Chapter 113: Chapter 59: Going to City First Hospital as a Flying Knife?

“Alright, let’s meet again next time.”

“Sure, I’ll hang up first, I’m going to order some late-night snacks, the snacks around here are pretty good.”

“Don’t eat too much, late-night snacks aren’t good for you.”

“Got it.”

“You know that, yet you still order?”

“Isn’t it just that I’m craving?”

“By the way, next time let’s just have a meal at my place, I rented a place right across from the Health Center, lots of good food around here.”

“Alright, you decide.”

“Hanging up now.”

…

After just finishing a call with Ji Xiuwen, Lu Xuan was thinking of taking a shower and going to sleep, but just as he put down the phone, another call came in.

Lu Xuan glanced down, saw it was from Uncle, and picked up the phone with a smile, teasingly said, “Uncle, are you calling to boast about the battle results?”

“Yes and no.”

“How’s the battle going?”

“Not bad, everyone’s pretty convinced.”

“That’s good, but also don’t drink too much, as good as alcohol is, don’t overindulge, drinking too much is harmful, not just joking around, throwing up once can do a lot of damage to the stomach, it takes a while to recover.”

Although he knew saying this to Wang Youqing probably wouldn’t matter, it was still better said than not.

“Haha…”

Wang Youqing laughed heartily, but the next moment his tone turned serious: “Enough about that, I’m calling to tell you something, I mentioned a bit about you while having dinner with them, and they all want to invite you to dinner and get to know you, I politely declined for you, but I did share your WeChat with them.

I couldn’t refuse, otherwise I would have told you in advance.”

Wang Youqing said quite a bit, leaving Lu Xuan utterly perplexed.

What’s going on?

Swallowing some saliva, he thought of the few big shots from the City First Hospital and the Ninth Hospital who had just added him as a friend, finally realizing something was off.

Just as he was about to ask, Wang Youqing continued, “If you really don’t want to interact with them, it’s okay, Uncle will speak to them for you later.”

Lu Xuan rolled his eyes.

At this point, he had no choice but to interact!

If he refuses, he would offend quite a few people, and all of them are chief physicians. Zhou Qihua is even the department director of emergency at the City First Hospital. Unless he doesn’t want to advance in Yong City’s medical system or he’s out of his mind, he wouldn’t refuse.

And besides, this is a good thing!

Getting to know this group of big shots, he won’t be alone anymore in Yong City’s medical system, and doing things will be much easier.

Although none of these people are Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors, at their level, they probably interact with plenty of big shots from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital too.

Having someone above makes things easier.

No matter if he goes to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, stays at the Health Center, or even opens his own clinic, knowing more people can’t hurt.

“Uncle, this is a good thing!”

“Just now I saw those few friend requests, I thought they got it wrong, so I didn’t accept them.” Lu Xuan said somewhat helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Youqing knew Lu Xuan wasn’t against it, so he laughed and said: “That’s actually what I thought too. Lu, with your skills, you won’t stay at the Health Center for long. Knowing a few more people in the medical system will be beneficial for your future development. To be blunt, many hospitals now combine Chinese and Western medicine, even if you don’t go for Chinese medicine, the City First Hospital would be happy to have you.

Maintaining good relationships with them will surely be beneficial for your development, otherwise, I wouldn’t have shared your WeChat with them.”

Hearing this, Lu Xuan quickly replied, “Alright, I’ll go approve them in a moment.”

“Alright, then I’ll hang up now.”

After ending the call with Wang Youqing, Lu Xuan opened WeChat, found his new friends, and approved them one by one, noting down the information.

Before long, Lu Xuan received emojis and self-introductions from Zhou Qihua and the others.

Name + Position + Contact Info.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan was a bit surprised, not expecting it to be so formal.

However, he knew this was a habit for many people in Yong City—after adding friends, they sent their information to facilitate saving and contacting one another.

Before, during his internship at the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, although he added quite a few friends, he never encountered this.

To be blunt, those friend adds were mostly for formality.

After leaving the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, most of those friends had been mutually deleted.

