The Enhanced Doctor-Chapter 603 More monks than porridge

For Liu Banxia, there were two main tasks at hand. One was to assist Zhou Shuwen in managing the affairs of the emergency center, and the other was to cure and save patients.

But don’t misunderstand; a doctor’s job isn’t simply to cure illnesses. If related tasks aren’t dealt with effectively, it can also hinder the completion of treatment missions.

The emergency center isn’t just a one or two-person job, nor is it only their general surgery department handling the workload; many other departments are involved.

In addition to the internal medicine and surgery departments, which directly received patients, there were also the radiology department, anesthesiology department, laboratory, and so on, not to mention the coordination required for pre-hospital care.

It was crucial to coordinate all these departments, ensuring each one could operate effectively without hindering others.

Liu Banxia hadn’t taken this aspect very seriously in the past. After all, the emergency center had just been established, and everyone was full of drive, all working towards a common goal.

But now, several months in, some issues were bound to crop up. Work methods and attitudes—these areas couldn’t be overlooked as before; they needed to be subtly addressed.

After all, his official duties as chief resident didn’t include this area of operations; he was merely in an auxiliary management role.

There are many difficult issues in this world. If Liu Banxia were to evaluate, managing people is the most challenging task.

Getting everyone to listen to you and sincerely cooperate with your work is not an easy task at all.

The problem plaguing him now was that the laboratory’s workload had increased significantly after Wang Chao’s fecal transplant project commenced.

It was only the second day, and although everyone was still working without obvious complaints or resistance, there were still murmurs of discontent.

The reason was simple: doctors are also human.

So many fecal samples to isolate and test, combined with the lab’s already heavy workload, inevitably meant the staff harbored some resentment.

"President Liu, you have to step in and help mediate this. Otherwise, I’ll feel too awkward to even go in. I’ve bribed everyone a lot these past few days, but it’s not really working," Wang Chao pleaded pitifully.

"Sigh... Isn’t this within the scope of medical administration? Do you really think my going over there to talk will make a difference?" Liu Banxia said, his face troubled.

"We can’t let the director get involved, right? If it escalates to the director’s level, things will be different. Then I’ll really have no way to manage here, let alone continue this project. Even seeing patients will become a headache," Wang Chao said.

"How about I buy everyone some food and drinks to replenish their energy?" Liu Banxia asked.

"No, definitely not. That might work for other departments, but it really won’t for the lab. They often deal with all sorts of substances that need testing; they’re not interested in that kind of thing," Wang Chao quickly said.

"Aren’t you quite the talker? Go use your ’talk therapy’ on them, boost their morale or something. It’ll definitely be more effective than buying things. I’ve already tried that; it wasn’t very useful."

"You... you must have been sent by the heavens to torment me. This is your project, and yet you’ve dragged me into it. What am I supposed to say to you?" Liu Banxia said, feigning seriousness.

"Anyway, in my heart, you’re the great President Liu, my good buddy, my close pal. Seeing your brother in trouble, you can’t just stand by and not help," Wang Chao said, his resolve firm.

He had no choice but to be firm; he couldn’t handle this matter on his own. His only option was to ask Liu Banxia for help.

"Alright, this afternoon then. I’ll find a chance to go over and check things out. If I just show up unannounced, everyone might get even more annoyed," Liu Banxia said.

Wang Chao nodded. "Then I’ll get back to work. My consultations might be delayed a bit for the next couple of days. I’ll find a way to catch up later."

With that, Wang Chao hurried off again.

"Brother Wei, managing things is so difficult. You have to consider everything; overlook one little thing, and problems can arise," Liu Banxia complained to Wei Yuan.

"What choice is there? Whether you like it or not, you have to step up and handle it," Wei Yuan said with a smile.

"Our emergency center’s scope is expanding. And the Chief Director’s original intention was to establish a national-level trauma emergency center. In the future, they’ll probably need to assign two or three deputy directors here, right?"

"So you’ll definitely have tasks. Consider this early involvement. Thinking about it, there doesn’t seem to be anyone else suitable. It’ll come down to Dr. Chen or Dr. Shi, depending on which of them is willing to take on the burden."

"Even if they offered me this job as a reward, I wouldn’t take it. I just want to work peacefully and eventually become an associate chief physician. If I work a bit harder, maybe I can become a chief physician before I retire. I’d be satisfied with that."

"Wouldn’t it be great to just leave it to them to manage? I’d even prefer to be chief resident for another year," Liu Banxia said, sounding slightly put out.

"How could that be possible? You’re the benchmark the hospital wants to set. You have to be put in that position," Wei Yuan said.

