I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

Charlotte nodded: "Then let Hattie and Kathleen go for their internships first, and practice on some tough patients."

Bernie's slower start in suturing was within Charlotte's expectations, but he was diligent enough, so it wasn't a problem.

If a week isn't enough, then practice for a month; if a month isn't enough, then practice for a year.

As long as he studies diligently and practices hard, with the long lifespan of an elf, he will surely become a qualified doctor.

Moreover, Bernie certainly won't need that long.

Charlotte chose him because she valued his skillful hands, not just his hardworking nature.

Upon arriving at the clinic, Charlotte announced the matter.

Hattie and Kathleen both beamed with joy upon hearing this.

During this period, they learned skills in the operating room of the clinic during the day and practiced basic surgical techniques when they returned home at night. They never expected to be able to treat patients so quickly.

"Hatty and Kathleen have mastered the basics faster, so I've had them start by treating patients with minor injuries. The rest of you shouldn't be discouraged. As long as you practice your basics diligently and reach a level where you can treat patients, I'll naturally let you treat patients yourself," Charlotte said with a smile, looking at everyone. "There are still many empty operating rooms on the second floor."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Don't rush, learn slowly, practice slowly. Back then, I killed over five hundred mice before the teacher allowed me to treat patients alone." Myron patted Bernie's shoulder reassuringly, "How many have you killed so far?"

"Five," Myron said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Five is nothing, it's still early. Just keep working hard, there's a long way to go," Myron laughed.

Bernie smiled upon hearing this and nodded, saying, "Thank you, senior. I will try my best."

"My two junior sisters, I'll be in charge of assigning you patients today." Myron walked over to Hattie and Kathleen and began to assign them tasks and teach them some techniques for dealing with patients: "When you see a patient for the first time, you must remain calm and composed. Even if you make a mistake, you can't show any panic. Instead, calmly correct your mistake and then do it the right way."

"Senior, is it okay if I make a mistake?" Hattie asked, puzzled.

"It's not entirely unrelated. Of course, we still need to avoid mistakes as much as possible," Myron smiled. "However, we're learning a very new treatment method from our teacher. Even if we make a small mistake sometimes, the patient won't know. But your performance will determine the patient's attitude."

"I see." The two looked enlightened.

Charlotte glanced at Myron upon hearing this; the kid had certainly grasped the essence.

It seems that entrusting the newcomers to him is a reliable approach, after all, he's the only one who can handle such a long beginner period.

"Dean, there seem to be just as many patients as yesterday. Should we still issue 1000 number plates today?" Zoe asked Charlotte.

  

"Yes, issue 1000 license plates." Charlotte nodded.

As the supply of medicines increases, fewer customers will travel to the Abyss to buy them, but the number of patients coming to the Abyss Medical Clinic for treatment will gradually increase.

Reputation and price are the competitive advantages of Abyss Medical Clinic.

More importantly, he can also cure some diseases that others cannot.

For example, patients with acute appendicitis, cataracts, diabetes, etc., have no choice but to come to the Abyss Medical Center.

During this period, more than ten patients with acute appendicitis have come to the clinic for treatment, all thanks to word-of-mouth referrals.

Many more diabetic patients come seeking treatment, every day, all asking for insulin.

Some of them even traveled from thousands of kilometers away, as they were patients who had benefited from Billy's insulin promotion program. However, Billy's insulin was distributed and promoted in several cities, and each patient could only purchase a very limited amount of insulin. Therefore, patients had to travel long distances to seek the medicine.

This touched Charlotte somewhat. Insulin was a staple medication that needed to be injected daily, making it almost impossible to stop taking it.

The long journey would be enough to make most patients give up, but Charlotte knew he could do more.

The next time Charlotte sees Billy, she'll definitely have a good talk with him about turning insulin sales into a business, giving Billy a portion of the profits to revitalize the entire insulin production and sales process, so that insulin can be delivered in large quantities to patients who truly need it.

Sometimes, philanthropy can't compare to business; it's less resilient and has weaker execution at the grassroots level.

In addition, Charlotte can also rely on the potion trading center for promotion and sales, which is also an excellent channel as more and more potion trading centers open.

When you open a clinic, you can earn more money in some areas and less in others.

With more manpower available, Charlotte no longer needed to do everything herself, arranging this and that every day. She could go straight to the operating room to prepare for surgery when she arrived at the clinic. Zoe and the others could naturally take care of things, and she was living a much more comfortable life than before.

Today, Bernie and Rachel were observing and learning from him. It was their first time entering his operating room, and they seemed a little nervous and reserved.

"Doctors must project sufficient confidence in the operating room so that patients can also have confidence in you. You two, stand up straight with your heads held high and chests out. Don't look timid or hesitant," Charlotte said, looking at the two of them.

"Okay, teacher." Upon hearing this, the two immediately stood up straight, heads held high and chests out, their spirits instantly lifted.