Following the format of the others, Lu Xuan also sent his information to them.

Just after he sent it, Zhou Qihua sent a handshake emoji along with a message: “Hello, Dr. Lu, I’m Zhou Qihua. I just heard about your achievements, and honestly, it’s quite shocking. I still vividly remember the patient Zhang Song, and always thought he might have passed away, but I didn’t expect you saved him. Please come to our City First Hospital for guidance when you have time.”

From these words, it became apparent that Zhou Qihua was quite an affable person, not putting on airs despite being a department head, yet rather polite.

But, this was also because Lu Xuan’s medical skills truly impressed him.

If it were just Zhang Song, Zhou Qihua wouldn’t be like this. But with the cases mentioned by Wang Youqing, none of them were simple.

A couple could be brushed off as luck, but having so many at once would mean saying it was all luck would make someone seem brainless.

A Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor as skilled as this won’t stay at the Health Center for long.

Given an opportunity, he could soar to great heights.

If someone above noticed him, he could rise rapidly.

In the medical field, experience is important, but when it comes to the Insurance Committee, ability outweighs experience.

If you’re not a top-notch doctor, you can’t get in.

And in the Insurance Committee, famous veteran Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors dominate.

For someone as young as Lu Xuan, with such medical skills, he might not definitely enter the Insurance Committee, but for sure, entering some top-tier Class 3A Traditional Chinese Medicine hospitals shouldn’t be a problem.

Zhou Qihua even thought, with City First Hospital setting up a new integrated department, it would be great to recruit Lu Xuan directly.

But, it was hard to say this just after meeting.

And one more thing, Lu Xuan’s current status was quite awkward.

Even if he went to the City First Hospital, it might be hard for him to have a chance to see patients alone.

This, even he couldn’t guarantee, otherwise he’d directly poach the person right in front of Wang Youqing.

And on Lu Xuan’s end, seeing the message from Zhou Qihua, he was somewhat touched, pondered for a while, and then replied: “Director Zhou, you flatter me. My skills are just average, not worthy enough to guide at the City First Hospital.”

Zhou Qihua: “Dr. Lu, no need to be modest. I’m serious. Next time there’s a special case, I’d like to invite you for a consultation.”

Lu Xuan’s mind buzzed.

He didn’t expect such a reaction from Zhou Qihua. What he called a consultation was just putting it nicely, if he had to describe it, it would be a “flying knife.”

He never expected Zhou Qihua to invite him to the City First Hospital as a flying knife.

Since Lu Xuan hadn’t responded for a while, Zhou Qihua sent another message: “When Dr. Lu is free, let’s have a meal together.”

Lu Xuan couldn’t directly refuse, so he just replied: “Sure, let’s arrange it next time.”

“Okay.”

After closing the chat with Zhou Qihua, Lu Xuan’s expression was quite complex.

Being a flying knife was something he never considered.

Mainly because without a solid reputation, it’s rare for hospitals to invite a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor for a flying knife role.

Besides, hospitals that invite flying knives are usually smaller ones, lacking excellent doctors and unable to handle certain patients on their own, thus seeking external help.

Inviting doctors from larger hospitals for consultations is also known as flying knife.

In most cases, many doctors are willing to be flying knives.

The ultimate significance of the flying knife is a recognition of one’s excellence in surgery, promoting the influence and presence of an outstanding doctor.

Moreover, ultimately, it’s the patients who benefit. They don’t need to travel far or exhaust themselves, nor plead with gods and pray for miracles.

Their relatives don’t need to accompany them back and forth, they don’t have to spend on accommodations elsewhere, and home-cooked meals are conveniently nearby. The local surgery costs are much cheaper as well, also solving the issue of reimbursement for out-of-town medical expenses.

Allowing patients to receive higher-level treatment without extra costs and trouble.

Why not?

Concerning the opportunity to be a flying knife at City First Hospital, it’s hard not to be tempted.

It’s not just for gaining fame; more importantly, it’s about encountering and handling complex cases.

This is the real key.

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