The Enhanced Doctor Chapter 707 707: Rapid development also has its downsides in

"President Liu, we're thrilled to see you here," said the pediatrics nurses upon seeing Liu Banxia.

"This is all I can do for now," Liu Banxia said with a laugh.

"I saw a long line at the pediatric departnt this morning and figured it must be a busy day for you all. I'm off tomorrow, so I decided to co help out. No need for formalities. Let's stick to yesterday's routine. The goal is to get all these morning IVs done efficiently. Once I'm finished, I can grab lunch. Dr. Chen and his team can manage the consultations," he added, putting on his mask and gloves to get to work.

He was truly a godsend for the pediatric departnt. Whenever he ca to cover a shift, he managed to stabilize the environnt. Even though he was just helping with the children's IVs, it seed to trigger a positive chain reaction.

After he finished his work, lunchti had already passed by a bit, but he was still able to join the pediatric doctors for a al.

"Regarding the developnt of pediatric surgery, I ntioned it to the director. He's very supportive, but it involves quite a lot," Liu Banxia said.

"If it were easy, other hospitals would have done it already. You need to put in more effort and cultivate more," replied Chen Hongyang.

"When the interns co, you can make so adjustnts. Anyone interested in this field can be sent to our pediatric departnt first."

"So people find this work very ntally stressful, but once you interact more with the children, your mindset slowly changes."

"But you also have to evaluate them properly. Those who aren't ntally tough enough definitely can't do this job. Losing a newborn on the surgical table versus losing an adult—although both are lives, there's still a difference when you compare them."

"Sigh... that's just how it is. The stress is imnse. At least, the few I've asked so far don't want to endure this hardship. Huh? Qing Kewa, why are you only just now going for lunch?" Liu Banxia asked.

"Dr. Liu, have you just finished work as well? I'm in the second group for lunch today; the morning patients caused so delays," Qing Kewa replied.

"You're going back next month, so don't work yourself so hard. This is your most relaxed period since you've already completed your studies," Liu Banxia said.

"But I don't know what to do yet! When will you treat to so delicious kebabs?" Qing Kewa inquired.

Chen Hongyang couldn't help but chuckle. That's the difference, I suppose. If it were a local intern, they usually wouldn't ask so directly. Then again, it wasn't set in stone; interns ntored by Liu Banxia often tended to be quite lively.

"Tonight then. You're off tomorrow, so you can go hang out with Qiaoqiao. It's been a while since you've had a day off, hasn't it?" Liu Banxia suggested warmly.

Qing Kewa nodded. "Recently, Xu Yino and Liu Yiqing have both been very busy. When I have ti off, I don't know what to do. Most of the ti, I just sleep in and then co here to work."

"You won't have to work so hard from now on. You don't have much ti left here anyway. Do you still have so procedures or paperwork to take care of? Or would you rather stay and travel around China for a bit before heading back?" Liu Banxia asked.

"I haven't decided yet. I might travel around for a while," Qing Kewa said after a mont's thought.

"I'll have to start working when I go back ho, but I haven't decided whether to work in a hospital or a private clinic yet. My father doesn't want to work too hard, and I still haven't made up my mind."

"That's sothing only you can decide. Your family's financial situation is very good, so you can afford to be a doctor purely out of interest. If you want to achieve sothing significant in dicine, working in a hospital would probably be better," Liu Banxia said.

"The dical system over there is quite different from ours though, isn't it? Don't you have to visit a community clinic first, and then go to the hospital if the community clinic can't handle it? I rember you ntioned it once."

Qing Kewa nodded with a smile. "Yes, that's how it is. But there are also so private clinics that are very high-level and quite popular."

"So, that's sothing you'll need to think over carefully. There's no rush. In any case, you're already very skilled," Liu Banxia complinted.

Qing Kewa bead at the praise. It's true, I really am quite skilled now.

Chatting away, they arrived at the canteen.

Liu Banxia had been busy with surgeries and helping out these past few days, so he often arrived late for als. Director Fang and his team, after filming at the hospital for the entire day, had moved on to shoot elsewhere.

"President Liu, why have you been so busy lately?" Zhou Qiang asked, sidling up after getting his food.

"It can't be helped. I have to push myself now so I can get more rest later," Liu Banxia said.

"I can finally leave work on ti today, and then I have a proper day off tomorrow. I'm excited just thinking about it! Just have to endure a little longer. Once I'm done with this chief resident stint, things will genuinely be easier."

"Haha, congratulations then. You guys eat first. You can rest a bit after you finish," said Zhou Qiang.

Liu Banxia nodded, then turned to Chen Hongyang. "Can't you try harder to get another pediatrician from the inpatient departnt? It's so exhausting now."

