Chapter 23 — On my first day as Director, I was kicked out of the cafeteria by the resident doctor

Chapter 28 Time turns to autumn. The project to build a Provincial Medical Center officially kicked off. The province poured down the first round of specialized budget: 80 million yuan. This money must be used in the most core areas — building specialties, attracting talent, upgrading equipment, and establishing a scientific research foundation. The four words "attract talent" make Han Man smile.

“Director Co, this round of attracting talent must be done properly.”

“It is because we have suffered disadvantages that we know what to do.”

The plan to attract new talents was written by me. Three-level appraisal regime: Faculty nominates, Human Resources Department appraises, and the Board of Directors finalizes and approves. Each level has clear appraisal standards and the signature of the responsible person. Whoever signs is responsible and will be prosecuted for life. When the plan was presented to Party Secretary Liu Zhenghe, he read it for 20 minutes.

“Tieu Co, this plan is even stricter than the province's model.”

“If we are strict, problems will not arise again.”

"Okay. I sign."

The first batch of talented people were recruited through the new process, a total of 3 people. One is Dr. Hau, Department of Bones and Joints from Provincial People's Hospital, one is Senior Associate Doctor of Internal Medicine from a 3A hospital in Beijing, and one is a doctor in the Department of Emergency Medicine who just finished studying for a PhD abroad. The qualifications, abilities, and work experience of the three people all went through three rounds of appraisal. Clean, bright, clear. On the day they accepted the job, Phuong Tri Vien stood in the hallway of the Bone and Joint Department watching Dr. Hau enter the office. Tham Ba Quan stood next to him and said: "I've seen this kid's thesis, his level is quite good. Much better than some of the people we recruited in the department before." Phuong Tri Vien said nothing. But his expression was not unhappy. It's a very complex emotion that's difficult to describe in words. After the newcomers arrived, the Department of Bone and Joint Surgery's surgical capacity recovered quickly. After coordinating two surgeries with Dr. Hau, Phuong Tri Vien took the initiative to say something to Tham Ba Quan.

“This guy is trainable, his basic skills are very strong.”

Tham Ba Quan later told me this story.

“Headmaster Phuong has changed.”

“Change how?”

"In the past, when there was a new person in the department, the first thing he did was see if that person listened. Now he looks to see if they can do the job."

“That's good.”

At the end of September, something happened that surprised the whole hospital. Phuong Tri Vien himself wrote an article and published it in the hospital's internal magazine. The title is: “Management Lessons from a Surgeon.” In the article, he reflects on all his mistakes when he was the Vice Chairman of the Department of Bones and Joints - accepting people without checking their qualifications, tolerating subordinates who violated the rules, using personal relationships to replace management rules. He did not shift any responsibility, nor did he find any excuses for himself. The last paragraph reads:

"I used to think that if I was good at surgery, I could defy those regulations. But regulations were not created to bind good people, but to protect everyone. Including myself."

This article spread in the hospital, and many people's views changed. It's not that their view of me has changed — their view of me has changed a long time ago. It's the way of looking at Phuong Tri Vien. He is no longer “the poor guy whose wife put him down.” He has become “a person who dares to admit his mistakes”. Sometimes, admitting mistakes is more difficult than winning.