My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 912: Chapter 362: A Dog Does Not Disain a Poor Home – The Crisis Facing Cardiothoracic Surgery

He wouldn’t be as naive as his cousin Chen Shangfu, flaunting connections and abusing them.

True big shots never use connections for things that can be solved with money.

Quality resources should be used wisely on critical issues.

Because favors need to be repaid. Squandering connections for small matters not only diminishes your value but, at crucial moments, you might find yourself awkwardly without any network to rely on.

After briefing his cousin, he headed to work in the Endocrinology Department without saying much.

This time he took a five-day leave; not something the average resident can do. Zhou Can, being self-aware, knew that he had to work diligently upon returning to his post.

He got through the morning amidst busyness.

Around ten o’clock, his cousin called to inform him that his uncle had successfully secured a bed in the Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, and the patient had already been transferred for specialized treatment.

Hearing this, Zhou Can felt relieved.

Unfortunately, he hasn’t made connections in Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, and doesn’t know anyone there. Otherwise, a quick word might have secured better care for his uncle.

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After work, he checked his phone and saw that Su Qianqian had replied to his message.

She responded around three in the afternoon, but he had been too busy to check his phone.

“Dear, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed tonight again! I have to stream, attend a big concert, and shoot four ads over the next week…”

She’s a star at Golden Entertainment Interactive Company, now hugely popular, and incredibly busy.

Zhou Can felt a wave of frustration; he missed a great chance last night.

There’s nothing he can do except wait for the next opportunity.

Luckily, she had hinted that once she’s past this busy period, they might have a chance to stay together.

“Take care of yourself and stay extra safe these days!”

Zhou Can sent her a reply.

Recently, it’s probably been the wildest time for the financial giant Hu Haikun, with Li Lao bending, Zhou Can facing elimination, Hu Haikun must be quite pleased. Though confident in his position, Zhou Can still needs to stay cautious.

Unforeseen setbacks happen often; he doesn’t want to become the story’s tragic protagonist.

He hurried to the hospital cafeteria for dinner, then to Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Director Hu Kan had already called and set a meeting for him to come and learn Stable Knife Technique and surgery skills in Cardiothoracic Surgery tonight.

Food is fundamental; missing a meal is felt keenly.

One must eat, after all.

Working on an empty stomach happens only when there’s no other choice.

While having dinner in the cafeteria, Zhou Can overheard many people quietly discussing matters of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Apparently, both the Provincial People’s Hospital and the Third Hospital are aggressively advancing in the field.

The Provincial People’s Hospital spent heavily to bring in a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon from the northwest, who brought along key members of his surgical team for employment.

This includes medical assistants, surgical nurses, and anesthetists.

In less than a week at the Provincial People’s Hospital, they’ve already completed three high-difficulty heart surgeries, winning instant fame, with papers and news outlets starting to report on it.

The Third Hospital, meanwhile, nurtured a local surgical team, successfully tackling numerous surgical challenges in cardiovascular diseases. They’ve even published related papers that made it onto top journals like Lancet and SCI.

Where there are people, there are disputes; where there is a market, there is competition.

Competition in the medical field is a battle untarnished by gunpowder yet consistently ruthless.

Survival of the fittest is an ancient and unchanging natural law.

Tuya Hospital’s top surgeon in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Director Hu Kan’s downfall, was supposedly kept under wraps, but such news never stays hidden. Other hospitals easily picked up on it.

Currently, both the Provincial People’s Hospital and the Third Hospital are advancing in Cardiothoracic Surgery, that is no coincidence.

Nor is it just chance.

No doubt other hospitals would seize the opportunity to have their fill, and they won’t be polite about it.

Zhou Can can’t help but feel worried for Tuya Hospital’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.

Presently, the department lacks key talent, and the situation is very precarious.

At around 6:20, he reached the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.

“Dr. Zhou, you’re here! Director Hu is waiting for you!”

The nurse at the station greeted him with a smile.

“Where’s Director Hu?”

“He seems to be over in the small conference room. There are three surgeries scheduled for tonight; Director Hu and the others should be discussing the surgical steps.”

Cardiothoracic Surgery usually only operates at night in emergency cases or for extremely difficult major surgeries that can last for ten to twenty hours when there is no other choice but to continue into the night.

Under normal circumstances, surgeries are performed during the day.

However, Director Hu left three surgeries for the evening, meaning something deeper, unknown to others but clear to Zhou Can. This was specially arranged by Director Hu to accommodate him.

Knowing Zhou Can would come, and considering he had day duties in the Endocrinology Department, they deliberately scheduled the surgeries for the evening.

This was to ensure Zhou Can had the opportunity to learn.

Zhou Can quickly headed to the small conference room, and the door was left ajar.

Director Hu and others were inside having dinner.

They were having boxed meals.

Knock knock knock!

He knocked on the door, and Director Hu looked up. Seeing Zhou Can, he showed a pleased smile.

“Xiao Zhou, have you eaten?”

“Thank you, teacher, I just ate.”

“There are three surgeries to be done tonight. Take a look at the patient files first.”

“Okay!”

Zhou Can, without any hesitation, picked up the examination reports and medical records of the patients to review.

All three surgeries were level 3 or 4 major surgeries, and even if everything went smoothly, they would be busy until midnight.

The most challenging one involved a patient with a heart function level IV condition.

It required a Ventricular Folding Surgery and a Tricuspid Valve Replacement, which are extremely difficult cardiac surgeries.

Truth be told, without Director Hu Kan leading, the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department would find such high-difficulty major surgeries quite challenging.

The main issue is the lack of skilled cardiothoracic surgeons who can handle these complex tasks.

“Xiao Zhou, these three surgeries tonight were specially left to be done in the evening for you, so you should be really thankful to Directors Xue and Le and others. They all took special care of you. The first two surgeries were almost tailored for you: ones that you can handle but haven’t mastered. The last Ventricular Folding Surgery is extremely challenging. It would significantly enhance your surgical knowledge. You will be the second assistant, and should learn a lot.”

Being given a second assistant role in such high-level surgeries by Director Hu Kan is already a special privilege for Zhou Can.

In these high-difficulty major surgeries, the surgical team is often comprised of elite personnel.

The second assistant is usually a deputy chief physician.

The first assistant is, without a doubt, a chief physician, typically with substantial surgical experience.

“Thank you, everyone! For cultivating me and working together on surgeries after hours, this kindness, I dare not forget.” After hearing this, Zhou Can stood up solemnly and bowed to everyone.

“No need to be so formal, Dr. Zhou. Training you benefits our Cardiothoracic Surgery Department immensely. In the future, when we face high-difficulty surgeries, we might need you to step in! So, it’s a mutual benefit!”

Director Le expressed goodwill toward him.

“Director Le’s right. What our Cardiothoracic Surgery Department lacks most now is top-tier surgical talent. With your growth speed, just a little more effort on your part makes it entirely possible for you to take Director Hu’s chief position someday.”

Director Xue Yan also has high expectations for him.

“Our hospital’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Department is already teetering dangerously. Xiao Zhou, we all hope you can develop quickly. There’s no demand for you to join Cardiothoracic Surgery for good; just being able to complete one or two high-difficulty surgeries at critical moments to deter competitors and maintain Tuya Hospital’s reputation would suffice!”

Director Hu Kan was equally concerned.

As the department head of Tuya’s Cardiothoracic Surgery and its leading surgeon, he could foresee more than anyone else the threats from all directions.