"You're asking ? Of course I want one! The problem isn't wanting, it's that we can't get anyone to co," Chen Hongyang said with a bitter smile.

"They're scarce resources. They promise to provide them, but the positions just don't get filled. What can we do? We just have to wait. Maybe one day we'll get soone."

"This is an ergency departnt; they wouldn't dare send anyone without solid experience here. It's a constant worry; the pediatric departnt is critically short-staffed."

This was a perennial problem, a reflection of the larger situation. Unless the ergency center's pediatric departnt managed to build a strong reputation, it would be difficult to attract more doctors.

But, by then, the number of young patients coming for treatnt would also have increased. The availability of doctors would never be able to keep pace with the number of patients.

The patient volu at the ergency center was already huge. And that was just the current situation; if its reputation grew even more, the influx of patients would be even greater.

"Qing Kewa, are hospitals in your country this busy too?" Liu Banxia asked curiously.

Qing Kewa shook her head, looking a bit blank. "No, hospitals there aren't very busy. Except when trauma patients requiring ergency care make things a bit chaotic, the number of patients with other illnesses isn't that high."

"Haha, we can't compare ourselves to them. How many people do we have in our country, and how many do they have? Our population density is so much higher. One hospital in our urban areas probably handles as many patients as an entire city in their country," Chen Hongyang said, laughing.

Liu Banxia chuckled. He's right. The population difference is enormous, not just a tiny bit. What was I thinking comparing them? There's no basis for comparison at all.

"Later, I'll need to seriously consider how to strengthen the developnt of the ergency center's departnts," Liu Banxia said.

"Back when the departnts were initially staffed, only general surgery, which needed to handle more ergency trauma patients, was allocated a larger number of doctors. The other departnts were essentially just scraping by."

"It's just that back then, there were fewer patients. Since the Spring Festival, the number of patients coming to our center has increased dramatically each day. The ergency center's overall caseload has grown, and more patients are being transferred from regional hospitals. It's a real headache."

"Our hardware is fine now; it's the software that can't keep up. Before the end of last year, there was talk of recruiting more people, but there's been no news so far."

"It's the sa everywhere; people often opt for the familiar rather than trying sothing new," Chen Hongyang said.

"Take you, for example. If another hospital offered you a higher salary, would you switch jobs, putting aside family considerations?"

Liu Banxia shook his head. "Forget switching jobs, I wouldn't even want to go back to the inpatient departnt now if they asked. I haven't worked here for very long, but I've grown attached to this place."

"Dr. Liu, you could co to my country. We could open a private clinic together. You wouldn't need to invest any money; your participation alone would be enough," Qing Kewa said with a beaming smile.

"Haha, I'm too lazy to even move around within the country, let alone go abroad," Liu Banxia said with a laugh.

"Ah, I'm just venting a bit. The truth is, the pressure in all our departnts is imnse right now. Constantly working under such high stress with no ti to catch a breath, people can really start to have problems."

"Later, I'll have to check with the director and see when we can actually get these positions filled. In any case, the current situation really needs serious consideration."

"It'll be a year soon, and the ergency center has undergone a sea change. Our center has successfully weathered the storm, so the hospital administration should really increase its investnt in talent."

"The hospital administration probably never expected the ergency center to beco this successful. Your contributions have been indispensable," Chen Hongyang said.

"Don't give too much credit. At most, I'm just soone who rushes around filling in where needed. The real credit belongs to everyone," Liu Banxia said.

"Take the ergency patients we receive, for example. We only perform the initial diagnosis. After calling in other departnts for consultations, many patients are transferred out directly."

"Cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and orthopedics also handle a huge volu of patients. And during peak season for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cardiology and neurology are incredibly busy too."

"However, our newly established obstetrics and gynecology departnt is doing exceptionally well. Overall, it's definitely the one that has developed the fastest. How long has it even been open? And it already has so many patients."

"We're currently paying the price for growing too fast. If things had progressed a bit more slowly, everyone wouldn't be so exhausted. How much longer do you reckon your pediatric departnt will be this swamped?"

"Just a day or two more. There was a drop in temperature a few days ago, and many parents didn't notice it," Chen Hongyang said.

"Well, that's not too bad then. At least there's an end in sight," Liu Banxia said.

Otherwise, if the patient volu stayed like this every day, soone would eventually be driven mad by exhaustion. That's how it is with seasonal illnesses; patient numbers can surge in an instant.

Moreover, disease treatnt is a process, which makes coping with the sheer volu even more arduous.

Fortunately, Chen Hongyang and his team were highly skilled. Despite the exhaustion, they had managed to pull through perfectly.