Seeing Xiao Ma looking so enlightened, Du Heng couldn't help but say a few more words. However, this was not his main goal for coming to Provincial First Hospital today. "Xiao Ma, when will the Teacher be back?"
Xiao Ma also looked at the ti with confusion. "I don't know. Usually, when he's called for a consultation, he cos back in half an hour. Today it's been almost two hours, and he hasn't returned yet."
Du Heng glanced at the text ssage on his phone, looked at the ti again, and said after a brief thought, "The Teacher is in a consultation, so it's not convenient for to call him now. Tell you what, I suddenly have sothing to deal with. Xiao Ma, could you please tell the Teacher for ? I'll co back to find him after I'm done."
For such a small matter, Xiao Ma naturally wouldn't refuse. So, after seeing Xiao Ma nod, Du Heng imdiately took his phone and left the office. Once outside the consultation room, he quickly dialed a number and asked eagerly, "Dean Qiao, is it done?"
Deputy Dean Qiao, on the other end of the line, his voice also full of excitent, said, "Dean, it's done! The agreent was finally reached this morning. You can co to the district bureau this afternoon to sign it, and Zhonghu Health Center will officially beco a branch hospital of our Municipal Maternal and Child Health Hospital."
Then Deputy Dean Qiao began to highlight the key points, telling Du Heng the conditions they had finally agreed upon.
The general scope of these conditions was much the sa as what had been proposed a month ago when discussions first began. The reason it had dragged on for so long was that many of the previously agreed-upon frawork items had been fleshed out in much greater detail.
For example, specifics like how the salaries for the staff at Zhonghu Health Center would be paid, what the Municipal Maternal and Child Health Hospital was to accomplish within a specific tifra, how much money to invest, and other similar details were ironed out.
Moreover, Deputy Dean Qiao, the chief negotiator, would report to Du Heng every few days. The matter would then go before the Hospital Committee, where they would collectively determine a general course of action to relay to Deputy Dean Qiao. Thus, Du Heng was quite clear on what Deputy Dean Qiao was discussing.
When Du Heng drove to et Deputy Dean Qiao, the latter was just stepping out of the main entrance of the Municipal Bureau. Du Heng hurriedly ushered him into the car. "Have you inford the leaders?"
Deputy Dean Qiao nodded excitedly. "I've told the leaders, and they are very satisfied. You just need to go to the District this afternoon to sign a few docunts. Then, we'll give the Health Clinic two days to prepare, and after that, we'll hold an official ceremony at the clinic."
"Isn't the tiline a bit too rushed?" After the initial excitent, Du Heng voiced his concern upon hearing the schedule.
Deputy Dean Qiao imdiately replied, "Dean, they have no choice but to rush."
"What do you an?"
"Dean, you probably don't know, do you? During the ti you were away, the situation at the Health Clinic has been deteriorating day by day. Now, both the new building and the refurbished Red Building are completely empty. The doctors at the Health Clinic are slightly better off, as they've all been assigned to outpatient services or sent to the villages.
However, those nurses who were just recruited are once again on the verge of unemploynt.
What's even more unacceptable is that the Health Clinic's inco for June was only 70,000 yuan. Based on this, this month's inco might be even less."
Upon hearing this figure, Du Heng was rendered utterly speechless.
When he first took over the Health Clinic, its monthly inco was around 60,000 to 70,000 yuan.
It was just that back then, the Health Clinic had only a handful of staff, about twenty people in total. With the monthly subsidy from the Township Governnt, they could barely scrape by.
But the situation was different now. The number of doctors alone had surpassed fifteen, and the number of nurses had starkly increased from the previous ten to thirty.
Adding the logistics and other departnt staff, the total number of personnel had surpassed the fifty mark.
Although salaries for positions other than doctors and nurses were set at the minimum standard, 70,000 yuan was a drop in the bucket.
With the ager reserves he had accumulated in the first half of the year, if things continued at this rate, they would likely be almost depleted by now.
In an instant, Du Heng understood why the District was willing to accept such a proposal. They probably hadn't expected that his departure would cause the Health Clinic's once-promising situation to collapse in just three or four months.
An organization with so many employees couldn't just hire and fire at will. More importantly, many doctors and nurses at the Health Clinic held authorized jobs or had been transferred from other health clinics or community hospitals. These individuals couldn't simply be dismissed.
He himself had been wondering if establishing a branch hospital for an institution of the Municipal Maternal and Child Health Hospital's caliber was even feasible. Typically, only major hospitals like Provincial First Hospital or top affiliated hospitals would consider establishing branch hospitals, either by finding locations in various counties or by investing their own funds to create one.
Now he understood. In just half a year, the Health Clinic had beco a burden they couldn't shake off. This solution would not only rejuvenate the Health Clinic but also save them from having this burden land squarely on their shoulders. Moreover, once it began to thrive again, it would beco another tangible achievent for them.
A triple win!
However, understanding the situation didn't an Du Heng would stop caring about the Health Clinic. What mattered most to him was the hope that his fellow townsn could have convenient access to dical treatnt, spend less, and enjoy better healthcare conditions.
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