members all gathered around Li Quan.
It was not until this moment that they realized that Li Quan had sincerely been doing this for their family's own good when he had advised them that morning to try Chinese medicine first.
"It is my duty to treat patients. But as you can see, there are a lot of patients seeking treatment outside. Every patient has a consultation number, and I can't let you cut in line. Otherwise, it would be unfair to other patients in line. In addition, our TCM orthopedics department is overwhelmed with patients every day, so we can only limit the number of patients.
The 150 consultation numbers issued today have been filled.”
Li Quan really wasn't intentionally putting on airs or anything.
But the consultation number is indeed full.
"Doctor Li, could you reserve four consultation numbers for us tomorrow?" The four family members regretted their decision so much at this moment.
If they had known that Li Quan's traditional Chinese medicine was so effective, they would have agreed directly when Li Quan was trying to persuade them, and they would not have to wait another day like they are doing now.
"Well... let's put it this way. Some of your family members have been hospitalized for almost two days. The longer it's delayed, the worse it will be for their condition. I will take some time during my lunch break to go to the orthopedic ward and treat your family members."
Li Quan said to the four people.
"Oh, thank you so much!"
"Doctor Li, you are truly a compassionate doctor! I admire you."
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The four family members were all overjoyed and burst into tears of gratitude towards Li Quan.
After seeing off these four family members, Li Quan gained some experience in communicating with the patients' families. In the future, he still needs to pay attention to the method when communicating with patients and their families.
Using the right method can save time and effort, and also make patients and their families grateful.
If the method is wrong, no matter how hard you try, the family members and patients won't even say a word of thanks. Instead, they may even develop resistance and even complain about the doctor.
Next, Li Quan continued to treat the patients who came for treatment.
When encountering some simpler cases, they are handed over to Luo Wenhao for treatment.
Dr. Luo is now becoming more and more confident when performing bone-setting techniques on patients.
Treatment experience is also constantly accumulating.
At about ten o'clock in the morning, Li Quan was very busy when his cell phone rang.
I looked and it was an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, are you Doctor Li Quan from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine?" The other person was very polite and sounded young, probably in his twenties.
I'm not too sure because this person's tone was particularly calm when he spoke.
"I'm Li Quan. May I ask who you are?" Li Quan is now a celebrity, and there must be many people who want to see him for treatment.
In principle, he does not see patients in other hospitals or in private settings.
Because he has not yet obtained a license, he is not qualified to practice medicine independently.
I am more worried about being framed by people with ulterior motives.
"I'm He Zhen, the director of the Functional Neurosurgery Department. Doctor Li came to our Functional Neurosurgery Department a few days ago to consult a little boy with a crooked neck. Do you remember?"
It turned out that the person on the other end of the phone was the new director of functional neurosurgery.
This person is definitely a person with connections, and his background should be quite impressive.
Li Quan did not dare to neglect.
"Oh, it's Director He. I've long heard of your name. What can I do for you?" Li Quan was more polite than the other party.
Although his department of traditional Chinese medicine has far surpassed functional neurosurgery in terms of weight and revenue-generating ability.
He still didn't feel dizzy.
"That's right. The patient has been transferred back to the hospital. This kind of motor nerve dysfunction is difficult for our department to handle alone. I would like to invite Doctor Li to come over for a consultation. Do you think it's convenient for you to come now?"
Director He Zhen seemed to be discussing the matter, but his tone revealed an overbearing attitude that left no room for negotiation.
It's more of a symbolic question.
"Director He, I'm really sorry. I'm afraid I don't have time to consult with you right now. Anyway, the patient's condition is not urgent. If necessary, I will come to your place for consultation after get off work in the evening. Is that okay with you?"
There is definitely no way Li Quan could get through now.
First, the other party's patient is not in danger of life for the time being. The hospital stipulates that only when rescuing a critically ill patient, the invited consulting physician must immediately rush to the scene to participate in the consultation and rescue.
Second, everyone needs to eat. Li Quan abandoned the patients in his own department and ran to other departments for consultation. These patients in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department would probably curse after waiting in line for such a long time.
"You can, but I think the patient's family is very anxious. I'm afraid they will complain to you. Also, did you tell the patient's family that if the disease is not treated within three days, it will be difficult to cure? The patient's family is probably worried about this, and they want you to come and treat him right now."
Director He's tone was much gentler this time.
Li Quan did tell the patient that it would be difficult to treat if the condition persisted for more than three days.
Today is the third day.
In fact, when he said this, he was more or less intending to scare the patient's family.
It is also a relatively conservative statement.
