My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 911: Chapter 362: A Dog Does Not Disdain a Poor Home – The Crisis Facing Cardiothoracic Surgery

He went straight to the Emergency Department. Since it was just past seven in the morning, Ye Tingting was in the middle of a shift change.

Seeing Zhou Can coming over, she happily greeted him with a smile, "Dr. Zhou, good morning!"

"Good morning, Sister Ting! How’s my uncle’s condition?" He and Ye Tingting were old acquaintances. Now, more than two years had passed, and Ye Tingting was already a senior nurse practitioner.

Time had not diminished the bond between the two.

Every time Zhou Can came to the Emergency Department, as long as Ye Tingting was in the department, she would warmly chat with him a bit.

No matter what the issue, Zhou Can never needed to ask; she would always take the initiative to help him out.

"The patient’s condition isn’t very good. There were two episodes of ventricular tachycardia last night, and Director Han had to save him several times to stabilize the patient’s condition." Ye Tingting still felt a lingering fear when talking about last night’s emergency situation.

Ventricular tachycardia can cause symptoms such as blackouts, dizziness, palpitations, and chest tightness.

It often easily accompanies malignant arrhythmias.

It must be corrected in time and prevented from recurring; otherwise, it can easily escalate further, eventually leading to ventricular fibrillation.

"You’ve worked hard!"

Zhou Can expressed his gratitude.

"We’re all family here, no need to be polite! There’s less than a year left for your rotational training, right? Will you return to the Emergency Department by then?"

Ye Tingting looked at him with anticipation.

"Why wouldn’t I come back?"

Zhou Can asked her in return.

"You know the situation in the Emergency Department. Compared to those other major departments, it’s not even close. With your current reputation and skills, all the major departments are eager to recruit you. People naturally consider their future! You’ll develop better in other departments, and not returning to the Emergency Department is the choice most would make."

Ye Tingting’s analysis had some reasoning.

When adults make choices, they prioritize their interests. When it involves their future, they are even more cautious.

When Zhou Can first joined the Emergency Department, he had no choice.

To put it bluntly, he was leftover by others.

Having a department director take him in was already quite good.

Now, through his efforts, Zhou Can had transformed and was no longer the same as before. He had many more options.

No need to stay cooped up in the weaker Emergency Department.

"Unfortunately, I’m not among the majority; I’m one of the rare exceptions. So, Sister Ting, just wait to fight alongside me when the time comes!" Zhou Can’s eyes were determined, and the thought of returning to the Emergency Department after finishing his training had never wavered.

"But..."

Ye Tingting, however, felt he shouldn’t act on emotions and should prioritize his future.

Although she was very willing to become colleagues with Zhou Can in the same department and fight side by side. And with Zhou Can’s abilities, returning to the Emergency Department would surely make him a key figure in the department quickly.

She had a strong bond with Zhou Can, and by then, Zhou Can would surely look out for her.

"A dog never despises its home for being poor, nor does a child see its mother as ugly! That’s my most genuine thought. The Emergency Department may be weak, but together, we can make it stronger. Those major departments became strong after efforts by one or more generations."

Zhou Can had long envisioned leading the Emergency Department to become stronger.

As soon as the rotation in Internal Medicine concluded, he would return.

"What are you two chatting about?" Han Changqing came over. It seemed he was also about to get off his shift, preparing to check on the patients in the emergency room before handing over his duties.

"Hello, Director Han! I heard my uncle was under your care last night, working hard to save him. Thank you so much!" Zhou Can smiled as he thanked him.

"It was my duty! Besides, Dr. Zhou is family, so I should take extra care of your relatives. That earlier saying of yours about the dog not despising its poor home was just too impressive."

The relationship between Director Han and Zhou Can wasn’t actually that close.

Most Internal Medicine people are internally proud.

Director Han was a rather isolated person, with almost no personal connection to Zhou Can. However, perhaps moved by Zhou Can’s saying, he regarded Zhou Can with a particularly kind expression.

"Haha, it was just an inappropriate metaphor!"

Zhou Can explained a bit bashfully.

"I think this metaphor is full of warmth! I need to go check on the patient now, excuse me!"

Han Changqing entered the emergency room.

"I need to get busy too. Let’s chat next time!" Ye Tingting waved at him.

Zhou Can didn’t see his cousin’s figure, so he could only call him later to ask about the bed situation.

Typically, new inpatient beds open up mostly before ten in the morning.

Since the billing department’s cost lists are usually delivered to the inpatient department the next morning. Everyone knows that hospitals are not charities; you can’t be discharged without clearing the bills.

Whether his uncle’s inpatient bed could be secured would be clear around ten o’clock.

Sometimes new inpatient beds might become available in the afternoon.

The most common situations are patient transfers to another department, another hospital, or in more extreme cases, patient death.

"Ah Can, Ah Can..."

His cousin came over with breakfast in hand.

Turns out he went to buy breakfast; no wonder he was nowhere to be seen.

"Brother Hai, I just learned about uncle’s situation, and it’s not looking optimistic. If by eleven in the morning, the Cardiovascular Internal Medicine doesn’t have any inpatient beds, call me. I’ll try to think of a solution then."

The Emergency Department does have certain privileges when transferring patients to specialized departments.

But sometimes, specialized departments might not be accommodating.

So, this matter could only wait patiently until around eleven in the morning to see the result. If the Cardiovascular Internal Medicine doesn’t comply, Zhou Can would then consider reaching out to Director Tan.