nashuaworldcup Chapter 426 Lin Panpan, do you really think this hospital is a charity run by your family?
Chapter 426 Lin Panpan, do you really think this hospital is a charity run by your family?
When the sun reached its zenith, Lin Panpan was finally able to lean back in her chair and take a break.
She had just closed her eyes when she heard pushing and shouting outside the door.
"How dare you barge in here!" Guo Deguang stood in the middle of the corridor, his arms folded across his chest. His shiny leather shoes rolled over the old man's exposed-toe straw sandals and he said, "Are you, a country bumpkin, worthy of entering a specialist's office? Are you worthy?"
The old man was hunched over, his navy blue shirt had been washed white, patches piled on top of patches on his shoulders, and a sweat-soaked grey towel hung around his neck. He said:
"Doctor, please be kind. I came here in a hurry and didn't bring any money.
My grandson has a very bad fever, can you help? "
"You want to see a doctor without money? The hospital is not a charity, get out of here!" Guo Deguang's assistant put his hands on his hips, his face full of impatience.
Lin Panpan slammed the door of the clinic open, her face livid. "Stop making sarcastic remarks here! The child is already so feverish, don't you have any sympathy?"
When the assistant heard this, he threw back his head and laughed, his gold chain dazzling.
"Oh, you're so kindhearted! I'll send all the poor people to you from now on!
With your status, aren't you worthy enough to hang out with them?"
The old man next to her was so anxious that he burst into tears and was about to kneel down to Lin Panpan:
"Doctor! Please save my grandson! He has had a high fever for two days.
I rushed here from the village overnight and didn't have time to get the money...
As long as I can cure you, I will give you any amount of money!"
Lin Panpan quickly supported the old man and shouted behind him, "Li Liang, bring the child in quickly! He's burning hot, we can't delay any longer!"
The child was brought into the clinic. Lin Panpan's brows furrowed as she took his pulse. "Why did you bring him here just now? He's delirious with fever. His condition is very dangerous!"
The old man knelt on the ground with snot and tears all over his face.
"How could I have known it would be so serious! I gave him fever-reducing medicine at first, and he seemed to be getting better. But who would have thought he would suddenly pass out with a fever this morning...
Doctor, this is my only grandson. If I can’t save him, my son and daughter-in-law will fight me to the death!”
Lin Panpan's expression was solemn, and she immediately ordered, "Quickly get some medical alcohol, and dilute it with warm water at a ratio of one to three!"
When the warm water was ready, she quickly soaked the cotton cloth and gently wiped the child's forehead, neck, armpits and groin.
This is a physical cooling method. When alcohol evaporates, it can take away body surface heat and relieve high fever.
Then she quickly took out a silver needle and burned it over an alcohol lamp to disinfect it.
"When children have high fever and convulsions, the key is to clear away heat and open the orifices." Lin Panpan said as she found the acupuncture points. She first gently pricked the child's Shixuan acupoint and squeezed out a few drops of black blood. This is an emergency method to relieve heat and wake the mind.
He also inserted needles into the Dazhui, Quchi and Hegu points with a steady and precise technique.
Dazhui point is the meeting point of all Yang meridians, and draining it can clear the heat from the whole body. Quchi and Hegu belong to the Yangming meridian, and can clear and drain the real heat in the Qi.
After the acupuncture was completed, she quickly wrote down the prescription:
"Take three liang of gypsum and boil it first, add three qian of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, a pinch of polished rice, two qian of licorice root, and two qian each of Bupleurum and Scutellaria.
This is a modification of Baihu Decoction combined with Xiao Chaihu Decoction, which clears the heat in the Yangming meridian and harmonizes the Shaoyang meridian.
He turned to the old man and said, "Go and boil the medicine quickly. Feed the child a small spoonful every hour. Make sure the child takes it."
After taking care of all this, Lin Panpan was still worried, so she took some mint and Artemisia annua, crushed them, wrapped them in gauze, and applied them to the child's navel and soles of his feet.
This is an external treatment method that uses the power of transdermal drug absorption to help reduce fever.
She stayed by the bed, closely observing the child's complexion, breathing and body temperature until the child's temperature slowly dropped and the symptoms of high fever convulsion were relieved.
"The fever has subsided a little. Keep an eye on it later. I'll go and rest for a while." Lin Panpan said.
"Thank you, young lady. Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, my grandson would be in danger." The old man's eyes were red.
Lin Panpan sighed and said, "It's okay, it's okay, Lin Xuemei, go to the cafeteria and see if there is any food left. Bring some food to the old man and tell my brother that it's what I wanted."
"Okay!" Lin Xuemei pushed the door open and walked out.
Then Guo Deguang sneered and said:
"Lin Panpan, do you really think this hospital is a charity run by your family?
I'm putting this on the line, not a single cent of the medical and medication fees for this bill can be reduced."
Lin Panpan clenched the stethoscope in her hand, her knuckles turning white:
"I can pay for it myself, right? Why do you insist on negotiating money when the child's life is on the line?"
God is watching over us, if something goes wrong..."
"Misfortune?" Guo Deguang suddenly burst into laughter:
"Do you think the hospital is a temple for the Buddha? If you want to see a doctor without money, you're dreaming!
I am the vice president now, and I have the final say on the rules here!
Don't forget that every doctor has performance indicators, and if they fail to meet them, they will be fired.
I want to see what you can use to fill this hole!"
"Treatment and saving lives is my duty. When did it become a business?" Lin Panpan took a half step back, anger burning in her eyes. "Just because you hold the title of Vice President, you've thrown your conscience away?"
Guo Deguang sneered:
"Conscience? Can this thing pay the hospital's water and electricity bills? Can it pay the nurses' salaries?
If you come in last next month, don't blame me for firing you."
Lin Panpan went straight to Li Si, who was busy organizing medical records.
I looked up and saw her gloomy face, so I quickly made room for a chair: "Panpan, what happened?"
Lin Panpan sat down and told her about how Guo Deguang had made things difficult for her and how she had to pay the medical expenses herself.
Li Si took off his glasses, rubbed his eyebrows, and sighed:
“I understand that you feel sorry for the child, but the hospital does have regulations.
A few years ago, someone refused to pay after seeing a doctor, and the department ended up paying several thousand yuan out of pocket. Since then, medical expenses must be settled in advance."
He opened the drawer and took out a yellowed performance report:
"Look, this is the target set by the hospital. Our surgeons must see at least 300 patients and complete 20 operations every month. The total cost of medicine and examination fees must reach 8000 yuan.
If you fail to meet the standards for three consecutive months, you will be transferred to logistics."
Li Si lowered his voice:
“Everyone, including me, must meet this standard, but it should be quite simple.
And Guo Deguang, he was also considering the hospital, so we should strictly enforce it next time."
Guo Deguang sneered and said:
"Did you hear that? The hospital has its own rules. Without rules, there will be no order.
I think Director Lin should stick to the rules to prevent others from following his example."
Lin Panpan watched them turn around and leave. She always felt that Li Si had changed. In the past, Li Si would stand on her side when encountering such things.
But this time it was different. Back in the office, Lin Panpan sighed helplessly:
"Seeing 300 patients a day and charging 8000 yuan a month is simply a fantasy for traditional Chinese medicine.
Some patients can be cured with just a few dollars, but do I have to charge them more just because of the standard?"