Having been a doctor for some time, he knew that one should always leave room for maneuver in what he said and did. If one spoke in a definite way, it would easily bring trouble upon oneself.
That day, the two patients' family members were very arrogant and domineering.
Li Quan did not take their son's pulse at that time, but made a preliminary diagnosis based on the visual diagnosis technique and the information provided by Doctor Wen.
Because the patient had just undergone an operation.
It usually takes about a week for human body tissue to repair itself. Some injuries may take one or two months to repair, or even longer. Especially for some people who lack vitamin C and zinc, the recovery time of their body tissue is much longer than that of ordinary people.
The patient was a child of a few years old, and his body tissues repair faster than those of an adult.
Perhaps many people don’t know that babies actually have the strongest body repair ability, because their metabolic rate and growth rate are far beyond the reach of adults. The worst recovery ability is in the elderly.
The wound of the sick child should take about five days to a week to heal.
Li Quan set a three-day deadline for the family, which was equivalent to reserving two more days.
So, even though the patient's family was very anxious, he was not.
"Director He, I really can't leave right now. Tell the patient that he is fine. If you want me to come over for a consultation, you can wait until after get off work in the evening and I will work overtime. If you don't want to, then let the patient's family do whatever they want. If you need to file a complaint, file one. If you need to transfer to another hospital, transfer one."
Li Quan once again stated his position.
Director He on the other end of the phone seemed a little unwilling.
"Doctor Li, isn't it not good for you to be so rude? Our Functional Neurosurgery Department is solemnly inviting you to come for a consultation."
When Li Quan heard what the other party said, he couldn't help but feel angry.
What does it mean to have a bad attitude?
It's clear that this newly appointed Director He has evil intentions.
A complete scheming bitch.
Li Quan had already patiently told him the reason why he couldn't leave, and expressed his willingness to work overtime to help the child with the consultation. But Si was still pestering him and accusing Li Quan of something wrong.
Do you really think Li Quan is a newbie in the workplace who knows nothing and is easy to bully?
"Director He, I have to ask you a question. Your functional neurosurgery department is an expert in treating functional neurological diseases. You professionals don't treat that child's illness, but you have to ask me, an unprofessional Chinese medicine doctor, to consult. Is it because you are incompetent? Or are you, the director of the department, just eating for free?"
This time, Li Quan was not polite and every word he said was embarrassing for Director He.
If a tiger doesn't show its power, does it really look like a sick cat?
Even if Director He is a relative of the emperor and has a strong backing, Li Quan is not afraid.
Just because he doesn't want to offend people doesn't mean he won't offend people.
Director He no longer treated him as a human being. He even rode on his head and peed and shit on him. If he continued to be polite, wouldn't that be stupid?
Without waiting for Li Quan to continue, Director He hung up the phone.
I guess this is because he was angry.
"Humph, you can't stand a few words from me? It seems that Director He is not as powerful as I thought."
Li Quan originally thought that Director He was a big shot, but now it seems that he is at best just a scheming relative.
As for Director He’s other abilities, Li Quan doesn’t know them for the time being.
After hanging up the phone, Li Quan quickly received a message.
It was sent by Doctor Wen.
"You made Director He so angry that he even slammed the table! Although he didn't curse his mother, he just kept cursing, which was outrageous..."
Doctor Wen must have sent him this message secretly.
Li Quan now finally understood why the bigwigs in the hospital were so well-informed.
Because someone tipped off.
If he has the chance in the future, he will also recruit more spies like Doctor Wen.
In this way, any disturbance in the hospital can be immediately known.
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Until noon, there was no movement in the functional neurosurgery department. It seemed that although Director He was so angry that he slammed the table, he did not take any further action.
Maybe there are some small actions, such as calling the medical department to complain that Li Quan is not actively participating in the consultation.
This kind of complaint won't hurt Li Quan at all.
The two patients' family members were also silent. They might have been beaten up by Li Quan several times and became obedient.
That's good.
If a doctor cannot even guarantee the basic dignity when treating patients, what kind of doctor is he?
After dinner, Li Quan still remembered the patients left over from the old orthopedic department.
He rushed to the inpatient ward and used the lunch break to treat all four patients.
Li Quan gave the four people discharge orders on the same day.
However, since the expenses incurred by the inpatients on the same day could not be settled until the next day, they would have to come tomorrow to handle the discharge procedures. The families of the four patients thanked Li Quan profusely and were happy to be discharged and go home.
They will become die-hard fans of Chinese orthopedics in the future.
