Chapter 260: The Scapegoat of the Industrial Chain (League Leader Feng Ai Yun bonus chapter)

Ji Xiang did not go to participate in the surgery competition; he was not very concerned about that. Comparatively speaking, Zhao Zhe's understanding and application of partial Kidney Resection + Interventional Embolization surgery were more to Ji Xiang's taste.

Even performing a few circumcisions would be more practical than participating in a competition.

Unknowingly, Ji Xiang had already been assimilated by the System NPC.

After finishing a circumcision at Nan Ke Yi Yuan, Ji Xiang ran back to the hospital to look at Medical Records and see Patients, preparing for Monday's surgery.

The speed of accumulating data was very slow, but Ji Xiang did not want to fabricate a few fake data points or cite others' data excessively just to write an SCI paper.

"Xiao Ji, you've been quite busy today." Wu Zong was relatively relaxed, sitting with his legs crossed, watching Ji Xiang and Zhao Zhe work.

"The Patient admitted by Liu Zhuren during the Outpatient Department visit is scheduled for surgery on Monday, but they have to undergo Interventional Surgery first, which is quite difficult." Ji Xiang scratched his head.

"Anyone who knows the gravity of the situation avoids Interventional Surgery, unlike the big shots in the Circulatory Internal Medicine Department who hold onto that piece of meat for dear life," Wu Zong laughed. "But it seems they won't be able to eat this meat for much longer; after Stents, there are Drug-eluting Microspheres, and I don't think the microspheres will last long either."

Ji Xiang was not interested in this aspect.

Zhao Zhe was an old Attending Physician, a lifelong old Attending Physician. While working, he said, "Our hospital is the same; the Circulation Department performs surgeries click-clack, and the director of the Circulation Department on our side seems to have menopause syndrome—their temper is bad, and on top of that, they are stingy as hell."

"Stingy?" Wu Zong asked.

"When the technicians have to work overtime for extra surgeries, working an average of 12 hours a day throughout the year, the director of the Circulatory Internal Medicine Department only gives them 300 yuan in overtime pay."

"Per surgery or per month?"

"Per month," Zhao Zhe said. "Anyway, I can't stand to look at it; it's simply too miserable. The technician visibly gained three sizes in a few years, and then they had to take sick leave."

Performing surgery is hard on one's hair, but it's even harder on the technicians.

They treat technicians and young doctors like consumables, using them up and then casting them aside. Strange to say, among the young doctors who performed surgeries with the Circulation Department director, two developed thyroid cancer, yet the director is perfectly fine. You tell me, they all say..."

Zhao Zhe spoke on and on.

After spending a few days together, Wu Zong also knew that this old Attending Physician, who looked a bit greasy, had the problem of being a chatterbox and a social butterfly, so he didn't mind, just turning a deaf ear and letting him talk as he pleased.

"Wu Zong, can I perform Interventional Surgery after I go back?" Lu Kai blocked out Zhao Zhe's nagging and asked Wu Zong.

"Centralized procurement is already in place now; the price of big Stents has dropped, and I reckon by the time you learn to use the Drug-eluting Balloon, it won't be any good either," Wu Zong said. "This is a matter of a generation; this generation has already passed. It's the tide of the era; who knows what the next trend will be."

Lu Kai felt a bit regretful.

"However, if you aren't thinking about stability, I can recommend a job to you," Wu Zong said.

"What job?" Lu Kai immediately perked up.

"Being a doctor is just like a dish; when others order you, you can be served at the banquet, and when they don't order you, you end up in the slop bucket."

"Uh..."

"That's what Liu Zhuren said, and I think it's spot on." Wu Zong smiled, seeing Ji Xiang indifferent and Lu Kai looking blank, with only Zhao Zhe appearing thoughtful.

It's no wonder; to grasp this level, ten years of Clinical experience is not enough.

"In previous years, every time doctors were needed to rush to the front line, there was all sorts of praise, and then when they turned around and found the medical insurance wasn't enough, they said it was us doctors' fault. In an industrial chain, who eats more than us doctors? Why isn't the medical insurance enough? Don't those people who blame the doctors have any self-awareness?"

"The more someone understands, the harder they curse; this is called scapegoating."

"Wu Zong, you've gone off-topic," Zhao Zhe reminded him.

Wu Zong was startled, then laughed out loud. "Lu Kai, there's no future in being a small-town doctor; come to our Second Affiliated Hospital and be a broker."

"What is a broker?" Lu Kai was confused.

"Wu Zong is right!" Zhao Zhe slapped his thigh and opened the floodgates. "When I was doing advanced studies at 912, there were brokers there, also called 'people-bringers' or similar, and they formed an industrial chain."

"It means you are familiar with several big directors and famous Experts here. Patients in need come directly to you, and you can find the director or Expert to add a slot, or use your off-hours to take the Patient directly to see the Expert."

"In this way, whether it's the Patient, the Expert, or yourself, everyone benefits; it basically belongs to a win-win situation."

Wu Zong smiled; it had to be the old Attending Physician, he was crystal clear on this.

"This works too?"

"For example, someone in your hometown has Renal Cancer and arrives at the Provincial Hospital completely lost; they can't even find the door to queue up for registration, so they can only register blindly."

"As for which Doctor sees the Patient, whether it's Liu Zhuren or me, it depends on their luck."

"You tell me, can you just rely on luck? Right?"

"If you appear in front of the Patient at this time and tell them you are familiar with everything here, and for just one thousand yuan, you can find the top-tier Doctor to see them as quickly as possible, would they do it or not?"

"I wouldn't, I don't have that much money," Lu Kai scratched his head.

"Hahaha, that's where you don't understand," Zhao Zhe said. "The vast majority of people would, especially after you build a reputation."

"You can just focus on one or two departments you are familiar with; some big brokers are familiar with the whole hospital and know the ins and outs of every department."

"When I was at 912, Qu called them Scalpers, but I saw that Qu was also very familiar with the Scalpers. One day when I was seeing patients in the Outpatient Department with Qu, a Scalper brought 12 patients at once after work."

"!!!"

"It was still very early then, and each Patient gave Qu 500 yuan. The Outpatient Department was closed, but Qu wasn't in a hurry, taking the patients to the ward to see them one by one until past 8 o'clock in the evening."

"Six thousand yuan in one night, that's worth it!" Lu Kai almost drooled.

Never mind six thousand yuan from over a decade ago, even now it's not a small amount.

"That's only secondary; the Doctor has income, the Scalper is happy, and most importantly, the Patient also benefits," Zhao Zhe said. "If everyone follows the rules, everyone on this industrial chain benefits, and there are no hidden dangers. So the competition is also fierce; some new Scalpers want to break in, and before the crackdown on organized crime, they would have a big fight over this."

"!!!"

"It was so miserable; there were even those who attacked doctors, though that was relatively rare; I've only heard of it twice."

"So Wu Laozong is right; being a broker has a future. Although the Second Affiliated Hospital isn't as big and 'fat' as 912, as long as you focus on cultivating it, you will definitely have a harvest."

"That requires knowing a lot of people, right?" Lu Kai was tempted.

"Of course. For example—if you perform well now, and in the future you bring someone to see Liu Zhuren, Liu Zhuren won't refuse, right? If the money is also in place, Liu Zhuren won't refuse even more. What various online platforms are doing now is actually no different from Scalpers."

"Ah?!"

(End of chapter)