The Enhanced Doctor-Chapter 817: Liu Banxia Becomes the Lubricant

(Thanks to Lang Ru Tie for the 83 monthly ticket encouragement)

It seems they're waiting for this patient, Liu Banxia and Chen Xuehai arrived to find the cafeteria quite crowded. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Hey, President Liu, what's up? You're not eating with enthusiasm after stepping down?" Zhou Qiang teased.

"If you say I'm not enthusiastic about other things, I admit it. But if you claim I'm not enthusiastic when it comes to eating, that's hardly hurtful but highly insulting. This calls for being as enthusiastic as possible." Liu Banxia responded.

"How's the braised pork with cabbage? Give me a bowl of that. Garlic oil wheat vegetables, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a bun, a serving of rice, and a bowl of soup, that's enough."

"Something's off, why are you eating so simply today?" Zhou Qiang asked curiously while serving him.

"He just received a patient today, who developed esophagus cancer due to prolonged overeating. So, he feels he should be a bit restrained." Chen Xuehai explained.

"That's not true, I'm going home today, and there's good food waiting for me." Liu Banxia replied.

"You sure are living the high life." Chen Xuehai shook his head.

Having just stepped down from his previous position as inpatient chief, Liu Banxia is still enjoying the fresh transition. He'll soon realize that it's not much more relaxing, just a shift in focus.

Liu Banxia's appetite is really good, and the flavor of the braised pork with cabbage today is exceptional, making munching on the bun with cabbage quite delightful.

Chen Xuehai seemed a bit helpless as Liu's appetite never seems to dwindle.

"Teacher Liu, are you not taking care of us anymore?" Liu Yiqing approached with a tray as he was eating.

"Who's not taking care of you? Who said I'm not?" Liu Banxia replied.

"Well, you were hardly around this morning." Liu Yiqing said.

"Ah... it's a bit frustrating. We accepted the other's compensation demands, turning it into a civil dispute. It's infuriating just thinking about it. But I know this choice isn't bad either, with medical expenses covered and some money left over."

"Oh, they've already negotiated refunds for the crowdfunding platform. Now with the compensation, that money isn't needed. The lady's intentions are quite good."

Liu Banxia was taken aback, "I truly didn't expect this, quite remarkable indeed."

"Was it the person we helped last time?" Chen Xuehai asked.

"That's her, indeed, you were one of the surgeons too." Liu Banxia confirmed.

"Frame it like that, it's really extraordinary." Chen Xuehai agreed.

It's not a small amount, especially given the young lady's economic situation. She completely could have just ignored it and taken out the money.

Even if some people later learned about the situation, they'd probably just talk behind her back, nothing more.

"Don't think too much about it. Regardless of her choice, it's her life. We're just bystanders, can't really interfere." Liu Banxia laughed as he spoke.

"Take a good rest for a few days, later you'll rotate with me for surgeries. While it won't be as intense as before, it won't be too easy either."

"Don't forget, I'm also seeing patients now, and they're coming to me by reputation. I'll have plenty of patients myself, and along with those you can't handle, there'll be much more."

"Show-off, keep showing off. After waiting so long, and finally getting one, it's from our cardiology department." Chen Xuehai mercilessly exposed his secret.

"Hahaha, Teacher Liu, how did you end up in this shape?" Liu Yiqing laughed heartily.

"Mainly because I just came out of the 'mountain gate', so the word hasn't spread widely yet." Liu Banxia replied earnestly.

"Actually, the number of surgical patients we receive isn't as many as in internal medicine. A lot are transferred from internal medicine or emergency, or initially diagnosed at other hospitals then referred to us." Chen Xuehai said.

"Over time, surgeries do increase, and it becomes really exhausting. We have to take care of the ward patients, even more tiring than some internal medicine doctors."

"Doesn't matter, still better off than the anesthesiology doctors." Liu Banxia jokingly said.

Chen Xuehai chuckled, "If you put it that way, considering all these surgeries fall on the shoulders of a few anesthesiologists, their burden is definitely huge."

"Just unsure about when we'll cultivate talent across our other departments to match the pace of the emergency center's growth."

"Hehe, that's the deputy director's task, us ordinary folks don't have much to say about that." Liu Banxia added.

"It's not just about cultivating other department teams, there's the ICU issue as well. Zhang Zhiyuan has been discussing it with me for a while. Though you're not officially on duty as deputy director, it's something worth considering in advance."

"Whenever it happens, what can I do?" Chen Xuehai gave a wry smile.

For him, the pressure is quite heavy too.

Is being the deputy business director really that easy? It's about supporting all aspects of the emergency center. He could be considered an airlifted talent, even though Liu Banxia was just coasting at the Second Hospital before and knew a lot of people.

