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Chapter 1293 - 986: Butterfly Effect

Chapter 1293: Chapter 986: Butterfly Effect

The holiday arrived as scheduled, and for most people, it was an excellent opportunity to relax and spend quality time with family and friends.

However, in the unique environment of a hospital, the arrival of the holiday didn’t bring much change. Administrative staff could perhaps enjoy this rare break; they just needed to leave one person on general duty over the holiday while the rest could rest. But clinical doctors remained at their posts, with the majority still moving through the wards, ensuring the health and safety of their patients.

The hospitalized patients wouldn’t choose to be discharged just because of the holiday; their illnesses required continuous attention and treatment. Likewise, emergency cases wouldn’t delay their onset just because of the holiday—emergency visits might even surge due to unforeseen incidents. So apart from departments like psychology, dermatology, and dentistry that were relatively relaxed, other departments remained busy with emergencies, and doctors had to maintain normal medical operations while being ready for various sudden situations.

The number of administrative staff at Sanbo Hospital was far less than the number of doctors, and their salaries were not as high as those of clinical doctors, which was unusual in the medical field.

In most hospitals, there were typically more administrative staff than clinical doctors, with higher salaries since they dealt with the more technically demanding management work. During holidays, the vast administrative workload fell on one person, but experience showed that not only did this not affect the normal operation of a hospital, sometimes it even made things run more smoothly. This indicated the high quality of these administrative staff, where one person at a crucial time could do the work of hundreds or even thousands.

But clinical doctors had not yet reached this level. If one backbone doctor from a department took a vacation, the department’s workload would increase significantly. If several key doctors were off simultaneously, the department could almost collapse. And if it was the younger, lower-paid doctors taking leave, I’m sorry, but there would be no one to attend to the beds, write medical records, or change medications, and work could not proceed.

Dean Xia, as the head of the hospital, also did not choose to take a break. He intended to use the holiday to accomplish many things. Some doctors from Affiliated Hospital No. 4 wanted to switch jobs, and many had already begun to contact Sanbo Hospital; Dean Xia would take time during the holiday to have a good talk with them.

This matter left Dean Xia feeling conflicted; he wanted to recruit these doctors who were decently skilled, yet he didn’t want to be seen as poaching staff from a brother unit. So, for now, he only planned to initiate contact and would need to carefully plan for what came after.

Speaking of Affiliated Hospital No. 4, Dean Xia felt helpless and angry. Over the years, the hospital’s development had gotten progressively worse. Despite bearing the prestigious name tag of Nandu Medical University’s Affiliated Hospital No. 4, it engaged in various shady practices, which would only lead to ruining its reputation if it continued.

Among the several affiliated hospitals of Nandu Medical University, Affiliated Hospital No. 4 was considered the worst. For decades, it had been plagued by nepotism, rampant connections, and corruption, similar to the old City People’s Hospital, and could be regarded as one of the two failures in Nandu Province’s medical circle. If not for the monopolistic benefits brought by its prestigious name, such a hospital would have collapsed long ago.

Yang Ping went to the administrative building to join Director Han for tea. Although Director Han was now only a nominal head of Major Orthopedic, he received a director-level treatment and had a private office in the administrative building. This was the so-called "honored by association."

Pushing open the door of the administrative building, the receptionist immediately greeted him. The electronic screen on the wall behind the reception displayed that they would be working as usual during the National Day holiday, puzzling Yang Ping as he had never heard of administrative staff not taking official holidays. Could there be an inspection again?

Better ask Director Han. Yang Ping continued forward, smoothly passing through the corridor to Director Han’s office and gently pushing open the door, greeted by the faint aroma of tea—the familiar Longjing Tea that Director Han loved most.

"Director Han, were you waiting for me? The tea is already brewed," Yang Ping said with a smile as he entered the office, his tone relaxed and friendly.

Director Han sat beside the tea table, carefully arranging the tea set. He looked up, saw Yang Ping come in, and his face immediately brightened with a smile, "You whippersnapper, you’ve got quite the nose. Come, sit down. Let’s have some tea and a chat. It’s been a long time since you’ve come to see this old man."

"Age-wise, you can barely be considered old, but in terms of medical physiology, your vitality firmly places you as a young adult."

Yang Ping sat down opposite Director Han, received the cup of tea he was handed, and lightly sipped it. The fragrance of the tea instantly spread in his mouth, carrying a hint of sweetness and freshness as if it could wash away all fatigue.

"You slick young man, how is it? The tea’s good, right? It’s this year’s new tea," said Director Han, taking a sip himself.

"It tastes good, but why use such tiny cups for tea? It would be much better to have a big cup," Yang Ping commented as he looked at the little teacup.

"You don’t just drink tea, you taste it; and when you taste tea, you don’t use a big cup. That would be the height of overindulgence," laughed Director Han, his eyes filled with affection, "You’ve been so busy recently, haven’t taken a break? The kid is easy to take care of, right? Your ’Shimu’ wanted to come and help, but I told her you going would only add chaos. After all, they have an Academician’s wife, a nursing director, and an authority in the nursing field of Nandu Province to help take care of the child."

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