“What?” Gao-Yuan’s face showed surprise upon hearing that he would need to go to the city to present their treatment experience. This was completely unexpected.
Wang Hanzhang nodded. “Mainly, it’s because we’ve done exceptionally well this time. Our response was swift from the very beginning, especially with the establishment of these two centers for integrated Chinese and Western medicine. These efforts saved many critically ill children. Do you remember the child who was the younger sister of Principal Hu Xingyan’s child?”
Gao-Yuan nodded. “I remember. That was the critically ill child discharged from the city hospital, the one whose fingerprint markings extended through all three joints.”
Hearing this, Wang Hanzhang was momentarily taken aback. He was good at remembering people, while Gao-Yuan remembered illnesses. Quickly regaining composure, he nodded again. “Yes, exactly. It was because we saved that child that the city noticed what we’ve been doing here. They asked us to submit a report, so…”
Wang Hanzhang chuckled softly.
Gao-Yuan understood.
Wang Hanzhang said to him, “Doctor Gao, you’ll need to come with me to the city and properly present our experiences there. The higher-ups specifically mentioned your name.”
Hearing this, Gao-Yuan glanced at Wang Hanzhang with gratitude. It must have been Wang who highlighted his contributions in the report.
After briefly assessing his current situation, Gao-Yuan believed that Zhao Huanzhang and Li Runyu would be able to handle the workload while he was away. He turned to Wang Hanzhang and said, “Alright.”
Wang Hanzhang smiled.
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The meeting was set to take place at the city hospital. Besides their team, several heads of joint clinics in the city had also been invited. After reading Wang Hanzhang’s report, the city leaders understood that integrating Chinese and Western medicine was key to combating diseases.
Three people from the county were attending: Gao-Yuan, Wang Hanzhang, and Dean Li from the county hospital, who would discuss the Western medicine treatment methods.
The trio took the train to the city and then walked to the city hospital.
In the city hospital conference room, the doctors had already started murmuring. They knew the main presenters this time were doctors from a rural county, sharing their unique experiences in integrating Chinese medicine and grassroots hospital resources to treat severe cases.
This combination sounded unreliable, and many city doctors found it amusing.
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“This is the city hospital,” Wang Hanzhang said, introducing the location to Gao-Yuan.
Gao-Yuan nodded slightly. In his previous life, he had visited this place a few times.
Dean Li, meanwhile, looked quite enthusiastic. He adjusted his clothes and carefully combed his hair, ready to make a good impression.
As they entered, the hospital lobby was filled with the cries of babies and anxious family members running back and forth.
The trio’s expressions grew serious. Even the previously excited Dean Li furrowed his brows. “How… how does it seem like the situation here in the city is even more tense than in our county?”
Gao-Yuan scanned his surroundings and then looked at Wang Hanzhang.
Wang Hanzhang sighed deeply. “This is probably why Director Yuan Hai asked us to share our experiences as soon as possible.”
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Both Gao-Yuan and Dean Li nodded in agreement.
The trio headed upstairs. As they rounded a corner in the stairwell, they almost collided with a middle-aged man with short hair.
“Oh!” Everyone stepped back a few paces.
Gao-Yuan glanced at the man, his expression briefly startled. “Han…”
The man, Han Dai, turned to look at Gao-Yuan upon hearing his voice.
Gao-Yuan quickly corrected himself. “Doctor Han, hello.”
Han Dai scrutinized him and asked, “And you are?”
“My name is Gao-Yuan. Previously, I…”
Before Gao-Yuan could finish, Han Dai interrupted. “You’re Gao-Yuan?”
Swallowing his unfinished words, Gao-Yuan nodded. “Yes, that’s me.”
Han Dai asked again, “Are you the one who treated the critically ill child discharged from the city hospital?”
Gao-Yuan countered with a question of his own. “Critically ill child discharged from the city hospital? Which one are you referring to?”
“Huh?” Han Dai looked surprised. “There’s more than one?”