"Anyway, just keep up the good work. Teaching and training are very important. You’ve probably considered this, right? I reckon that in the future, a large part of the medical administration work, plus the teaching and training, will fall under your management."

"As for the operational aspects of our emergency center, the choice for who manages them will likely come down to Dr. Chen or Dr. Shi. But from my personal viewpoint, Dr. Chen seems more likely to get the role."

Liu Banxia nodded; he had discussed this matter with his father-in-law.

Although Zhou Shuwen was the true head of the emergency center, he couldn’t make all the decisions unilaterally.

Currently, the prominent figures were himself, Shi Lei, and Chen Xuehai. He, Liu Banxia, was young and representative, which were significant advantages, so he would help manage teaching and training.

Chen Xuehai was the Chief Director’s grandson; could that fact just be ignored? Besides, Chen Xuehai’s professional skills in cardiac surgery were exceptionally strong; one would be hard-pressed to find any fault with him.

Shi Lei’s position was somewhat less advantageous because he had always been steady and conventional. This made it harder for him to stand out, even though it also meant he rarely made mistakes.

But positions are limited; they can’t appoint a whole bunch of deputy directors, can they?

His own preference was not to become a deputy director. Even if he were just given the title of an assistant, that would be enough for him.

Then, Shi Lei could smoothly be promoted to deputy director. This might seem a bit unconventional, as Shi Lei was currently an attending physician and not even an associate chief physician yet.

But this would be justifiable, given the limited number of staff in the emergency center. Moreover, the surgical side accounted for a large portion of the emergency center’s workload.

However, these were just his thoughts; it wasn’t his decision to make, nor was it as straightforward as he imagined.

More people would definitely join the emergency center in the future, many of whom would likely be chief physicians or associate chief physicians. For their current group of attending physicians and residents, that would be a completely overwhelming prospect.

He considered himself merely lucky; it was the system’s assistance that had bestowed numerous "halos" upon him, making it difficult for others to ignore him.

Combined with the Chief Director’s ambitions, this had led to the current state of affairs.

When discussing it with his father-in-law, the guidance he received was to "let things take their natural course." After all, he was still young; it was best to just follow the leadership’s instructions.

He absolutely shouldn’t get involved in this matter. Once he did, complications would inevitably arise, and he would attract unwanted attention.

This was also a point of internal conflict for him. Shi Lei was his senior and truly one of his own people; he genuinely hoped Shi Lei could have better career prospects.

He currently felt as if he had usurped Shi Lei’s position. If he weren’t around, Shi Lei would likely be the one standing out in the emergency center, taking the lead.

"Don’t overthink it. Sometimes things are actually quite simple. It’s often when people overthink that they make things complicated," Wei Yuan said, patting his shoulder.

"Everyone misses some opportunities in life, but missing one opportunity doesn’t mean it will affect your entire life. As long as you take the key steps correctly, you’ll be fine."

"Our emergency center, though small, is fully equipped. In the future, all its departments will expand. It will actually be quite similar to many Grade A Class Three hospitals, just with different titles."

"Imagine the scale then. Even as a scaled-down version of a Grade A Class Three hospital, couldn’t there be positions for department directors in the future?"

"By then, as long as your title and rank are high enough, the specific work you do won’t be as important. Think about it: if it weren’t for this prospect, would Old Wang have willingly come here to endure these hardships?"

"In fact, Old Wang is also a significant figure in the anesthesiology department of the inpatient division. Barring any major setbacks, the directorship there would have eventually been his."

"Coming to our emergency center is like taking an express lane. Although it’s more tiring, it could save him seven, eight, or even ten years, right?"

Liu Banxia nodded. "That’s true, but I still get the feeling that there are too many contenders for too few spots. I’ll talk to the director about it again later. Otherwise, I’ll keep feeling uneasy."

Wei Yuan chuckled, understanding what was weighing on Liu Banxia’s mind. Indeed, Liu Banxia’s relationship with Shi Lei had always been very close. It could be said that without Shi Lei, the Liu Banxia of today might not exist.

This wasn’t just about the bond between senior and junior colleagues; it was far more complex than that.

He wouldn’t interfere in this; it was a matter between those two.

One had to give Liu Banxia credit for his strong sense of loyalty and sentiment.

If it were someone cold and unfeeling, would they even think about such things? Such people were all too common in the hospital system.

Haven’t many rising stars with connections ruthlessly pushed aside their predecessors? If they even bothered to call them "teacher" when their paths crossed, that was already considered giving a lot of face.