Healing Doctor

Chapter 260 The Scapegoat of the Supply Chain (Bonus Chapter by Alliance Leader Feng Aiyun x5)

Ji Xiang didn't participate in the surgical competition; he wasn't too concerned about it. In comparison, Zhao Zhe's understanding and application of partial nephrectomy combined with interventional embolization was more to Ji Xiang's liking.

Performing a few circumcisions is even more practical than participating in a competition.

Unbeknownst to him, Ji Xiang had already been assimilated by the system NPC.

After undergoing a circumcision at the urology hospital, Ji Xiang rushed back to the hospital to review medical records, visit patients, and prepare for Monday's surgery.

Data accumulation is slow, but Ji Xiang doesn't want to create fake data or cite other people's data to write an SCI paper.

"Xiao Ji, you've had a busy day." General Manager Wu was quite relaxed, crossing his legs as he watched Ji Xiang and Zhao Zhe work.

"The patient the director sees at the outpatient clinic is scheduled for surgery on Monday, but he needs to perform interventional surgery first, which makes things more difficult," Ji Xiang said, scratching his head.

"Those who know the severity of the problem tend to avoid interventional procedures, unlike the big shots in cardiology who are so determined to grab that piece of meat," Mr. Wu laughed. "But it seems like they won't be able to keep it for long either. After the stent is removed, there are drug-eluting microspheres, but I don't think those microspheres will last much longer either."

Ji Xiang is not interested in this.

Zhao Zhe is a senior attending physician, a lifelong senior attending physician. As he worked, he said, "In our hospital, the cardiology department is also doing surgeries non-stop. Moreover, the head of our cardiology department seems to have menopausal syndrome, has a bad temper, and is extremely stingy."

"Stingy?" Mr. Wu asked.

"The technicians are supposed to work extra hours, right? They work an average of 12 hours a day a year, and the head of the cardiology department only gives them 300 yuan for extra hours."

"One unit or one month?"

"A month," Zhao Zhe said. "Anyway, I couldn't stand it. It was just too tragic. The technician visibly gained three sizes in just a few years, and then she took sick leave."

Having surgery is not only a waste of hair, but also a waste of the technician's time and energy.

They treat technicians and junior doctors like consumables, using them and then discarding them. It's strange, two of the young doctors who performed surgeries with the head of the cardiology department developed thyroid cancer, but the head of the department is perfectly fine. Tell me, everyone says…”

Zhao Zhe spoke eloquently.

After spending a few days together, Mr. Wu knew that this somewhat greasy-looking old doctor had a talkative and socially awkward personality, but he didn't care and just turned a deaf ear to him, letting him say whatever he wanted.

"Mr. Wu, will I be able to have interventional surgery when I go back?" Lu Kai ignored Zhao Zhe's nagging and asked Mr. Wu.

"Now that centralized procurement has been implemented, the cost of large containers has decreased. I guess by the time you learn how to use drug-carrying balloons, it won't be enough," said General Manager Wu. "This is a matter for one generation. This generation has passed. The tide of the times is blowing, and who knows what the next big thing will be?"

Lu Kai felt a little regretful.

"However, if you're not looking for stability, I can recommend a job to you," said General Manager Wu.

"What job?" Lu Kai immediately perked up.

"Being a doctor is like being a dish; when someone requests you, you can be served at a banquet, but when no one requests you, you end up in the swill tank."

"Well……"

"This is what Director Liu said, and I think it's absolutely right." General Manager Wu smiled, seeing that Ji Xiang was unmoved, Lu Kai looked blank, and only Zhao Zhe seemed thoughtful.

No wonder, it takes at least ten years of clinical experience to grasp this level.

"In previous years, every time doctors were called to the front lines, they were praised in all sorts of ways. Then, when medical insurance was insufficient, they blamed it on us doctors. In this industry chain, who doesn't eat more than us doctors? Don't those who criticize doctors have any idea why medical insurance is insufficient?"

The more knowledgeable someone is, the harsher their criticism; that's called shifting blame.

"Mr. Wu, you've gone off-topic," Zhao Zhe reminded him.

Mr. Wu was taken aback, then laughed and said, "Lu Kai, there's no future in being a small-town doctor. Come work as a middleman at our Second Affiliated Hospital."

"What is a broker?" Lu Kai asked, confused.

"Mr. Wu is right!" Zhao Zhe slapped his thigh and started talking, "When I was studying at 912, there were brokers there who would take people to see doctors and so on, forming an industry chain."

This means that you are familiar with several senior directors and well-known experts here. Patients in need can directly find you. You can ask the directors and experts to add you to their schedules, or you can take the patients directly to see the experts after work.

In this way, everyone benefits—patients, specialists, and yourself—it's essentially a win-win situation.

Mr. Wu smiled, "It has to be the old master; he knows it all too well."

"This works?"

"For example, if someone in your hometown has kidney cancer and comes to the provincial capital completely clueless, they can't even find the door to register and can only try to register by guessing."

As for whether he will see Dr. Liu or me, that depends on his luck.

Tell me, can we really rely solely on luck? Right?

If you appeared before the patient at this moment and told them you were familiar with everything here, and that for just a thousand dollars you could find a top-notch doctor to see them in the fastest time, would you be able to do that?

"I don't know how, I don't have that much money." Lu Kai scratched his head.

"Haha, you don't understand," Zhao Zhe said. "Most people would do that, especially after you make a name for yourself."

You can focus on just one or two familiar departments. Some big brokers are very familiar with the entire hospital and know every department inside and out.

During the 912 incident, Director Qu called them "scalpers," but I noticed that Director Qu seemed quite familiar with them. One day, I was on outpatient duty with Director Qu when one of the scalpers brought in 12 patients after get off work.

"!!!"

"It was still early then. A patient gave Director Qu 500 yuan. The outpatient clinic was closed, but Director Qu wasn't in a hurry. He took the patient to the ward and examined him little by little until after 8 p.m.

"Six thousand yuan for one night, it's a great deal!" Lu Kai almost drooled.

Let alone six thousand yuan more than ten years ago, it would still be a lot of money even now.

"That's secondary. Doctors get income, scalpers are happy, and most importantly, patients also benefit," Zhao Zhe said. "If everyone follows the rules, everyone in this industry chain benefits, and there are no hidden dangers. So the competition is fierce, and some new scalpers want to break in, which leads to fights before the crackdown on organized crime."

"!!!"

"The beatings were brutal. There were even attacks on doctors, but those are relatively rare; I've only heard of them twice."

"So what General Wu said is right. Being a broker has a future. Although the Second Affiliated Hospital is not a big company, unlike 912 Hospital, as long as you work hard, you will definitely reap the rewards."

"You'd have to know a lot of people, right?" Lu Kai was intrigued.

"Of course, for example—if you perform well now, and bring people to see Director Liu for treatment in the future, Director Liu won't refuse, right? If the money is right, Director Liu will definitely not refuse. These days, what various online platforms are doing is actually no different from scalpers."

"ah?!"

(End of this chapter)