The Enhanced Doctor

Chapter 1138: Chapter 1138: Director Liu Is Very Impressive

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By the time Liu Banxia and the others got back to the intake hall, some people had already arrived and were waiting to be examined.

"Everything’s been sorted out. Those with symptoms get atropine drips first, then we’ll decide the next step of medication based on their cholinesterase activity test results," Chen Xuehai said.

"We still can’t be sure exactly what pesticide it is, so we’ll stick to warm water for gastric lavage. Let’s wait for further lab results; the lab’s also speeding up the separation work right now."

"Alright, you and the director go accompany the leaders for dinner. I’ve already talked things through with Zhou Qiang over at the cafeteria. This is just the beginning; we’re probably going to be busy all night," Liu Banxia nodded.

"Okay then, this side is all up to you," Chen Xuehai nodded.

"Everyone listen up, shift change at the intake desk," Liu Banxia shouted.

"Patients coming in, don’t panic. From our assessment, the residual level of organophosphate pesticide isn’t very high, so this time we’re all going to come out of it with a scare at most."

"We’ve got professional staff and professional equipment here. Every patient who comes in, we’ll take proper care of you."

"It’s flu season right now. In a bit, our medical staff will hand out masks to everyone. Family members who came along, just relax, everything’s fine."

Director Yang, who was standing off to the side with Zhou Shuwen, felt his eyes light up. Just now everyone had been focused on receiving this rush of potential patients and had completely forgotten about this.

Nobody had expected that as soon as the news aired, this many people would show up all at once. They’d thought the earliest crowd peak would be around seven or eight in the evening.

The things Liu Banxia said were all very simple, but in just a few plain sentences he covered a lot of ground.

He soothed the emotions of the people coming in, helped straighten out the order of things, and by handing out masks could also reduce flu infections from people crowding together too much.

"Chief Director Zhou, this disciple of yours is good, very attentive," Director Yang said.

"If he weren’t so attentive, I’m afraid we still wouldn’t have realized it was organophosphate poisoning," Zhou Shuwen said with a smile.

"He’s also shortlisted for the Outstanding Youth award this time. Honestly, he should’ve made it last year, but some things delayed it. Don’t be fooled by how noisy he seems usually; when it comes to work, he’s really very serious."

"And he’s got experience in this area. Last time there was a child with type B meningococcal meningitis, he quarantined the child together with the other kids’ parents and did disinfection, and also calmed those panicked parents down."

"I remember now, that case was reported up to our side back then. I just didn’t recognize him since he was in protective gear at the time," Director Yang nodded.

"Good, very good, really very good. This is exactly the kind of quality and professional competence we need from frontline medical staff. Your deputy director, this Chen Xuehai, is also quite good."

"No wonder everyone says your Second Hospital’s emergency center is very battle-ready. Today I’ve truly seen it for myself. Old Chen’s move back then looked like a risky one, but now it’s turned out very successful."

"You two leaders, Banxia said this side is in his hands now, and we’ve still got a tough fight ahead, so we’d better go eat first," at this moment, Chen Xuehai walked over.

"Director Chen, let’s put off eating for now. There are too many people coming in at the moment," Director Yang said.

"It’s okay, Banxia’s here, he’ll definitely be able to handle it," Zhou Shuwen said with a smile.

"Looks like we really are going to be busy all night today. I just saw two patients come in who seemed more serious; they must have been treated elsewhere first and then rushed over here."

"Alright then, let’s eat first. After we’re done, we’ll come back and keep fighting," Director Yang nodded.

Zhou Shuwen was a deputy chief director; since he’d put it that way, it would be hard to keep insisting.

And that was indeed the case. Right now, even though the crowd looked big, it wasn’t that busy yet. The real crunch time was still ahead, because the emergency center still had other patients to receive.

"Director Zhou, should we start serving the dishes now?" Seeing them come over, Zhou Qiang hurried out.

"You knew we were coming?" Zhou Shuwen said with a smile.

"Director Liu arranged it. Working meals, nothing over the limit, focus is on making sure you eat well. Tonight we’ll also prepare some late-night snacks, just millet porridge and some pickles as the standard," Zhou Qiang said.

"Good. Since he’s arranged it like this, let’s go with it. Saves me from having to think about what dishes to order," Zhou Shuwen smiled and nodded.

"Director Yang, this clansman of ours is no ordinary person either. Lots of patients’ families in our hospital don’t order takeout; they just order from his place, and that’s pretty impressive."

"Director Zhou, you’re overpraising me. In this line of work, being honest and upright has to come first. Even when you make money, you’ve got to make it with a clear conscience," Zhou Qiang said.

"Everyone sit down, the dishes will be up soon. Our old tradition: not many different dishes, but bigger portions. According to Director Liu, that way we save money. Sigh... trying to make money off him isn’t that easy."