Both Wang Hanzhang and Dean Li couldn’t help but smile wryly.
Han Dai clarified, “Don’t you remember? The child with adenoviral pneumonia, discharged from the city hospital in critical condition and later saved by your team. That’s the case we’ll focus on discussing during today’s meeting.”
Understanding dawned on Gao-Yuan. “Yes, that child was treated by our Chinese medicine team and the county hospital doctors together.”
Dean Li beamed with pride.
Clapping his hands, Han Dai skipped over the details and grabbed Gao-Yuan, pulling him downstairs. “If it’s you, that’s perfect. Come with me quickly; there’s a patient who needs your help with a consultation.”
“But isn’t there a meeting?” Wang Hanzhang called out.
Han Dai didn’t even turn around. “Treating patients is more important! The meeting can wait ten minutes.”
Wang Hanzhang was left speechless.
Pulled along by Han Dai, Gao-Yuan found himself both amused and helpless. Doctor Han was as energetic as ever.
In his past life, Gao-Yuan had taken a correspondence course in Chinese medicine, where Han Dai had been one of the instructors. Although the course lasted less than a week, Gao-Yuan had been deeply impressed by him.
Dragging him along, Han Dai explained as they went, “Here’s the situation. The city hospital just admitted a child patient. Originally, the parents wanted to take the child to my clinic, but since I’m here for the meeting, they brought the child here instead.
“The child’s condition is quite severe, so the city hospital admitted them first. And since you’re here to share your experiences in integrated Chinese and Western medicine, I thought it’d be great to invite you to consult on the case. Who would’ve thought I’d run into you in the hallway? What a coincidence…”
Gao-Yuan glanced at Han Dai. Another of Doctor Han’s quirks was his love of talking. He could complicate even the simplest matters. His lectures were like this too—he wanted to cover everything comprehensively, which made them increasingly convoluted. Only a few students could keep up with him.
After talking for what felt like ages, Han Dai suddenly asked, “Am I being too roundabout? Did you understand what I said, or should I repeat it?”
“I understood,” Gao-Yuan quickly replied. “We need to treat the patient.”
Han Dai froze, blinking for two whole seconds. “Such a concise summary?”
Gao-Yuan smiled faintly and urged, “Come on, let’s go.”
The two rushed to the ward, where the attending physician had already gone upstairs for the meeting, leaving only a nurse in charge.
Han Dai approached the nurse, saying, “Comrade, hello, I’m Han Dai, a Chinese medicine practitioner. This child was originally supposed to come to my clinic…”
The nurse’s jaw nearly dropped.
Interrupting, Gao-Yuan said, “We’re here for a consultation. Could you please share the child’s examination results with us?”
“Of course, of course,” the nurse said, feeling relieved.
Han Dai glanced at Gao-Yuan, who added, “There’s no need for pleasantries.”
Han Dai chuckled awkwardly.
The nurse handed over the medical record and began summarizing, “Male, five months old, fever and cough for eleven days. Weight: 6.3 kilograms. Grade 1 hypoxia. Lung percussion reveals dullness; auscultation reveals crackling sounds. X-ray shows large areas of consolidation in the lungs. Blood test results: white blood cell count of 24,200 per cubic millimeter, with 68% neutrophils and 32% lymphocytes. Throat culture found Escherichia coli; throat swab isolated adenovirus type III. Diagnosis: adenoviral pneumonia complicated by heart failure.”
The nurse closed the record and looked at them expectantly.
Both Gao-Yuan and Han Dai frowned. This was a serious case.
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Upstairs, in the conference room:
“Director Yuan, Director Yuan,” Wang Hanzhang whispered at the door, trying to call the director out to explain Gao-Yuan’s absence.
Director Yuan Hai, noticing him, smiled and nodded. Then he said aloud, “Now, let’s warmly welcome Doctor Gao-Yuan from the distant county to share their valuable experience in treating critically ill adenoviral pneumonia patients.”
Both Wang Hanzhang and Dean Li were dumbfounded.