Chapter 869 Suppor
“Chief physician and associate chief physician, please come over here to take a shower and change your outfits. The shower facilities are all new.” The circulating nurse stood at the entrance of the surgical corridor. There was no emotion shown on her face.
“So, what you mean is we have to shower first before entering the operating theater?” Associate Chief Physician Deng was blocked, so he did not feel quite happy. He had also drunk a little, so his tone was not friendly.
The circulating nurse that day was Nurse Liu, the supervisor nurse. During mealtime, she saw that the chief physician and associate chief physician from the provincial hospital had drunk a little wine, and she knew the mission would be complicated. At this time, she stood at the front and did her official business according to official principles. She said, “Whenever you leave the Operating Area, you need to shower if you want to enter again. The hospital environment in Bazhaixiang is complex, so we need to take more things into consideration, please understand.”
Associate Chief Physician Deng was a little drunk, and he was unhappy while saying, “What’s so complex…”
Chief Physician Li did not drink a lot, and he was rather old. He interrupted Associate Chief Physician Deng and advised him, “Old Deng, it isn’t something bad to take a shower. They treated us to meals and drinks, now, they’re treating us to a shower again. Are you not satisfied with this one-stop service?”
Associate Chief Physician Deng had been a surgeon for a long time, so he was experienced in making dirty jokes. “Showering alone is not considered a one-stop service.”
Associate Chief Physician Deng looked at Nurse Liu once he finished talking.
Nurse Liu was calm. “If both of you want to take a shower together, I can pretend I didn’t see you.”
Associate Chief Physician Deng changed his facial expression instantly. Before he could scold her, he was stopped by Chief Physician Li.
“We are now in the Bazhaixiang hospital branch. It’s good to take a shower. Come, I’ll scrub your back for you.” Chief Physician Li showed a smile on his face as he pulled Associate Chief Physician Deng along with him.
Associate Chief Physician Deng swayed a little, and his voice was also quivering, “No, I will shower alone.”
“How boring it’d be if you showered alone?”
“But I can’t shower with you.”
“Oh come now, back in the days, all of us showered together at the big bathhouse in the hospital. I’ll scrub your back for you, and you did the same for me. We’ve been here for a few days, and I’ve been suffering from walking on all the muddy roads…”
“No…”
“Be good.”
“No…”
Two of them talked while walking ahead. As they walked further, their voices became more blurry, as if the sounds were transmitted from the bathroom.
Cai Qiong walked out from the back. Now that he was full, he felt slightly lazy, but he still continued chatting, “Seriously, he’s been an associate chief physician for so long, and he also drank a little. Now, everyone’s an eyesore in his eyes…”
Nurse Liu blocked him with a schooled expression and said, “There aren’t any places inside now. Please wait for a while.”
“I still have to wait…? Alright, it’s just two places. How did Doctor Ling and his assistants finish bathing so fast?” There was a scrutinizing look in Cai Qiong’s eyes.
Nurse Liu’s face finally showed a smile. “The assistants are inside. Doctor Ling has his own shower room.”
“His own? In Bazhaixiang?” Cai Qiong was shocked.
“It’s built spontaneously, so it did not cost much money. The workers set up the new shower facility, then built in hot water and cold water. It’ll be considered ready for use by then,” Nurse Liu deliberately explained. Then, she said, “Its basic conditions are not even comparable to his original shower room.”
Cai Qiong clicked his tongue. “My chief physician and associate chief physician don’t even have their own shower room.”
Nurse Liu’s smile was even more profound than before.
Cai Qiong’s mouth started running off on his own again, “Well, nobody will want to look when our chief physician and associate chief physician bathe, but everyone wants to see Doctor Ling when he showers, no matter where he is.”
Nurse Liu made a light nasal sound.
“Did you snorted just now? Was I correct? Am I right or am I right?” Cai Qiong’s mouth spoke so quickly that he fired three questions in a row.
“You can take the scrubs and slippers first. New slippers are available. If you will use it often, you can put your name on it.” Nurse Liu waved her hand to chase Cai Qiong away.
Although Cai Qiong was not young, he did not have any impact with his position as a senior attending physician from another hospital.
Cai Qiong also knew it, so he stood aside in a show of alertness. He then quietly looked at the time while counting how long it took for the chief physician and associate chief physician to shower.
And he waited for a very long time…
In the operating theater, the X-ray films and CT scan films were placed at the other end of the operating table according to Ling Ran’s habit.
