novelraw Chapter 407 - 372: Save My Dad
Chapter 407 - 372: Save My Dad
National moral model?
Lu Jiu remembered that Huang Fusheng seemed to be a national moral model, and not only that, he was also a model worker of Nanhe Province.
Before coming here, Lu Jiu hadn’t thought of such a thing, but if there was a chance, he would be very willing.
In the days that followed, Lu Jiu cooperated with everyone to treat the wounded while also attending to critical patients at Jingcheng Hospital.
Over time, the number of wounded gradually decreased.
The authorities also used local media to report the recovery status of the wounded and specifically praised the tremendous contributions made by Traditional Chinese Medicine in this flood disaster.
They also strongly affirmed TCM’s effectiveness in emergency treatment.
The Inner TCM Hospitals and Clinics of Nanhe Province gained more public favor due to this flood disaster.
Among them, Jingcheng Hospital was even mentioned in provincial news for special praise.
Jingcheng Hospital was already very popular within Zhouru City; many locals, when ill, preferred it over Zhouru Central Hospital.
Now, as Jingcheng Hospital gained fame throughout Nanhe Province, the number of visitors increased even more.
Furthermore, with the recent event where TCM treated diabetic foot, the popularity of Jingcheng Hospital skyrocketed.
After the flood disaster, Jingcheng Hospital became crowded every day.
Fortunately, Jingcheng Hospital had a strong foundation, and even with the increased number of patients, it could operate smoothly.
With the assistance of Lu Jiu and others, they managed to handle the influx.
[Ding! The Great Doctor System upgrade is complete...]
[Given that the host’s current medical skills have reached a bottleneck period and are urgently in need of a breakthrough, the Mystical Five Arts panel has been obtained. The host can complete tasks to receive rewards!]
[Current task: Achieve a cure count of 100,000 at the hospital!]
Oh?
The system has upgraded.
This time, it’s not based on recovery progress, but on the number of diseases cured to determine whether rewards can be obtained.
However, this task is quite challenging.
Achieving 100,000 disease cures.
Based on the current disease cure rate at Lu Jiu TCM Hospital, to reach an overall cure count of 100,000, the reception count must be at least 500,000.
Though the current daily patient count at Lu Jiu TCM Hospital is over 10,000, many of these are counted multiple times.
Moreover, the initial contact with patients is usually by new doctors, whose cure rates are significantly lower compared to director-level doctors.
They might see dozens of patients in a day, but only manage to resolve a few minor problems quickly. The remaining patients have to be seen by the director-level doctors.
Even for directors, curing one disease can take a long cycle, especially since the conditions are often complex, just like the difficult cases Lu Jiu handles, where almost 80-90% of the patients are not fully cured even after three to five months.
Of course, among all the departments in the hospital, only this department does not measure salary based on cure rate.
Doctors residing in the Difficult Cases Department receive salaries linked to the hospital’s total income; the higher the total income, the higher the salary for this department’s doctors. But there is a prerequisite to join the Difficult Cases Department: the cure rates in other departments must reach a certain standard.
This rule was later supplemented by Lu Jiu, not to subtly increase his own salary, but because otherwise, as the skill levels of doctors at Lu Jiu TCM Hospital improved, no one would be willing to work in the Difficult Cases Department.
Because in this department, the most complex cases are handled, yet it has the lowest pay, which is obviously unreasonable.
However, one advantage of Lu Jiu TCM Hospital is that it can encourage most patients to seek treatment at the hospital even for minor issues.
This approach not only increases the base number but also simplifies the conditions.
Many only need to attend the Medicinal Diet Department for a few meals and then exercise in the Health and Recovery Department, solving their health issues.
So according to Lu Jiu’s own estimations, the hospital should have already cured tens of thousands of diseases, and reaching 100,000 is not unachievable.
However, the system has not given any hints about the rewards after completing this task.
Perhaps, we’ll have to wait until it’s done.
