Rebirth of a Doctor Without Regrets

Chapter 118 Departmental Evaluation

Lin Gaoming walked briskly through the hospital corridor. The inpatient building was very busy late at night. Patients were getting ready to go to bed. When their families saw Director Lin passing by, they greeted him and asked how he was doing.

Around 11 p.m., Dean Chen suddenly summoned him urgently, which was naturally related to the evaluation of the provincial cardiothoracic disease center.

Lin Gaoming walked to the door of the dean's office, raised his hand and knocked lightly twice. Chen Changhai's voice came from inside: "Come in."

The moment he pushed open the door, he saw Zhang Chenyu, the director of the cardiology department, sitting on the sofa, holding a steaming cup of coffee.

Cappuccino or latte? The coffee smelled delicious, but Lin Gaoming didn't know much about it.

Zhang Chenyu looked to be only thirty-six or thirty-seven years old. His bright white lab coat made him look energetic, but the arrogance between his brows, which seemed to be innate, made people very uncomfortable.

Zhang Chenyu and Zhu Chunhua are both overseas-trained doctors recruited by Chen Changhai, but their abilities differ greatly.

Zhu Chunhua is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, with a highly prestigious doctoral degree. She specializes in scientific research and has a calm and reserved personality.

Zhang Chenyu graduated from Cornell University Weill Medical School, which is only considered a moderately prestigious school, and he did not have outstanding academic achievements. However, he practiced medicine in the United States for several years and accumulated a lot of experience in interventional surgery.

Therefore, after returning to China, he devoted himself to promoting interventional surgery in the Department of Cardiology at Chung Hsin University Second Affiliated Hospital. His career developed rapidly, and he became a favorite of Chen Changhai.

Lin Gaoming had never liked Zhang Chenyu's self-important attitude, and he disliked Zhang's vigorous promotion of interventional surgery.

In his view, although interventional surgery is minimally invasive and allows for rapid recovery from external injuries, its therapeutic effect is not reliable.

The stents placed during interventional surgery are prone to dislodgement, or the tumor may not be completely ablated, making it difficult to maintain the overall therapeutic effect for decades like major surgery.

More importantly, it will divert a lot of patients who originally belonged to the cardiac surgery department, especially those with mild coronary heart disease and simple valvular disease. These were originally routine cases in cardiac surgery, but now most of them are attracted by the minimally invasive nature and quick recovery of interventional cardiology surgery.

This made the already slow-growing cardiac surgery department even more difficult.

"Old Lin is here, please have a seat." Chen Changhai sat behind his desk, his face no longer showing the excitement he had at the conference that day, but instead a hint of fatigue. He pointed to the chair opposite his desk.

Lin Gaoming nodded and sat down directly. His gaze swept over Zhang Chenyu, who avoided Lin Gaoming's gaze. A subtle tension was palpable in the air.

Chen Changhai cleared his throat: "I called you over so late at night for no other reason than to arrange things for the provincial-level cardiothoracic disease center evaluation. I just went through the situation of each department again, and now I have a general idea of ​​what's going on."

He picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip, and continued, "Our Second Hospital has a solid foundation and deep roots in thoracic surgery and respiratory medicine. Although Director Qian of thoracic surgery is talkative, his department has consistently ranked first in the province for many years."

As long as the respiratory medicine department focuses on infection control and proceeds with its work systematically, meeting the assessment standards shouldn't be a problem; no extra measures are needed.

At this point, Chen Changhai turned his gaze to Zhang Chenyu: "The cardiology department is doing well overall. Chenyu, if you can improve your interventional surgery in the next three months, implement more new technologies, and accumulate a number of clinical cases, it will definitely be a plus in our evaluation."

Zhang Chenyu immediately straightened his back, a smug look on his face: "Don't worry, Dean Chen, I've performed all types of interventional surgeries in the United States."

"As long as the hospital provides sufficient support, I guarantee that within three months, our interventional cardiology surgery level will rank among the best in the province, and we will definitely not hold back in the evaluation."

Chen Changhai nodded, then his gaze fell on Lin Gaoming.

"What's most worrying is your cardiac surgery department. Lao Lin, I know that the situation in our cardiac surgery department has been extremely difficult in recent years."

When the past of cardiac surgery was mentioned, Lin Gaoming's expression also darkened.

Chen Changhai sighed: "When Director Zhu retired, the hospital committee decided to let you take over, hoping that you would lead the Department of Cardiac Surgery to develop steadily."

Unexpectedly, Chunda First Hospital seized the opportunity, exploiting the conflict between you and Director Bai Cen, and managed to poach Bai Cen.

"Our cardiac surgery department lost two chief physicians at once, and our original advantages were completely wiped out. This led to the embarrassing situation we faced six months ago when we couldn't even make it onto the list of candidates for the provincial cardiothoracic disease center."

Chen Changhai became increasingly agitated as he spoke, slamming his hand on the desk. "This move by the First Affiliated Hospital is truly underhanded!"

Lin Gaoming took a deep breath and said helplessly, "Dean Chen, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on others. I was also at fault back then. If I had been able to back down and not compete with Bai Cen for the position of administrative director, the hospital would not have suffered such a great loss."

"But it's no use talking about this now. The most urgent task is to find a way to make up for the shortcomings in cardiac surgery and strive to obtain the center's qualification."

I have two suggestions. First, rehire Director Zhu, who is currently at home, and ask him to come back to help. Director Zhu is very experienced and knows our cardiac surgery department inside and out. With him there, we can maintain morale and he can also provide us with technical and management guidance.

Chen Changhai nodded repeatedly: "That's a good idea! I trust Lao Zhu's abilities; rehiring him would definitely solve our immediate problem. What's the second suggestion?"

"Secondly, there's Wang Xiao from my department. Although this kid is young and just a resident, he's extremely talented and progresses very quickly."

Some time ago, his on-the-spot invention of ex vivo artificial valve reconstruction filled a technological gap in our entire field of cardiac surgery.

I believe he's a genius who can grow rapidly. If given more opportunities and proper training, he can definitely become a backbone of our cardiac surgery department and shoulder a lot of responsibility for us.

As soon as Lin Gaoming finished speaking, Zhang Chenyu, who was standing next to him, suddenly chuckled, his laughter full of disdain.

Lin Gaoming looked coldly at Zhang Chenyu: "Director Zhang, what are you laughing at?"

Zhang Chenyu put down his mug, his face full of disdain: "Director Lin, I don't mean anything by it, I just find it laughable. We're competing for the provincial-level cardiothoracic disease center qualification, which concerns the future of the entire hospital, and you're going to rely on a resident physician?"

"Why, is that not allowed?"

He paused, his tone becoming even more sarcastic: "He's just a resident physician. No matter how talented he is, how much clinical experience can he have? How much responsibility can he shoulder?"

"Director Lin, I think you've lost your mind in your haste, actually pinning your hopes on a mere young upstart. If word gets out, the people at Chunda First Hospital and the Provincial Hospital will laugh their heads off."

Upon hearing this, Lin Gaoming's anger surged instantly. He was about to retort when Chen Changhai raised his hand to stop him.