Hearing this, the first batch of staff who’d been doing intake with Chen Xuehai all burst out laughing. It fit perfectly with Liu Banxia’s style; of course he’d say something like that.

When it comes to keeping public and private strictly separate, Liu Banxia really does it very well.

When he’s treating everyone himself, he’ll happily order extra dishes for the table and never care how much each one costs. Spending a few extra yuan on a plate of food really doesn’t register for him.

But if he’s using the emergency center’s public funds, he can make Zhou Qiang so anxious it’s like his hair’s on fire.

The New Year’s Eve meal last Spring Festival was also first-rate, but in reality it didn’t cost that much.

They cherry-picked the dishes over and over, bumped up the portion sizes again and again, and haggled the prices down as far as they could go. In the end, Zhou Qiang just took the order in that sweet-but-painful way.

It’s not that he didn’t make any money, but for such a big holiday, with all that effort, the profit really wasn’t much.

He just treated it as a contribution, part of the give-and-take of human relationships.

In the whole Second Hospital, the emergency center is his canteen’s biggest supporter—he sells a ton of chicken drumsticks and pig’s trotters there. The main force behind his late-night snack business is naturally this bunch from the emergency center.

Before long the dishes were brought out, and the portions really were no joke.

Anyway, the people in the emergency center are used to it. They couldn’t care less about "leaders" like Zhou Shuwen and the others; they just hurry up and eat so they can get back to work.

"How do they eat with chopsticks that tiny?" Director Yang asked curiously.

"Director Yang, that’s because Teacher Liu wants us to train the flexibility and strength of our fingers. It was awkward at first, but we’re used to it now—we can even pick up peanuts with them." Xu Yino said with a smile.

"There are four of them here, and another two who follow him around, all residents trained personally by Banxia. They’re also members of the NOSES technique promotion project team." Zhou Shuwen picked up the thread.

"Other residents complain that the working hours in the hospital are too long. Even if you’re a resident, you shouldn’t just live your whole life in the hospital, right?"

"But not them. They treasure every chance to learn. Don’t be fooled by the ’resident’ title—their current skill level is already pretty good."

"That mass-casualty car accident last time? We got through the intake thanks to their help. Without them, our work wouldn’t have gone nearly as smoothly."

"It’s just that their personalities have all picked up a bit of Banxia’s style too—they’re playful, always joking around. But that’s actually loosened up the stuffy atmosphere in the emergency center a lot, bringing everyone a lot of laughs."

"I get it now—they’re the famous ’Six Little Ones’ in Binhai City." Director Yang nodded.

Once he said that, everyone at the table perked up. Looks like the "Six Little Ones" really are pretty famous by now.

"Our medical system, you can call it open and you can call it closed." Director Yang said with a smile.

"We’ve got graduates from the medical college over at our place too. You guys were the outstanding graduates at the time, deserving of the title. You not only earned your classmates’ respect, but also recognition from the outside world."

"You’ve got to cherish this hard-won chance to learn. Director Liu is a rising star in Binhai’s medical community—you should learn every skill he’s got."

"Director Yang, that’s actually what we want too, it’s just that we get shot down by Teacher Liu all the time." Xu Yino said.

"When we first met Teacher Liu, we thought his small-incision appendectomies were insanely impressive. Then after we came here to study, we realized Teacher Liu is just as dominant with liver and intestinal surgery."

"Just when we were gearing up to really learn those, the old man switched it up and started researching NOSES. By the time we’ve picked up the basics of that, who knows what he’ll be off researching next."

What she said pretty much voiced what everyone else was feeling—because none of them know just how strong Liu Banxia’s learning ability and comprehension really are.

Other people might need several years to truly grasp a type of surgery; he may be able to master it skillfully after a few cases.

They’re the ones constantly by Liu Banxia’s side, watching everything he does in the OR with their own eyes.

Even they have no idea when Liu Banxia will ever hit a ceiling. Whatever the surgery is, he just keeps striding forward.

Trying to wring every last bit of skill out of Liu Banxia? That’s way too hard.

Director Yang was quietly moved. Whether it was what Zhou Shuwen said or what Liu Banxia’s students said, all of it was overflowing with admiration for Liu Banxia.

That says a lot. Whether it’s Liu Banxia’s professional ability or his relationships with people, both are remarkable. This Director Liu is really quite something.

For a young attending who hasn’t been in the field for very long, to have achieved this much already—his future is really boundless.

Before this, he’d only heard Liu Banxia’s name. After all, Liu Banxia isn’t the type to just sit quietly—he’s always cooking up something.

Now he finally has a much clearer picture of who Liu Banxia is, and he’s genuinely impressed.

Today’s sudden incident has been handled very satisfactorily so far, so Director Yang let go of his worries and focused on eating.

The food really did taste great—just simple home-style dishes, nothing excessive. This was a normal work meal that they could eat with no psychological burden.