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Quickly, two weeks passed.
It was time for Lu Jiu to leave.
Huang Fusheng also finished handling things and left Zhouru City together with Lu Jiu.
On the first day back in Jianghan, Lu Jiu did not go to the hospital but stayed home to rest the entire day.
Relaxing his mind, Lu Jiu slept for more than ten hours at home.
Liu Mei saw Lu Jiu sleep so long at home for the first time, but since Lu Jiu didn’t tell her about his trip to Nanhe Province, she only thought he was exhausted from a business trip.
The next morning, Lu Jiu arrived at the hospital as usual.
The familiar environment and people made Lu Jiu feel more relaxed.
"President, someone has been coming to the hospital looking for you these past few days. He seems to be Lu Heng, and he says he has something to tell you." The nurse informed Lu Jiu as soon as he returned.
"Alright, give him a call, tell him I’m at the hospital," Lu Jiu said.
"Okay." The nurse promptly went to make the call.
Lu Jiu then wandered around the hospital.
Soon, he arrived at Nurse Director Xiang Min’s office.
Lu Jiu knocked on the door, "Nurse Director Xiang, may I look at the hospital records?"
Xiang Min looked up and smiled when she saw Lu Jiu, "Oh, the President is back. Sure, what records do you need?"
"The cure rate data of the hospital’s doctors. I want to see how many diseases our hospital has cured since its establishment," Lu Jiu replied.
"We don’t have data on that yet, but it’s not difficult to compile. It will just take some time. I’ll have a few nurses gather the information; we should have it ready in two days," Xiang Min remarked.
Lu Jiu waved his hand, "No need to rush, take a week if needed, and make sure this is done during work hours—no overtime."
Xiang Min chuckled, "Alright, no overtime, I promise."
Lu Jiu nodded and returned to the Difficult Cases Department.
Half an hour later, Lu Heng arrived at Lu Jiu TCM Hospital.
After receiving the nurse’s call, Lu Heng immediately dropped everything and rushed over.
Entering the hospital, Lu Heng headed straight to the Difficult Cases Department.
Upon entering the consultation room, he saw Lu Jiu sitting inside.
Lu Heng approached, "Dean Lu, only you can save my dad this time!"
Lu Jiu, puzzled, asked, "What do you mean? Wasn’t your dad recovering well? It’s been over three months; based on his medication schedule, even if his limbs still have no sensation, eating and sleeping shouldn’t be a problem."
Lu Heng fumed, "It was my third uncle. He somehow heard about a miracle doctor in another province who claimed to cure ALS with just patches, and convinced my mom to take my dad over there for treatment. I was on a business trip and knew nothing about it. By the time I came back, not only had my dad been off medication for over a week, but the treatment left him vomiting and sick, in a very frail condition."
"I honestly don’t know what to do. The hospital couldn’t find any new symptoms; I was just waiting for you to return, Dean Lu."
Lu Jiu inquired, "How much did you spend?"
Lu Heng replied, "Five thousand for ten patches."
No need to ask, it’s a definite scam.
ALS might not be terminal in TCM, but it certainly can’t be cured with just ten patches.
Moreover, what kind of medicine patch is worth five hundred apiece!?
Using TCM as a front for fraud is truly sickening.
But this can’t be blamed on Lu Heng; it’s his relative who misjudged people.
This isn’t the first time Lu Jiu’s heard such things. A few months ago, Zuo Quan, the Director from the Men’s Department, treated an 80-year-old patient with white lung syndrome. With just two prescriptions, the patient improved. However, a relative of the patient, who had gone through great lengths to find a top domestic pulmonary expert, insisted on switching treatments.
The patient stopped the medication and traveled extensively for treatment. Two weeks later, his condition worsened, and after a month, the patient sadly didn’t pull through.
"Alight, bring your dad over immediately, let me assess his condition again." Lu Jiu said.
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