My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 1044: Chapter 411: The Bitterness of Clinical Staff, What We Feared Most Has Happened (3)

Director Le rarely has private conversations with Zhou Can.

At most, they would exchange greetings during the holidays.

"I just finished surgery, is it still in time?"

The message was sent to him a little after 2 PM. At that time, Zhou Can was working hard in the operating room, so he couldn’t possibly check his phone. Now it’s already past 9 PM; the matter is probably settled, and the surgery is most likely over.

"The surgery failed and has been reported to the Medical Department for processing!"

Followed by a crying emoji.

Director Le is usually quite cheerful, but with the ongoing decline of the Cardiothoracic Surgery department, he must be feeling very repressed.

This time, Director Xue Yan forcibly challenged a highly difficult level 4 surgery and failed. The outcome of this matter is still unknown.

Some family members may reluctantly accept the situation.

Because before the surgery, they had all signed the consent forms.

For such major surgeries, it usually requires the signature of a primary family member. Doctors will inform the family of the risks.

Even if something goes wrong, and the patient dies on the operating table, as long as the doctor operated according to regulations, it’s not considered a violation legally.

The fear is encountering those family members who cause trouble.

Carrying the corpse to the clinic, or placing wreaths, burning paper money, hanging banners, causing any sort of commotion, the hospital becomes very passive.

It’s not as many people think, that causing trouble at the hospital automatically means disrupting the medical order and would lead to police arrest.

In cases where a patient is killed, the police can’t do much.

At most, they can ask both sides to negotiate or let the family proceed to file a lawsuit through legal means.

The family is not foolish either; a lawsuit consumes money and time, and there’s no guarantee of winning. Bigger hospitals often have legal teams with whom they cooperate, so they are not afraid of lawsuits.

So, smarter families will only cause trouble at the hospital to demand an explanation.

As long as they don’t obstruct other patients from seeing a doctor, such as blocking the entrance, generally, they won’t be arrested.

This is also the method with the lowest cost for defending their rights.

Moreover, this move hits the hospital where it hurts most.

Hospitals fear medical disputes.

Good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news spreads a thousand miles.

Such commotion, how will other patients view the hospital? The negative impact on the hospital is huge.

Hospital leaders will think of ways to calm the situation and bring it under control.

"Did it cause a death?"

Zhou Can replied with a message.

"Yes! Couldn’t make it off the operating table!"

Followed by crying and mourning emojis.

After getting Director Le’s reply, Zhou Can’s heart sank.

The patient has already died; there’s no room for turning back in this matter. It all depends on the family’s attitude.

The Medical Department, Patient Disputes Office, and Publicity Department Tu Ya aren’t just for show.

This matter will definitely be actively handled.

However, regardless of the outcome, it’s unfavorable for Director Xue Yan.

She had not been in her position for long and forcibly challenged a surgery beyond her capability. Such actions would leave a bad impression on the hospital leaders.

If the department head is deemed unqualified and gets replaced, it’s highly likely.

Hospital leaders won’t tolerate an unqualified doctor leading a clinical department, especially one as prestigious as the Cardiothoracic Surgery department.

The Cardiothoracic Surgery group chat was silent; no one discussed the issue.

This was just the calm before the storm.

It’s expected that soon, a wave of public opinion will surge. By then, Director Xue Yan will be in danger.

"Sister Yan really is... such a big surgery, you should have called me to help!" Zhou Can thought critically about her recklessness.

If Zhou Can had been called to help, knowing the risks and difficulties of the surgery, he would first try to stop her from performing it. If unsuccessful, he would bring Dr. Xu to oversee.

Though Dr. Xu is restricted from participating in level 4 surgeries, offering some guidance from the side is entirely feasible.

After dinner, Zhou Can didn’t go home immediately but decided to visit the inpatient ward to check on the patient who had undergone gangrene surgery.

Director Xue Yan’s surgical mishap evoked a strong sense of crisis in him.

He couldn’t afford another incident happening on his end.

Otherwise, with both of Hu Kan’s apprentices getting into trouble, even if he died, his lifelong reputation would be ruined.