Healing Doctor

Chapter 261 Certificate of Merit

"Do you even know what online medical consultations are really about?" Zhao Zhe asked with a smile.

At this point, even General Manager Wu perked up his ears.

The senior attending physician is very experienced and knows everything about the medical field. If it comes to gossip, a young person like Mr. Wu would definitely be no match for him.

"When you see a doctor, the diagnosis report clearly states that Western medicine uses inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation, while traditional Chinese medicine uses observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation," Zhao Zhe said. "Only online consultations can't solve some diseases, but due to the limitations of technology, doctors at higher-level hospitals can tell what disease it is at a glance."

Of course, that's one of the advantages, but I don't think it's the most important one...

"Brother Zhao," Mr. Wu asked, "can you give me an example?"

"For example, a friend of mine had a child who kept urinating blood. When he came to our hospital, I contacted the most famous expert in our city, who diagnosed him with chronic nephritis and said it would be very difficult to cure. This really worried my friend so much that his hair turned white overnight."

"The Nutcracker?" Mr. Wu interrupted Zhao Zhe and gave a diagnosis.

Zhao Zhe gave a thumbs up, "That's why it has to be a higher-level hospital! I felt something was wrong at the time, so I had to contact my buddy for an online consultation and get an appointment at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing."

Upon arriving in the capital, the specialist glanced at the medical record in just one minute, asked a couple of casual questions, and diagnosed it as Nutcracker syndrome.

Moreover, people say that this disease doesn't need treatment and will get better after a while.

That's just one aspect. If it's a serious problem, a specialist can make an appointment, and you can go directly to Beijing for a same-day checkup and return home. Although the cost is higher, but...

The high cost refers to the registration fee. In the old model, just the food and lodging in Beijing would have cost a lot of money.

Zhao Zhe rambled on for five minutes, and Lu Kai's eyes lit up as he listened!

According to Zhao Zhe's description, it's incredibly awesome—simple, worry-free, beneficial to everyone, and without any taboos.

"Another type is accompanying patients to see doctors. They're not familiar with the department heads or specialists, but they know the hospital's procedures. They act like escort nurses, helping patients during appointments, which can be a little convenient," Zhao Zhe continued. "I know a nurse who quit her job and is now doing this at our First Affiliated Hospital. She earns three to five hundred yuan a day now, which is more than I earn doing surgery while bending over!"

As he spoke, Zhao Zhe sighed, "To be honest, I'm really envious. I even considered coming to our Second Affiliated Hospital. If I did that, I'd definitely earn more than her, right?"

"What happened next, Brother Zhao? Why didn't you come?" Ji Xiang asked.

Zhao Zhe fell silent, which was unusual for him, as if he had something difficult to say.

Mr. Wu smiled and said, "Lu Kai, you see, this path has potential, at least more potential than being a doctor. If you take a walk around our Second Affiliated Hospital, you'll at least be familiar with the chief residents and the professors leading the groups. When you start taking patients, as long as you get through the initial difficult period, everything will go smoothly from there."

Lu Kai was quite tempted. He bit his lip and pondered repeatedly what President Wu and Zhao Zhe had said.

"Medium-level hospitals aren't actually that difficult; the real challenge lies in hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai. The medical standards there are high, but the quality varies greatly, so it really tests your skills," Mr. Wu gossiped. "For example, a classmate of mine in thoracic surgery mentioned that a guy wants to hire a professor from Beijing to perform surgery."

"Their hospital could help contact experts at the Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but the patient's family had many concerns, so in the end they had to ask a doctor from the Beijing Tuberculosis Hospital to perform the surgery themselves."

"The surgery was...it was a truly horrible sight."

"I understand, Mr. Wu." Lu Kai didn't smile, nor did he gossip as usual. Instead, he focused intently on every word. "Knowing experts and professors is very important. As doctors, we treat patients and save lives; as brokers, we recommend the best doctors to our patients. Is that right?"

"Where did you learn to bring up values ​​in everything you say?" Mr. Wu asked.

"That's what all the teachers at school say."

Mr. Wu and Zhao Zhe smiled.

This kind of thinking will clash fiercely with reality in society, and will be thoroughly crushed by life.

As for how things will ultimately turn out, that depends on each person's fate.

If he firmly believed this, Lu Kai would probably be constantly rubbed raw and sparks flying when he went out into society.

"Don't even mention you, many doctors don't know who performs good surgeries," said General Manager Wu. "You can't judge a doctor by their reputation. What good is a reputation? Many people fly around to give academic presentations, but their surgeries are a complete mess."

"On the contrary, experienced surgeons like Brother Zhao are good at performing surgeries, but they are not very famous."

"So what if I'm good? I'm not famous, nobody wants to hire me, hahaha. I'm not saying I'm good at surgery, I just think Mr. Wu is right!" Zhao Zhe explained.

"I've admitted many patients who were hospitalized for surgery, only to have their families, who are usually quite knowledgeable, come and try to persuade them to leave the hospital after a lot of effort, only to find someone else to perform the surgery. Some people even go directly to our department to find someone else to perform the surgery. I'm really at my wit's end."

Seeing that Zhao Zhe had started his rambling again, President Wu interrupted him directly.

"That's about it. First, get to know the Second Affiliated Hospital. Being close to the water tower makes it easy to get a job."

"Yes!" Lu Kai nodded vigorously.

"Speaking of experts and professors..."

As Mr. Wu was speaking, a commotion arose outside the door.

He glanced at it and was so startled that he stood up abruptly.

Director Bai bowed and gestured for a man to enter. An elderly man with white hair and beard walked in.

Mr. Wu recognized him; this was Dr. Gu, a leading urologist in Beijing and even nationwide.

Speak of experts, and they'll appear.

"Mr. Gu!" Mr. Wu said, raising his voice instinctively.

"Hmm." Old Gu nodded, looked around the doctor's office, saw Ji Xiang behind him with a smile, and walked over with a kind expression.

"Dr. Ji, why didn't you go to the surgery competition today?" Old Gu asked.

"I went to have a circumcision procedure. I'm coming back to prepare patient data for tomorrow's intervention," Ji Xiang said.

"Here, this is for you." As soon as Old Gu reached out his hand, Zhou Tianbo handed him a certificate of merit.

Ji Xiang was taken aback. He saw that the certificate was very formal. First, it said the name of the province, then the first Urological Surgery Competition, then his name and surgical technique, and finally, first prize.

"This is……"

"The surgical competition certificate is just something we all get together to see how we're doing; there's not much prize money," Old Gu laughed. "I never expected this! When we were doing the corpus cavernosum puncture, I thought your surgery would be pretty good, and seeing you do the circumcision afterwards confirmed that. But I never imagined your laparoscopic surgery would be this good!"

"Mr. Gu, you flatter me," Ji Xiang said modestly.

"You flatter me? You mean my eyes aren't sharp enough?" Old Gu was very happy and patted Ji Xiang's shoulder vigorously.

(End of this chapter)