When the Doctor Uses A Hack

This society is just so realistic!

If you don’t have money, you might not even be able to afford a specialist.

Even if your life is hanging by a thread right now, if the hospital truly cannot perform the surgery, you can only ask for a specialist, and the specialist’s fee will have to be borne by yourself.

Yang Ziming sighed, looking at Old He’s wife, and by observing the woman’s attire, one could tell she was a simple rural woman.

But he, Yang Ziming, really had no confidence in carrying out such a surgery.

Self-blame was of no use, and complaining about the high fees charged by some specialists was also futile.

Seeing the distraught look on Old He’s wife, Yang Ziming sighed and made a phone call, saying, "Big sister, don’t worry. I’ll make a call to contact a specialist from the province for you. The person is the director of hepatobiliary surgery at Dongda Second Hospital, and he remembers he can perform such a surgery. Just wait a moment."

After finishing speaking, Yang Ziming picked up the phone and walked to the side to start making the call.

"Professor Wang, hello, yes, this is Yang Ziming! It’s like this, Professor Wang, we have a patient here... Yes, we can stabilize his condition for now, but it’s hard to say if it will be fine for long, yes! Yes, yes."

"Do you have time? Please come over as soon as possible..."

"Okay, okay, then I will talk to the family!"

After hanging up the phone, Yang Ziming cursed in his heart; this Professor Wang always cost a huge sum whenever he visited and was arrogant, with his words showing complete disdain for local directors like them, always carrying an attitude of superiority, which made Yang Ziming rather uncomfortable.

However, there was no help for it when one was in need of favors, and in Yang Ziming’s memory, it was only he and Professor Qian Liang who performed this surgery well.

And the status of Professor Qian Liang was so high that even Yang Ziming might not be able to invite him.

After hanging up the call, Yang Ziming took a deep breath and walked over to the family.

"Big sister, this is the situation. I have contacted the director from Dongda Second Hospital, Professor Wang Shou. In our province, he performs this type of surgery quite well."

"It’s shameful to say, but if I perform this surgery, the success rate is less than five percent, whereas Professor Wang might increase it to over twenty percent. However... the professor said that the surgery is highly risky and complex, and it requires a specialist fee of twenty thousand yuan."

"This... rest assured, big sister, our hospital won’t intervene, but you will have to pay Professor Wang yourself."

After saying this, even Yang Zhiming felt a bit embarrassed!

After all, twenty thousand yuan is indeed a lot, and it’s not as if paying 20,000 yuan guarantees a great chance of success...

"Financial and physical ruin" is an all-too-common occurrence for hospitals.

And it is the most tragic.

For this rural woman, it was still very challenging!

Yang Zhiming sighed, "Of course, you can also contact a specialist on your own... but time is of the essence." Your adventure continues at NovelBin.Côm

Yang Zhiming said this while shaking his head.

Where could an old farmer know so many specialists!

When Old He’s wife heard this, she indeed looked distraught.

Her son and daughter still owed a huge mortgage, but... even so, the person still had to be saved, money had to be borrowed to save him, and if it came to having no money, there was nothing one could do. As for contacting a specialist herself, as an ordinary citizen, where would she know any specialists!

At that thought, Lao He’s wife was about to speak.

Chen Dahai and Old Yang by his side had already said, "Sister-in-law, don’t worry about the money, I’ll go home and get it now, just wait for a moment."

However, Chen Dahai suddenly remembered something and asked Chen Cang, "Cang Er, do you know this expert? Or do you know any other experts?"

Chen Cang had already listened to the earlier introduction of the disease and, of course, knew the experts in the field of hepatobiliary medicine, whether it was Qian Liang or Zhou Hongguang from the capital, but he really was unfamiliar with this Wang Shou.

Since Dongda Second Hospital didn’t interact much with their hospital, Chen Cang wasn’t very familiar with it.

But now, it was clear that they couldn’t afford any delay in calling for an expert… there was no need!

Because Chen Cang himself knew how to perform such surgery.

Qin Yue stood up and said, "How about I call my dad and ask him to reach out for a connection?"

Chen Cang waved his hand, "No need, I’ll do it, I can perform this surgery."

With one sentence, he had left Shen Xiuyuan and Yang Ziming baffled.

At this moment, the director of the emergency department, Ji Qu, came out of the operating room and said to the family, "I have contacted Director He Tong of our Anyang City Emergency Center, and he is also aware of your situation and very concerned, but… transporting the patient would be very risky, he will help you find a specialist as soon as possible, and this way, it will be much cheaper than if you were to hire a specialist yourself."

Indeed, the implication was clear, if the hospital helped in contacting, it would be considered medical assistance, and naturally, the cost wouldn’t be as high.

Upon hearing this, Lao He’s wife was so grateful she almost knelt down before Ji Qu.

Ji Qu quickly supported her, sighed, and said, "Big sister, that’s how our grassroots hospitals are, we have no choice, we can only do our best, there’s really no other way."

Indeed, just like Ji Qu said, there are many helpless situations at the grassroots level, and it is very difficult to diagnose and treat complex and miscellaneous diseases!

Perhaps it’s somewhat far-fetched to consider Jin Yang City People’s Hospital a grassroots level in a prefectural-level city, but… how much difference is there really in the face of many complex diseases?

Especially in emergency cases, sometimes the hospital does not have the capability to rescue, and transferring to another hospital might be too late… and specialists may not be willing to come since they operate on the principle of profit, and moreover, it is a critical and severe case, so coming over may not necessarily earn them gratitude.

To put it unpleasantly, at times like this, many doctors have already started to prepare the family for the worst.

At this point, Chen Cang said, "Directors, let me introduce myself, I am Chen Cang from the Provincial Second Hospital, and I can perform surgery for the patient’s condition."

The reason Chen Cang did not say so at the beginning was because no hospital would just let you go ahead – human life is at stake, not a joke; do you think that just because you’re a doctor you can perform surgery anywhere in the country?

Of course not!

Hospitals have their own procedures and regulations, you say you are competent, but whose responsibility is it if something goes wrong?

Medical responsibilities and disputes between doctors and patients are the most troublesome.

Ji Qu and Yang Ziming looked at Chen Cang and shook their heads, saying nothing.

Seeing their reaction, Chen Cang suddenly thought of what the emergency department director Ji Qu had just mentioned, that He Tong was currently seeking a specialist for rescue. With that thought, Chen Cang picked up the phone and called the director of the emergency center, He Tong.

Upon getting through, Chen Cang got straight to the point, "Director He, hello, this is Chen Cang. I’m currently in front of the operating room at Jin Yang City People’s Hospital. The patient is an uncle of mine, and yes, I am capable of performing this surgery. Could you please coordinate with the hospital here… yes… alright, alright… no problem!"

After hanging up, Ji Qu, Yang Ziming, and Shen Xiuyuan looked at Chen Cang in some astonishment – this young man…

Just at this moment, Ji Qu’s phone rang!