Chapter 5 — On my first day as Director, I was kicked out of the cafeteria by the resident doctor

Liu Meihua stood up.

“Okay, then I will bring back your entire sentence to convey.”

She walked to the door and looked back.

"Director Co, I have one more thing to say. Director Phuong's relationships at this hospital were not accumulated in a day or two. If you want to touch them, then do it completely. Don't leave any residue behind."

The door closes. I sat alone in the room, looking at the documents on the table. Phuong Tri Vien didn't send me any more messages all day today. Don't come looking for me either. But I know, this has just begun. Chapter 9 On the third day after the transcript was made public, things took a turn that I did not expect. At eight o'clock in the morning, as soon as I arrived at the office, Han Man walked in, his face not looking right.

“Director Co, something is wrong.”

“What?”

"At four o'clock this morning, the Bone and Joint Department had an emergency case, an 82-year-old woman with a broken femoral neck. The surgeon was To Nha Lam."

I frowned.

“To Nha Lam operates independently?”

"No. The duty schedule says that she is on duty with the doctor treating Tran Luong, but last night Tran Luong had diarrhea and asked for leave, so the department temporarily adjusted so that To Nha Lam could take her place."

“Does Phuong Tri Vien know?”

“The approval slip has his signature.”

My fingers tapped twice on the table.

“How did the surgery go?”

Han Man gave me a summary report.

"The surgery lasted four and a half hours, nearly double the normal time. During the surgery, there was a slight incident, the screw position was misaligned once, then it was corrected. The old lady is currently being monitored in the ICU room, her vital signs are temporarily stable."

“During the surgery, it got misaligned once.”

I put down the report.

“What was To Nha Lam's last skill test score?”

"58 points. Failed."

“A resident doctor failed the operation test, but was assigned to perform bone surgery on an 82-year-old man.”

Han Man did not answer.

“What did the Medical Education Department say?”

"The Department of Academic Affairs said this is an internal personnel adjustment of the faculty, there is no need to report to the Institute for approval."

“There is no need for approval, so who is responsible if something happens?”

“According to current regulations, the Dean is responsible.”

Phuong Tri Vien. I stood up.

"Notify the Department of Medical Education, there is an emergency meeting at ten o'clock this morning. The Head and Deputy Head of the Department of Bones and Joints must be present."

Exactly ten o'clock, there were five people in the meeting room. I, Han Man, Head of Medical Education Department Trieu Quoc Cuong, Tham Ba Quan, Phuong Tri Vien. To Nha Lam was not present, but her name is on everyone's lips. Trieu Quoc Cuong reported the progress of the surgery first. Having finished speaking, I asked Phuong Tri Vien directly.

“Dean Phuong, have you seen To Nha Lam's transcript?”

"The resident doctor's operation did not meet the requirements, so you placed her on the emergency operating table. What is your basis?"

The corners of Phuong Tri Vien's lips tightened.

"That night, the department was severely understaffed. Tran Luong suddenly resigned. To Nha Lam was the only option on duty. Furthermore, she did not perform the main surgery independently, she played the role of assistant surgery, coordinating with the Department of Anesthesiology and the nursing team to complete the surgery."

“On the approval form, she signed her name as the main surgeon.”

Phuong Tri Vien paused.

"It's a matter of paperwork, in reality she can't complete it on her own."

“Issues of form?”

I pushed the approval slip in front of him.

“If this surgery happens If a medical incident is brought to the Medical Investigation Committee, do you think they will look at the appearance or the reality?

Phuong Tri Vien was speechless. Tham Ba Quan sat next to him and said in a low voice: "Director Co, to be fair, in the past there were cases of temporary adjustments like this in all departments, not just the problem of the Department of Bones and Joints."

“Before was before.” I said, "From today, all surgeries with a resident doctor operating independently must be approved by the Medical Education Department and recorded. The resident doctor failed the exam, before passing the next test, not allowed

Participate in the main or secondary surgery in any surgery." Phuong Tri Vien suddenly raised his head.

“So what about To Nha Lam's duty schedule?”

“Just follow the rules.”

"If according to regulations, for the next three months she can only sit and write medical records and go to the hospital room, and cannot have any surgeries."

“Then let her write a three-month medical record.”

Phuong Tri Vien's breathing was heavy.

“Thanh Ninh…”

“At the hospital, please call me Director Co.”

He fell silent. After the meeting ended, everyone left, only me and Trieu Quoc Cuong remained. Trieu Quoc Cuong is an old fox. He has worked in the Department of Education for more than ten years and has encountered all kinds of big storms. When he left, he left a sentence.

“Director Co, Director Phuong, this person is really good at his profession. But his weakness is also very obvious.”

“What weakness?”

Trieu Quoc Cuong smiled.

“You know better than me.”

He left. I sat in an empty conference room, looking at the sky outside the window, gray, about to rain. The phone vibrates. A text message from an unknown number.

“Director Co, do you think you won? She doesn't understand this hospital, nor does she understand Phuong Tri Vien. Good drama is still behind.”

Phone number without name. I stared at that message for five seconds, took a screenshot, and saved it to my computer.