Regarding this, Xin Yanjun thought differently from the other doctors and took the initiative to speak up: "Director Li. If we donât go, it will mean we in the Respiratory Department are surrendering without even trying, which will leave a very poor impression on colleagues in other departments. It will make people question whether our departmentâs technical level has stagnated forever."
Hmm. Director Li nodded vigorously at her words, pointing to what she said: "Right, I think so too."
Declining is easy, but afterward, in front of the entire hospital, all doctors would know that the Respiratory Department has no motivation to improve. In the future, when thereâs a new technology, nobody would expect the Respiratory Department to succeed. Do you think the impact of this matter stops here? Far from itâin the future, if the Respiratory Department wants to compete with other departments for business funding, the other departments only need to bring up this matter to persuade the hospital not to waste money on them.
So, regardless of whether we succeed or not, since theyâve entrusted and invited you, you must at least go to see the patient and then make a decision. Even if you truly cannot do it, you need to provide a proper reason, not let the other departmentâs doctors casually look down on your technical skills.
"Alright, take the bronchoscope and head down to the operating room. Itâs an emergency, so hurry down. The pediatric patient and the doctors from Pediatric Surgery are waiting inside the operating room," Director Li waved to his top deputy.
Xin Yanjun accepted the order and prepared to set off, bringing along Student Xie Wanying.
Director Li noticed Xie Wanyingâs departing silhouette and suddenly remembered to ask, "Was she here yesterday?"
"Yes, Director." Knowing the leader had just returned this afternoon and was asking about something specific, Xin Yanjun smiled at him, "Yesterday, she and I performed a thoracentesis on bed six togetherâit was very successful."
Director Li smiled broadly: "Very good, very good."
It was an emergency patient, representing that the situation for the pediatric patient might be very critical.
Xie Wanying followed Teacher Xin, both of them carrying equipment and hurriedly running all the way down to the operating room.
In the operating room, most surgical procedures by various departments had finished for the day.
Surgeons were washing their hands and chatting, with nothing much left to do after wrapping up surgeries smoothly, preparing to head home and rest.
The operating room doors suddenly swung open, and the hurried figures of two female doctors entered from the doorway.
Someone recognized Xin Yanjunâs face and reacted with surprise: "Arenât they from the Internal Medicine Department?"
"Xie Wanying."
Standing by the sink, Doctor Jiang called out, addressing the familiar Student Xie.
Meeting face-to-face with General Surgery Department Oneâs Teacher Jiang, Xie Wanying greeted him: "Hello, Teacher."
"Youâve gone to Internal Medicine?" Doctor Jiang, like others observing her, knew she had gone to intern at Internal Medicine.
"Yes."
Doctor Jiang glanced at Xin Yanjun walking ahead of her, his gaze reflecting the same skepticism as the other surgeons: "Is that your Internal Medicine teacher?"
"Yes, itâs Teacher Xinâsheâs from the Respiratory Department."
In other words, the rumors were true. She didnât go to Cardiology or Gastroenterology, defying everyoneâs expectations by choosing Respiratory Medicine. The perception everyone had of the Respiratory Department wasnât greatâit was only known that its operations seemed underdeveloped, with economic efficiency and technical expertise falling far from the top three among various Internal Medicine departments.
"Why are you here in the operating room?" Doctor Jiang asked.
"Weâre here for an urgent consultation," Xie Wanying explained to Doctor Jiang.
Internal Medicine doctors coming to an operating room for a consultation? Extremely rare.
To assist surgeons in diagnosing and guiding surgical clinical medication? The hospitalâs doctors had never heard of it.