"Ragil, I heard you used to be a woodcarver, and you were in charge of repairing temple buildings?" Charlotte asked Ragil curiously.

Rachel nodded: "Yes, teacher. I have been learning wood carving from my father since I was a child, and I have been repairing buildings in the temple for more than three years."

"I'm also quite interested in woodworking. I'd like to learn from you sometime," Charlotte said with a smile.

Rachel smiled slightly: "You can come to me anytime. I wouldn't dare ask for your advice, but I do have some basic skills."

A few casual words quickly eased the atmosphere in the operating room, and Bernie and Rachel also relaxed a bit.

As usual, critically ill patients were sent directly to Charlotte. A patient with a torn arm at the shoulder was brought into the operating room, and Charlotte immediately got busy.

Bernie and Rachel watched from the sidelines, occasionally helping with blood transfusions and handing over equipment. Their amazement never faded, and their gazes toward Charlotte grew increasingly reverent.

No matter how seriously ill the patient was brought into the operating room, the teacher could always save them and then stitch them back up stitch by stitch.

Although they have been practicing suturing and incision diligently during this time, after spending time in the teacher's operating room today, they have deeply realized the gap and that they still have a long way to go to reach the teacher's level.

After treating more than a dozen critically ill patients, the No. 1 emergency operating room finally became a little less busy.

Zoe knocked on the operating room door and looked at Charlotte, saying, "Director, there's a group of elderly people outside, all here to see you about their eye problems. Would you like them all to come here?"

"A group?" Charlotte asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, there are twelve of them in total, all from Calva. They were introduced by the old man who had cataract surgery last time, and they came together today." Zoe nodded.

It must have been Aldrich who introduced him; I never expected him to introduce him to such a big deal.

"Are there any other emergency patients who need to be brought to my operating room?" Charlotte asked.

Zoe shook her head: "Not at the moment. The vice president and Dr. Lina can handle the other patients."

"Okay, then let those elderly folks come to my operating room. I'll examine them and see if they need surgery," Charlotte said.

Before long, Zoe led a group of elderly men and women over.

These elderly men and women were all dressed in luxurious clothes, exuding an air of nobility; they looked like wealthy people from Kalva.

However, they all had one thing in common: poor eyesight. They were all helped by servants to walk. Only two of them were in slightly better condition and could walk on their own, but they walked timidly, clearly because they could not see very well either.

"You must be Dr. Charlotte. Aldrich referred us here, saying you cured his eye disease."

"Look at our eyes, is there any hope of recovery? I've been blind for thirty years."

"Look at mine, I just went blind, it's fresher now."

The elderly men and women surrounded Charlotte, chattering amongst themselves, but unfortunately, no one could see where Charlotte was actually standing.

"Don't worry, everyone. I'm Charlotte, and I'll check your eyes one by one. However, there are many kinds of eye diseases, and I can't treat every single one," Charlotte said to the group.

There are many causes of blindness, such as cataracts, glaucoma, neuritis, and retinal artery occlusion. Currently, Charlotte can only treat cataracts.

"Okay, okay, show us." Everyone readily agreed.

Charlotte began to examine them one by one.

"Sir, I really have no way to cure your glaucoma that you've had for thirty years."

"Auntie, you have retinal artery occlusion. I'm not very good at this, but I can only try to help you for a while."

"Sir, this is a classic case of cataracts. I'll perform surgery on you in a bit, and your vision will be restored."

……

Of the twelve patients, eight had cataracts, which is a fairly high proportion. It's likely that Aldrich recommended them because he thought their symptoms were similar.

He was unable to treat the two patients with severe glaucoma and could only persuade them to return home.

An older woman appears to have a retinal artery blockage; her eyes are red and swollen, and she can't see clearly.

Another person was born with neurological blindness, and there was nothing that could be done about it.

"You eight, come in one by one in order, I'm going to perform the surgery on you." After the examination, Charlotte immediately arranged the surgery.

Bernie and Rachel also became nervous when they heard that they needed to have eye surgery.

The eyes are the most important organs for perceiving the world. They look so fragile, yet the teacher is going to have surgery on his eyes?

"Go and invite the vice dean," Charlotte said to Bernie.

"Huh? Oh!" Bernie was stunned for a moment, then quickly went out the door.

Vivian arrived shortly afterward.

"You're so busy, and you still asked me to perform the surgery for you," Vivian said with a hint of helplessness as she entered the room.

"I'll demonstrate three of the eight eye surgeries for you, and you can complete the remaining five on your own. What do you think?" Charlotte said, looking at her.

Vivian's eyes lit up: "Okay, you just need to demonstrate to me how to make the incision accurately on the eye. Once I master that, the rest won't be a problem."

The first patient was taken into the operating room. After Charlotte confirmed that she had cataracts, she had Miranda give her half a bottle of anesthetic. Then she began to demonstrate to Vivian how to choose the incision location and size.