Moreover, his personality is completely different from Liu Banxia's. Liu Banxia would stroll over, laugh and joke, and get things done, but he couldn't handle that.

Everyone has a different style of handling things; it cannot be forced.

Besides, this pressure is actually related to Liu Banxia.

He, as the resident total, was equivalent to a full-time deputy director and managed everything back then. No matter what, the emergency center has changed significantly over this year, and he deserves some credit for it.

Now, if Liu Banxia becomes the deputy director, he would lean towards managing logistics and some auxiliary functions departments, even if there's still a need to catch up on some training work, it would actually be much easier.

With such a comparison, if I cannot produce tangible results, it would be a bit embarrassing.

"Are you guys on stage too? How come you are just eating now?"

At this time, the chief urologist, Wu Wenlin, walked over.

"Teacher Wu, did you just finish your surgery? We were consulting on a patient, got delayed a bit," Liu Banxia quickly said.

"Did a radical prostatectomy, it was one of my old patients," said Wu Wenlin.

"Teacher Wu, we just moved over here not long ago, it definitely has to be your old patients first. But after this, there'll be no worries, with you here, our reputation will surely be shining," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"Quit the flattery, since both of you are here, let's discuss something. From now on, regarding kidney surgeries, let's collaborate and see how we can allocate them," said Wu Wenlin.

This was serious business, so Liu Banxia became serious too, "I'm a general surgery doctor, I'll say a few words first. I think if it's an emergency surgery patient, this task should be handled by general surgery."

"Because sometimes in emergencies, time needs to be saved, and often removal is the main approach, with few repairs. The remaining work should be left to you, Teacher Wu, since now we have a complete department here, we can't let Teacher Wu be lazy."

"Actually, I have similar thoughts. Before there was no urology department, general surgery directly took up a lot of work. Now with the strong configuration of the urology department, it cannot be wasted," Chen Xuehai added.

"Alright, then it's settled like this." Wu Wenlin nodded with a smile.

"Otherwise, I really don't have much confidence in emergency surgeries. I can't compare with you young folks, very afraid of making mistakes in a rush."

"Teacher Wu, you're being modest. You are one of the few kidney transplant and nephrology experts in our hospital, your reputation is outstanding," said Liu Banxia.

"Don't just focus on praising me, I'm just a bit older, have been through more experiences. The surgeries you all do are also quite outstanding," said Wu Wenlin.

"Don't have too many thoughts, let's set the rules clearly and clarify responsibilities, then there won't be any mistakes in future work. The pace of work at the emergency center is faster, when will we get a few more dialysis machines?"

"Hahaha, that's got nothing to do with me now, I don't take care of these things anymore." Liu Banxia laughed.

Chen Xuehai felt a bit troubled, "I haven't officially taken office yet, but I think this should be okay. Our emergency center has officially started attending to kidney-related conditions, after all."

"That's good, anyway, no matter what, I've mentioned it to both of you, when the time comes you have to find a way for me." Wu Wenlin said.

"For kidney disease patients, many are surviving on dialysis. There's a shortage of kidneys available for transplant, and people perish while waiting."

"Dialysis used to be expensive and many couldn't afford it. Now things have improved, hence there's a tight demand for slots. Patients can only accumulate more and more, the inpatient department is probably running almost nonstop."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have set up a urology department in the emergency center, the aim was to divert some patients from the inpatient department so more could receive proper care."

"Teacher Wu, rest assured about this. Although I haven't consulted the director yet, I think there's definitely no problem. But we have to go through the process, you prepare some paperwork, find out how much equipment and staffing is needed, and we'll organize it." Liu Banxia said.

"Anyway, we can't let Old Chen idle around here, what's the big deal about him not being on the post yet? He's not escaping this role. Let's get him into the role early, why should I be worked like a mule?"

Hearing what he said, Wu Wenlin laughed along. This kind of approach was quite good, also resolving the slight awkwardness after just meeting.

With age and experience on his side, discussing things with two young ones could feel ungraceful. But it's unavoidable because they're about to become the deputy director.

Having Liu Banxia as the lubricant works well, a playful and light-hearted chat resolved many things at the emergency center, also clarifying the responsibilities for future surgeries.

At this time, both Liu Banxia and Liu Yiqing's phones rang.

"This is Liu Banxia," said Liu Banxia after connecting the call.

"Alright, I'll be on site immediately."

After listening for a moment, Liu Banxia replied.

"There's been a gas explosion, I need to go to the scene."

After saying this, Liu Banxia ran out, with Liu Yiqing following closely behind.