Rebirth of a Doctor Without Regrets

Chapter 115 Departmental Meetings

The hospital-wide mobilization meeting had just ended, and before anyone had even had a chance to stretch their muscles, the cardiac surgeons rushed to the department's conference room.

A more detailed internal planning meeting then commenced.

The meeting room was small, with a rectangular conference table taking up most of the space. The dark wood tabletop had a calm and sophisticated sheen.

Dozens of folding chairs are densely packed around the room, intended for resident physicians and younger trainees.

Lin Gaoming was the first to enter the conference room. He walked straight to the head of the conference table and sat down, looking thoughtful and exuding an air of unquestionable authority.

Shen Hao and Zhu Chunhua followed closely behind, taking their seats on either side of him.

Immediately afterwards, the attending physicians from each treatment group entered the room one after another. Li Lei, Wu Deyang, Li Wei and others took their seats on both sides of the conference table. Even Chang Wei, whom we hadn't seen for a long time, rushed over from the emergency department.

It seems his position hasn't been transferred to the emergency department yet.

Everyone wore a solemn expression, clearly aware of the importance of this meeting.

The conference was merely to grasp the spirit of the meeting and establish a common goal.

The smaller meeting is for discussing specific steps to take.

Wang Xiao followed the crowd in and saw that Zhu Chunhua had already taken her seat, so she quietly went around to the folding chair next to her and sat down with the other resident doctors.

The attending physicians were all seated, and there was still one empty seat on the conference table.

Everyone invited Zhao Zhao to take a seat, even though Zhao Zhao was only a chief resident, he was still the one who would schedule surgeries for him.

But before Zhao Zhao could sit down, he heard Lin Gaoming's voice from the head of the table, "Wang Xiao, come up and sit down."

All eyes immediately focused on Wang Xiao. Wang Xiao was stunned for a moment and looked at Lin Gaoming with a puzzled expression.

Lin Gaoming raised his chin, gesturing to the empty seat at the end of the conference table: "There's an empty seat there, come sit down."

The conference room fell silent for a moment, then a hushed murmur arose, filled with sighs and surprise.

Wang Xiao looked at Zhao Zhao apologetically, while Zhao Zhao, with his back to Director Lin, made a face at him.

He wouldn't care about such a trivial matter; more than where he was sitting, he wanted to know whether it was 10 a.m. or 10 p.m.

It must have been in the morning, although he vaguely felt that he had just eaten dinner, but it could also have been breakfast.

What company holds a company-wide meeting at 10 p.m.?

Zhao Zhao didn't care what they were saying at the conference table; the sky wasn't going to fall anyway.

If something happens in the ward, he must immediately provide remote guidance to the nurses to handle it; if it's not handled well, the sky will immediately fall.

The attending physicians looked at each other, all with envious eyes at Wang Xiao, who sat down, feeling flattered.

He glanced up and met Zhu Chunhua's encouraging gaze, then noticed that Shen Hao remained expressionless, only his fingertips paused slightly.

Once everyone was seated, Lin Gaoming raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. The conference room instantly fell silent, except for Zhao Zhao's muttered complaints.

He placed his hands on the table and slowly scanned everyone present: "As you all heard at the hospital-wide meeting just now, our hospital has been shortlisted for the provincial-level cardiothoracic disease center. This is an opportunity for our cardiac surgery department, but also a tremendous challenge."

"Our cardiac surgery department is the core force in this competition. The entire hospital's resources are being tilted towards us, but conversely, we also bear the heaviest burden."

Lin Gaoming's gaze fell on Shen Hao and Zhu Chunhua, his tone tinged with helplessness, "To be honest, in our cardiac surgery department right now, there are only three of us who can truly shoulder the main responsibility and stand on our own."

"Me, Shen Hao, and Chunhua. Three months to cope with various assessments and address our weaknesses—the pressure is immense."

Lin Gaoming paused, took out a document, and began to comment on the situation of each treatment group one by one.

"Chunhua," he said, looking at Zhu Chunhua, "your treatment team has made great progress recently. The ex vivo artificial valve reconstruction technique led by Wang Xiao has filled a technical gap in our department and brought us a lot of face."

However, your team hasn't contributed enough to the department's surgical workload. Going forward, you need to take on more complex surgeries to accumulate clinical cases and provide more opportunities for younger doctors to hone their skills.

Zhu Chunhua nodded slightly, her tone sincere: "Director Lin, I understand. Our team will adjust its focus going forward, taking on more surgeries, especially complex secondary valve surgeries, and striving to score more points in the treatment of difficult cases."

Then, Lin Gaoming turned his gaze to Shen Hao, his tone softening slightly: "Shen Hao, I have always been very satisfied with your group's performance."

Your team has handled a large number of routine surgeries and some level 4 surgeries recently, operating with high assembly-line efficiency and greatly relieving the pressure on the department. This is something everyone should learn from.

Shen Hao nodded slightly without speaking. He knew there would definitely be a "but" after that, but his expression remained calm.

Lin Gaoming then changed the subject: "But your group also has weaknesses. You've spent too little time on research. In this provincial-level evaluation of cardiothoracic disease centers, research achievements account for a significant portion, and relying solely on surgical volume is far from enough."

Going forward, you need to allocate your time wisely and dedicate more energy to scientific research. Even something as simple as publishing a few papers in core journals, combined with clinical cases, can bring benefits to our department.

"Yes, Director Lin, I will adjust my schedule to balance surgery and research," Shen Hao replied softly.

After commenting on the two, Lin Gaoming's gaze swept over all the attending physicians present: "Not just those two, but everyone here must do their best to improve themselves. This competition is not only related to the development of the hospital, but also to the future of each of us."

The hospital has made it clear that doctors who have distinguished themselves in this evaluation will be promoted, given priority consideration in both professional title advancement and surgical authorization. The opportunity is right in front of you; it's up to you to seize it.

These words added a touch of restlessness and anticipation to the originally somber atmosphere.

Li Lei and the others straightened their backs, their eyes revealing excitement.

For these attending physicians, promotion and increased authority have always been their pursuit.

Then, Lin Gaoming took out a printed set of evaluation criteria, laid them out on the conference table, and explained them to everyone one by one: "This evaluation of provincial-level cardiothoracic disease centers mainly consists of six criteria."

We'll break it down step by step, clarifying the department's measures and how you yourselves can improve.

Wang Xiao looked at it and found that it was mainly divided into six sections: technical capabilities, treatment of difficult cases, scientific research achievements, talent pool, radiation and driving effect, and quality and safety.

"After you go back, everyone should write a report on how to improve your work quality based on these six indicators and your own situation. Time is tight, so let's leave it until 10:00 AM tomorrow! That concludes today's meeting!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on the evaluation criteria in their hands, and no one got up to leave.

Lin Gaoming got up and left the meeting room, but turned back at the door and said, "Oh, by the way, starting tonight, the department can reimburse the late-night snacks for those who stay in the hospital to work overtime."