Li Jingsheng’s last sentence was ant to complint Lian Tao.
After all, he’s a chief physician, and now that the basic diagnosis has been made, the accolades shouldn’t only go to Li Jingsheng.
"Once we have a direction of suspicion, things beco easier. I’ll imdiately contact the doctors in Cardiovascular dicine. Wait, shouldn’t this be surgery?"
Lian Tao asked Li Jingsheng.
This was a hint.
Surgery ant that it required surgical treatnt.
"Yes, it would be better to admit her to Cardiac Surgery."
Li Jingsheng nodded in confirmation.
"I don’t think we need to call Cardiac Surgery, let’s just take her there directly!"
Lian Tao’s expression was a bit tense as he said this.
Li Jingsheng, having spent a few years in big hospitals, naturally understood the intricacies.
It’s nothing more than a hierarchy of disdain: internal dicine looks down on surgery, thinking surgery only sses with scalpels. Surgery looks down on internal dicine, believing it can’t even handle small operations.
The two of them imdiately took the patient and family to the Cardiac Surgery ward.
As for the outpatient clinics, they had closed long before.
If you don’t know anyone, seeking dical attention at night, going directly to ergency is the most effective thod.
After all, the ergency departnt acts like a transit station.
Patients are brought in, undergo preliminary diagnosis, if it’s Digestive dicine, they call Digestive dicine to take over; for surgery, they notify the relevant surgical departnt.
So hospitals have impressive ergency departnts with detailed divisions between internal and surgical dicine, sotis even with their own inpatient beds.
So minor surgeries, like appendicitis or removing surface tumors, can all be handled at the ergency departnt.
Not every patient is pushed to a specialized departnt.
The four of them arrived at Cardiac Surgery.
Upon entering, Li Jingsheng imdiately sensed the sll of money.
Heart attack, mitral valve insufficiency, aortic dissection... almost none of the patient treatnts here co cheap.
If you need an artificial heart, just one tiny piece costs millions.
If you’re broke, getting treated at Cardiac Surgery is out of the question.
The dical staff on duty here appeared busy and generally aloof.
Lian Tao, despite having so status at the People’s Hospital, here felt like just another person.
No wonder he didn’t make a call to find a doctor he knew.
He probably doesn’t have the clout or contacts among cardiac doctors of so status.
Trying to establish inter-departntal networks is quite difficult.
"Director Lian, you’re still not off work this late?"
Finally, a nurse who knew him greeted him actively.
However, there was no trace of servility in her tone.
Instead, it carried a hint of pride and arrogance.
Cardiac Surgery and Neurosurgery are known for their arrogance.
Doctors from other departnts generally face so disdain when visiting these departnts. But there’s nothing to be done; they claim to be the high-precision of surgeries, and indeed, they have the right to be proud.
Moreover, these two departnts are strong in revenue generation, and the doctor training period is extrely long.
Hospital managent often treats the staff in these departnts like ’ancestors’—pampering them as much as possible.
As long as it’s not too outrageous, they are indulged as much as possible.
"This child shows signs of abdominal fluid accumulation; after preliminary diagnosis, it’s likely constrictive pericarditis. Is there a way to get a cardiac surgeon to take a look?"
Lian Tao’s mannerisms seed sowhat deferential as he spoke here.
Li Jingsheng stood silently beside him, quietly observing.
Today, in order to help this little girl get hospitalized, Director Lian was put under pressure.
Just hope the patient can be admitted without issue.
"Who diagnosed her with constrictive pericarditis?"
An older nurse approached.
Since it was nightti, only three nurses were visible at the nursing station.
Lian Tao felt awkward.
If he said he diagnosed it, being a doctor in Digestive dicine, they’d surely mock him.
If he said it was Li Jingsheng’s diagnosis, it’d be even worse.
This would be akin to throwing Li Jingsheng to the wolves for mockery.
"I diagnosed it. Of course, it’s just a suspicion, not an absolute diagnosis."
Li Jingsheng looked calmly at the nurse.
Nowadays, Li Jingsheng earns more than ten thousand per day and has gained so status in the Second Hospital, so even at the People’s Hospital, he doesn’t feel intimidated.
He just used a calm, indifferent gaze to look at this nurse.
"Are you also a doctor at our People’s Hospital?"
The nurse scrutinized Li Jingsheng with serious curiosity.
The People’s Hospital has four to five thousand employees, so it’s perfectly normal for everyone not to know each other.
The hospital’s clinical doctors and nurses actually make up only a portion, with logistical and administrative staff making up the majority.
There’s a saying that a clinical doctor supports three administrative and logistical staff, which may be an exaggeration, but it’s a common phenonon across major hospitals. Moreover, the smaller the hospital, the more logistical and administrative positions exist.
Nepotism and connections are rampant, to the point of surprise.
"I’m not."
Li Jingsheng shook his head.
"Then which hospital are you from?"
The nurse’s gaze towards him imdiately changed, her carefully drawn eyebrows slightly raised.
"I’m just soone who runs a clinic." Li Jingsheng thought for a mont, but didn’t disclose his identity as a doctor from the Second Hospital. If this case’s diagnosis turned out wrong, him losing face is minor; compromising the reputation of the Second Hospital would be far worse.
This sense of collective honor is important.
"Oh, so you’re soone who runs a clinic! A barefoot doctor, huh?"
The nurse really had a sharp tongue.
Lian Tao, who was witnessing this, couldn’t bear it and wanted to lose his temper, but Li Jingsheng held him back.
"Actually, my identity doesn’t matter. The child’s condition is quite serious, and they co from a faraway rural area. You should think of a way to ensure the child receives tily treatnt. That’s the main point."
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