Associate Chief Physician Deng and Chief Physician Li entered the operating theater side by side, then they saw those scans, which were simultaneously familiar and unfamiliar to them.
“Did you take these scans?” Associate Chief Physician Deng immediately walked over and stared at the scans. He felt a sense of familiarity when he looked at the CT scans, but the next second, he doubtfully asked, “Did Cangping District Hospital deploy a CT scan machine to the branch?”
“It’s a portable CT scan machine. Yunli Medical Company provided it for trial use, so it’s considered a part of the emergency rescue,” Yu Yuan answered with a smile. When she stood on a stepping stool, she could convey her emotions through her expressions pretty well.
The chief physician and associate chief physician duo had long baths earlier, and their heads were clear now. Associate Chief Physician Deng found himself stuttering, “Port-Portable CT scan machine? So generous?”
“Yes, it’s the latest version of 32-slice NeuroLogica’s BodyTom®. It has its own medical record writing system, although it’s not so useful. Oh yea, there’s also standard lead shielding…” Yu Yuan was quite fond of advanced medical equipment, so she sounded quite arrogant.
Associate Chief Physician Deng obediently nodded. A CT scan machine itself was an expensive piece of equipment that cost around ten million, and there was not even a need to mention just how much portable CT scan machines cost. At the very least, they cost tens of millions. If they wanted to sign for a long-term service agreement, Associate Chief Physician Deng would not feel strange if that contract cost more than one hundred million.
Meanwhile, in the hospital environment, if such a huge sales deal had to be made, an unknown number of people would definitely be involved to compete for it.
As he looked at the CT scan films in front of him, Associate Chief Physician Deng felt like he saw many doctors like Cai Qiong being abandoned outside the hospital like the lackeys they were…
How could Associate Chief Physician Deng not feel admiration for such a luxurious CT scanner and surgery?
“With the assistance of this portable CT scan machine, you’ve pretty much gained extra strength, Doctor Ling,” Associate Chief Physician Deng chuckled and said something nice.
Chief Physician Li seriously nodded. “This is the first portable CT scan machine in Changxi Province, right? Where is the machine? I haven’t taken a look at it yet. Oh, how was it sent over? Was it conveyed by a helicopter? It should be quite heavy, right?”
“As long as you work hard, you can achieve anything.” Associate Chief Physician Deng chuckled again. He dared not think about the transportation cost for such an expensive thing.
Ling Ran was performing the surgery, and he did not join the discussion. It was still Yu Yuan who answered while performing high-level retraction, “This BodyTom® belongs to Yunli Medical Company, we just borrowed from them. It needs to be returned after we finish using it.”
“Then, Yunli Medical Company will sell it like a new one? That’s not very good, right?”
“This BodyTom® is a financial asset of Yunli Medical Company. It’s a product of financing leasing.” Mai Chun stood at a corner, and she spoke weakly.
“Oh… Yunli Medical Company’s business has grown so much,” Associate Chief Physician Deng said, and he was struck with awe. As someone working in the hospital, he knew how hard it was for a pharmaceutical sales company to conduct business, and he also knew how high the cost was to make a financing leasing.
If many medical companies that specialized in medical equipment could grow very fast and smoothly after their startup, then the financial leasing for medical equipment business would be even riskier.
Associate Chief Physician Deng even felt his teeth aching at the thought of the cost when he thought about it.
Let’s watch the surgery.” Chief Physician Li also felt the same, but he had long since made himself aloof to worldly matters, so he felt slightly better.
Associate Chief Physician Deng shrugged. When he wanted to say something, his phone rang.
“Excuse me.” Associate Chief Physician Deng walked to a corner to pick up the call.
After a moment, Associate Chief Physician Deng put down his phone, went back to the operating table, looked at Ling Ran, and asked, “Doctor Ling, you know Wei Jiayou, right?”
“Who?” Ling Ran frowned, but it was because he was stripping the patient’s portal vein.
“Wei Jiayou. He specializes in cardiovascular surgeries. He’s Academician Di’s student, and he also likes abdominoscopy…” Associate Chief Physician Deng described him and said, “He said that’s coming to support the Bazhaixiang hospital branch on behalf of Academician Di.”
“Oh,” Ling Ran answered.
Yu Yuan introduced Wei Jiayou again from the side. “He’s the ginseng baby, the one who likes to wear the ginseng scent.”
“Oh…” Ling Ran said with a drawl this time and nodded.
