My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points Chapter 1395 554: The Silent Rise of the Emergency Department, Choosing One Person to Love and Grow Old With_2

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Previously on My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points...
Zhou Can agrees to take on a challenging esophageal leak case, believing his skills can overcome the patient's underlying issues potentially caused by long-term alcohol abuse. Meanwhile, the Emergency Department has seen remarkable growth in beds and staff due to Zhou Can's contributions, transforming it from an underappreciated unit to a thriving department.

Observe now, each recruitment drive fills Director Lou with unwavering confidence, even granting him the authority to handpick exceptional talents.

When individuals who previously switched departments unsuccessfully seek to return, if their abilities are truly outstanding, Director Lou readily extends another opportunity.

However, should their skill level be merely average, ah, then Director Lou gets to bask in his current prestige.

It truly embodies the saying, "When the sun sets, you do not stay; when it rises again, who are you to ask?"

Currently, as Tuya Hospital recruits across its various clinical departments, the Emergency Department has, without conscious effort, surpassed certain underperforming or less promising sections.

Beyond the significant influx of skilled personnel, the hardware facilities within the Emergency Department are also undergoing rapid enhancement, marking a major upgrade.

A Level 100 operating room is functional, alongside a traditional operating room, and a Level 10,000 operating room is under construction, slated for completion by month's end.

The operating room equipment is fully comprehensive.

Specifically, the Level 100 operating room where Zhou Can practices is outfitted with most surgical instruments, save for certain exceedingly expensive, specialized apparatus.

The majority of this equipment is imported.

There is little alternative; domestic manufacturing still trails significantly in producing these advanced medical devices and instruments.

Consider a common microscopic endoscope; Olympus produces models capable of magnification thousands of times over with unwavering clarity. Domestic manufacturers, let alone for microscopic endoscopes, struggle to match Japanese standards even with regular microscopic devices.

The number of emergency operating rooms has expanded to three, their hardware facilities now complete and on par with those in standard specialized departments.

This represents merely the forefront of its swift advancement.

For instance, the newly established endoscopy operating room now empowers the Emergency Department to perform endoscopic surgeries.

The sole missing component remains physicians possessing high-level surgical expertise.

Presently, the undisputed top performer for endoscopic surgeries within the Emergency Department is not Dr. Xu, but Zhou Can.

Dr. Xu's proficiency in endoscopic surgery is, admittedly, not to be underestimated.

Furthermore, the ongoing development of the ICU has been significant. Previously, the success rate for critical and major emergency patient rescues was only adequate. Now, following the recruitment of numerous top-tier doctors with doctoral degrees or higher, coupled with continuous upgrades to ICU equipment and keeping pace with technological progress, steady improvements have been realized.

The success rate for critical patient rescues now stands at an astonishing level.

This remarkable achievement is largely attributable to Director Lou's diligent efforts and astute leadership, as well as Zhou Can's multifaceted contributions.

Zhou Can maintains a strong connection with Tuya Hospital's Intensive Care Medicine Department, leveraging this relationship to secure substantial support for staff training. New recruits in the Emergency Department are initially assigned to the Intensive Care Medicine Department for a period of training before reassuming their duties.

Without Zhou Can acting as the crucial link, tirelessly working behind the scenes, would the Intensive Care Medicine Department offer its full backing to the Emergency Department's ICU?

It would require a degree of madness.

An inherent rivalry exists between the two departments.

The more robust the Emergency Department's ICU becomes, the fewer patients the Intensive Care Medicine Department would naturally receive.

Zhou Can diligently collaborated with Director Liu of the Intensive Care Medicine Department, securing his agreement through specific assurances.

Subsequent events have unequivocally validated Zhou Can's exceptional foresight.

Following the enhancement of the Emergency Department's ICU, not only has the Intensive Care Medicine Department seen no decline in patient numbers, but patient volume has, in fact, risen substantially.

The reason?

The Cardiothoracic Surgery Department has now ascended to become one of the nation's preeminent departments in its field.

While its leading status might involve a degree of hyperbole, recognition from patients and the general public is sufficient.

Cardiothoracic Surgery is a specialty particularly prone to critical cases.

The elevated reputation of this department resulted in a surge of patients, consequently increasing the number of cases transferred to the Intensive Care Medicine Department.

Moreover, the improved rescue success rate of the Emergency Department's ICU has also drawn an increasing number of critically ill patients to its care.

The Emergency Department serves as the face of any hospital.

A higher success rate in critical patient rescues directly translates to a greater reputation for the hospital.

Beyond the Emergency Intensive Care Unit, the Emergency Rescue Room's standards have also seen an uplift. It's because the success rates within the Rescue Room are, in fact, intrinsically tied to both the ICU and the Emergency Operating Room.

As the benchmarks for the ICU and the Emergency Operating Room are elevated, the Rescue Room advances even if no direct action is taken within its own department.

The sole area currently lagging within the Emergency Department seems to be Internal Medicine.

There's little that can be done about it; without premier Internal Medicine specialists, mere recruitment of doctoral or master's candidates won't suffice to significantly enhance the department's standing.

Even though Zhou Can maintains a cordial relationship with Director Tan of Internal Medicine, petitioning the Internal Medicine department to nurture key talents for the Emergency Department amounts to wishful thinking. No sensible person would willingly relinquish valuable resources for another's benefit.

Nevertheless, Emergency Internal Medicine continues to make strides at a commendable pace.

It just cannot rival the progress seen in Surgery.

This disparity exists because Surgery benefits from a prodigy like Zhou Can.

Another matter worthy of attention has emerged.

Zhou Can is now making a conscious effort to reduce his involvement in Level 1 and Level 2 surgeries, progressively increasing the frequency of Level 3 procedures he undertakes.

This strategic shift is driven by the fact that his surgical proficiencies, excluding those in orthopedic surgery, have all surpassed Level 6. Consequently, performing Level 1 and Level 2 surgeries offers minimal further benefit.

Only by persistently tackling more challenging Level 3 and even Level 4 surgeries can he continue to rapidly accumulate valuable surgical Experience Points.

Meanwhile, other new doctors, under the tutelage of Dr. Xu and their colleagues, begin their training by performing Level 1 surgeries.

This methodical approach is how every surgeon achieves growth.

This structure also represents the healthy operational model for the Emergency Department's operating rooms: newcomers commence with Level 1 surgeries, more experienced senior Residents manage Level 2 procedures, and Attending Doctors start to undertake Level 3 surgeries while also overseeing Level 2 cases.