Chapter 346: Chapter 312: Without Illness, Is There Still a Need for Hospitals?

At this moment, Huang Fusheng was also puzzled.

He couldn’t quite understand why the scene of Lu Jiu TCM Hospital appeared here.

However, this was not a bad thing.

The fact that Lu Jiu TCM Hospital appeared in Jinling in such a manner and was seen by so many peers in the traditional Chinese medicine community was far more effective than him verbally describing it a hundred times over.

Initially, he wanted to bring Lu Jiu to meet some old friends and possibly gain some benefits from them.

But now it seems unnecessary.

Today’s conference was broadcast live and recorded. After the conference, the attendees would discuss its content, and within half a day, Lu Jiu TCM Hospital might gain a reputation in Jinling’s traditional Chinese medicine circles.

As one of the eight pilot cities, Jianghan naturally attracted the attention of the traditional Chinese medicine community, but compared to those four major pharmaceutical cities, its influence was much less.

The success of the pilot has always been focused on those four cities by the state.

This is why Huang Fusheng wanted to bring Lu Jiu to Jinling.

The herb base in Jianghan has been perfected. While it cannot match the scale of the four major pharmaceutical cities, it is one of the largest traditional Chinese medicine markets domestically apart from them.

However, whether in terms of herb quantity or the investment attracted, it has reached the limit. To make further progress, more resources are needed.

He had funded one hospital out of his pocket, with the staff also brought by him, and he even involved Shen Congwei.

This was already the limit of what he personally could do. Beyond this, he had to seek external assistance.

Jinling is like a massive treasure chest.

Since things were developing better than he imagined, Huang Fusheng had to change his plans.

“Let’s give a warm round of applause to welcome Professor Grado’s lecture once again. The professor’s speech and video have greatly impressed us. Next, let’s invite Elder Huang Fusheng to deliver the second lecture. Please welcome him with applause…”

Clap, clap, clap!!

Huang Fusheng slowly walked onto the stage.

Amidst everyone’s expectant gaze, Huang Fusheng adjusted the microphone.

“Sorry, I need to reorganize my lecture content. Initially, I planned to talk about the history of traditional Chinese medicine’s development today, but since Professor Grado mentioned Lu Jiu TCM Hospital and everyone is so curious, I’ll talk in detail about Lu Jiu TCM Hospital.”

Upon hearing Huang Fusheng changing the lecture content, everyone perked up.

The hot scenes shown in the video, paired with the text explanation, already provided them a glimpse of a unique traditional Chinese medicine hospital.

They were worried they couldn’t delve deeper, but Huang Fusheng’s change of script was exactly to their liking.

“Actually, this hospital has been established for just over four months. Many areas are not yet perfected, and many models are still in the exploration stage, but judging by the current effects, it has met expectations. In just four months, the hospital has recouped costs and achieved a net profit of several million. This may be insignificant for a Western hospital, perhaps not enough to even buy a decent medical equipment, but for a traditional Chinese medicine hospital only four months old, it’s a miracle.”

“Of course, sharing these facts is just to inform everyone that this hospital can operate normally and operates quite well. Now, I’ll introduce the structure of the hospital, starting with its departments. Traditional Chinese medicine hospitals don’t classify departments by diseases. The departments established are pediatrics, gynecology, andrology, orthopedics, acupuncture, etc…”

“Additionally, all doctors have a treatment success rate assessment standard. In other words, doctors are no longer paid based on the number of prescriptions, but on their ability to cure illnesses. The fewer medicines a doctor prescribes and the shorter the treatment cycle, the higher their salary…”

Ah!?

If Huang Fusheng hadn’t initially said that Lu Jiu TCM Hospital had opened for four months and netted a few million in profit.

They would absolutely not accept hearing this.

Because if doctors prescribe fewer medications, the hospital’s income would be low. With low income, it would be hard to maintain operation costs, and over time, let alone doctors’ salaries, it’s questionable whether the hospital could continue operating.

Yet Huang Fusheng actually said the fewer prescriptions, the higher the salaries.

Does this conform to logic?

“Of course, the treatment success rate assessment standard is also based on a redefinition of health by traditional Chinese medicine, not modern data reference. We all understand, many patients feel unwell, but upon hospital examinations, all indices seem normal. Therefore, prior to this, the hospital developed detailed health standards. Each doctor’s patient treatment outcomes must align with these health standards, achieving four out of six standards to be deemed as cured. These six standards are…”

“Furthermore, doctors also enjoy a range of benefits…”

“Many might wonder, with so many benefits given to doctors, yet with only minimal prescriptions being made, or sometimes no prescriptions, how does the hospital make money?”

“This involves our hospital’s three main profit departments: the medicinal diet department, the beauty and skincare department, and the health and rehabilitation department. Many patients don’t have any major health issues, yet wish to treat their condition without enduring the bitterness of Chinese medicine. Doctors would then recommend they try medicinal food therapy, which is much costlier than Chinese medicine. Most patients choose diet therapy, hence, even if doctors prescribe less medication, the hospital’s revenue won’t decrease, and the same applies to other departments…”

So that’s it.

This is a method combining traditional Chinese medicine with health care.

It’s not new, yet almost no other traditional Chinese medicine hospital nationwide has made such an attempt.

After all, when there’s money in prescribing medicine, why put in the effort and thankless task of creating medicinal diets?

But looking at it now, it seems there is quite a profit potential in this approach!

After Huang Fusheng’s comprehensive explanation, the audience’s understanding of Lu Jiu TCM Hospital deepened.

Yet the more they understood, the more curious they became.

Because the traditional Chinese medicine hospital as described by Huang Fusheng was like a dream hospital for many in the traditional Chinese medicine field.

Is he really not just here to advertise?

Since nearly everything in Huang Fusheng’s description of Lu Jiu TCM Hospital was positive, it made many feel quite unrealistic.

Even though Huang Fusheng’s status as a National Master of Chinese Medicine lent credibility, many still found it hard to believe.

“The above sums up the general situation of Lu Jiu TCM Hospital, and that’s all I have to say today. If anyone has any questions, now is the time to ask,” said Huang Fusheng.

As soon as Huang Fusheng finished speaking, someone stood up.

“Elder Huang, after all you’ve said, I just have one question. Is this hospital yours?”

This question was rather pointed.

Huang Fusheng smiled and said, “Consider it half mine.”

Oh!

So he is an investor!

No wonder everything he said was so positive.

“Do you think this hospital is as good as you said?”

Facing suspicion, Huang Fusheng merely smiled, “Whether it’s good or not, you’ll only know after seeing it. If you doubt it, no amount of explanation from me will help, wouldn’t you agree?”

The person clearly didn’t expect Huang Fusheng to be so candid.

However, just as he was at a loss for words, another person stood up.

“Elder Huang, after listening to your speech, I understand a little more, but I don’t quite get it. If the core principle of the hospital is truly ’preventive treatment,’ is there still a need for the hospital to exist?”

Hearing this, Huang Fusheng suddenly laughed.

“Young man, do you really think traditional Chinese medicine can eliminate all diseases?”

“We are currently in an era of excessive desires, with emotions being overly consumed by many, leading to a growing number of patients that won’t decrease with medical advancement. Even if traditional Chinese medicine can prevent diseases, it definitely can’t change the current situation. It can only prevent small ailments from accumulating into major illnesses.”

“The existence of hospitals should fundamentally prioritize prevention and supplement with treatment. This was the strategic healthcare policy set in the last century by great figures. Unfortunately, as time has progressed, we have gradually forgotten it.”

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