"Watch closely, I'll only demonstrate three times." Charlotte picked up the scalpel.

Bernie and Rachel also came closer, watching intently. Although they frowned as Charlotte made an incision in the patient's eyeball with the scalpel, they still carefully noted the location and the techniques Charlotte had mentioned.

Charlotte's job was to perform surgery, and then Miranda would freeze the patient's damaged lens, remove it from the eyeball, and then insert an artificial lens made by them.

Vivian performed a slight healing technique to close the incision on her eyeball.

The same procedure was performed on both eyes, and a cataract surgery was completed in just five minutes.

The effects of half a bottle of anesthetic reached them just in time. The patient opened his eyes, stared blankly for a moment, and then tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. He said excitedly, "I can see clearly now! I can see things clearly again!"

"Yes, congratulations on regaining your sight," Charlotte said with a smile.

"Thank you, Dr. Charlotte. You're as handsome as your voice," the older woman said to Charlotte.

"You're welcome." Charlotte nodded slightly.

Miranda saw the patient out the door, saying, "Next."

The surgery was actually quite simple, especially with a water mage and a healing mage present.

"Can your eyes really see?"

"Yeah, I can see you old guys clearly again."

"Alright, I'm next. I haven't really seen the world clearly in five years. I don't even know what my granddaughter looks like anymore."

"That's wonderful, I envy you so much, it's a pity that I really can't see."

The sound of elderly people talking could be heard outside the door; some were excited, while others were worried.

Charlotte demonstrated the incision technique to Vivian twice more, then looked at her and asked, "Did you learn it?"

Vivian nodded: "I got it. It's such a simple cut. If I still can't get it after watching it three times, wouldn't I be a fool?"

Bernie and Rachel exchanged a glance, feeling offended.

"You're next, I'll keep an eye on things for you." Charlotte nodded.

"Okay." Vivian nodded, then looked at Miranda and said, "Miranda, I'll remove the lens myself later, so I can perform this surgery independently in the future without needing anyone else's help."

"Okay," Miranda replied.

The next patient came in, took the anesthetic, and quickly fell into a coma.

Vivian picked up the scalpel, her expression turning solemn, and handed it to the patient's eyeballs.

Everyone present held their breath in tension. Even Charlotte was a little nervous. After all, these were eyes, and if they were damaged, it would be troublesome to fix them.

The calmest one was actually Vivian herself.

The large incision cuts open the limbus of the cornea in one smooth, precise cut, without any unnecessary movements.

Charlotte's eyes were full of admiration. It had been a while since she had seen Vivian perform surgery, and her progress was remarkable.

His hands were extremely steady, and his control over the scalpel was excellent; the incision he made was no worse than the one he made.

As expected of the vice president of the Abyss Medical Clinic, his skills have not diminished at all.

Bernie and Rachel looked at Vivian with admiration. The vice dean was amazing. She had only watched three times and succeeded on her first try, and she did it so cleanly and efficiently.

Vivian then removed the patient's cloudy lens, cleaned the inside, and inserted an artificial lens. With a quick treatment, the surgery on one eye was completed.

The second eye was made in the same way, but faster and more skillfully.

The surgery was over in just five minutes.

"Excellent!" Charlotte clapped her hands, praising sincerely.

It is foreseeable that Vivian will not only become an excellent healing mage, but also an excellent surgeon in the future.

"Of course," Vivian said with a hint of pride.

"Then the remaining four patients will be directly assigned to your operating room, and you will take over their care," Charlotte said.

"Okay," Vivian replied, then turned and went out.

Charlotte then called in the patient who was suspected of having a retinal artery blockage; her eyes were red and swollen, and she looked rather frightening.

Charlotte activated the surgical microscope and examined her eyeballs.

Under the microscope, her arteries were indeed clearly blocked, which led to excessively high pressure inside the eyeball and obvious bulging of the eyeball.

In this situation, her vision cannot be restored because all the retinal cells have died, which is an irreversible condition.

Charlotte told her the news, and her expression became noticeably saddened. After thanking Charlotte twice, she left with the help of her servants.

"Teacher, is this patient's condition different? Why can other patients have surgery, but she can't?" Rachel asked, puzzled.

Charlotte nodded slightly, looking at the two of them, and said, "Yes, they are both blind, but their blindness could be caused by many different reasons. As doctors, our first step is to diagnose the patient's condition and then treat it accordingly. Not all blindness can be resolved by replacing the lens; only cataract patients can be treated this way."

The two seemed to be deep in thought, feeling that they had learned something new.

In comparison, being a surgeon seems to be more difficult than being a therapeutic physician, requiring a more comprehensive range of knowledge and skills.

"Study hard. You have a long way to go if you want to become an excellent surgeon," Charlotte said with a smile to the two of them.

……

The Star Gazing Pavilion, top floor.

"Grandfather, how do we get this blackmail letter to Cromwell?" Maria asked Grover, who was examining the list.