Look at the time, it's 12:46 now and we have to go to work at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
There is almost more than an hour of rest time.
Li Quan had just taken over the old orthopedic department and there were still many things to deal with. After returning home yesterday, he had been thinking about whether he should move all the TCM outpatient departments here.
The hospital has not mentioned this matter yet.
It also did not say that the old orthopedic department's territory was transferred to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Orthopedics Department, and that all the outpatient clinics of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department were moved to the old orthopedic department.
Only the two medical technology departments that were originally planned to be added to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department have been stopped.
Li Quan didn't have any objection to this.
He also made money by taking over the four examination rooms and all the equipment from the old orthopedics department.
From the perspective of long-term development, it would be best to only move Chinese medicine orthopedics here.
Doing so is equivalent to expanding traditional Chinese medicine orthopedics and turning it into a department.
Then the old territory of the TCM department will continue to be retained, and it can incubate weighty departments such as hematology, rheumatology, etc. If the entire TCM department is moved to the old orthopedics department, the plate will be too small and future development will be restricted.
This is like leading a group of people to conquer the world, taking over a big city, and then abandoning the old base where they made their fortune.
This is very unwise.
The main issue Li Quan is currently concerned about is the lack of manpower.
In the outpatient clinic, he is the only one in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department who can really show off his talents and handle the work independently.
Luo Wenhao, Ye Ru and others have not grown up yet.
It's useless to conquer the territory if there's no one to guard it.
For now we can only take one step at a time.
It would be difficult to ask the hospital for more staff. At least not in the short term.
Regarding this matter, Li Quan plans to call a short meeting with all members of the department tomorrow morning to pool their wisdom and work out a path that best suits the development of the TCM department.
At present, the old orthopedic department is basically used by him as an inpatient ward and examination room.
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The afternoon passed quickly.
Li Quan's Traditional Chinese Medicine Department admitted another nineteen patients today .
In the past, due to a shortage of beds, some patients who were not particularly seriously ill originally needed to be hospitalized. There was no other choice but to prescribe medicine and let them go home for treatment.
There are plenty of beds now, so Li Quan naturally opened his doors to admit patients.
Around five forty, Chief Wang from the Medical Department called.
"Hello, Doctor Li!"
Section Chief Wang greeted me with a smile on the phone.
"Does Section Chief Wang have any instructions?" Li Quan knew that Section Chief Wang would definitely not look for him if there was nothing wrong.
"Well...it's like this. The patient with wry neck in the functional neurosurgery department is waiting for you to come over for a consultation. Do you think it's convenient for you now?" Section Chief Wang spoke very politely.
His attitude is ten times better than that of Director He.
This man must have extraordinary abilities to have been able to hold the top position in the medical department for many years.
"Chief Wang, since you have spoken, I have to go no matter how busy I am. I will go for the consultation as soon as I finish the work at hand." Li Quan gave face to Chief Wang .
"Haha, thank you for your hard work, Doctor Li!" Section Chief Wang seemed very happy.
Don't underestimate the chief medical officer, as his position in the hospital doesn't seem to be particularly high.
Not only was he polite in front of the department heads, but he was also respectful like a grandson in front of the hospital leaders and the director of the hospital office. But it did not prevent him from climbing up the ladder.
Among the ten vice presidents in charge of business affairs, at least seven have risen from the position of chief of the medical department.
This is a position that hospital administrators love and hate .
If you do well, you can have the opportunity to rise to the top and become the head of the institute. At worst, you can be promoted to the deputy director of the institute office.
If you don't do it well, you will be criticized and attacked by everyone.
Not only will the hospital leaders scold you, but even the department heads will exclude you. In this situation, you will be finished before long.
The chief of medical affairs has always been called the dark horse, and for a reason.
After Li Quan hung up the phone, he hurried to the ward to make rounds.
He would go over for a consultation later, and he would definitely need to treat the patient himself. This was his first time using the meridian-opening technique, and he didn't know how long it would take.
During ward rounds.
Li Quan found that the first old lady who was hospitalized had recovered very quickly. He estimated that there would be no major problems after the follow-up examination tomorrow, and she should be able to be discharged from the hospital.
There is no movement from He Youlong yet, and I don’t know what’s going on?
Maybe because He Youlong was away on a business trip, Secretary Zhang didn't dare to make a decision on his own? Producing bone injury medicine is a big deal, and Li Quan wished he could mass-produce it right away.
The longer you delay, the more disadvantageous it will be.
As long as the bone injury medicine is produced, the Jiang family will collapse.
Then Li Quan himself can also find another way to make money and collect money without doing anything.
