Surgery Godfather

The private plane delivered Song Zimo to this unfamiliar African country. As soon as he disembarked, a helicopter that had been waiting for a long time picked him up and took him back to the hospital.

Among the personnel was a Chinese doctor working in Africa; his surname was Deng, and he was also from the south. Upon hearing that Song Zimo came from Nandu Sanbo Hospital, he was extremely excited and shook Song Zimo's hand, saying, "Finally, you're here."

Sanbo Hospital is well-known both domestically and internationally, especially after the conjoined twins surgery a few days ago, which made a tremendous impact across the Earth.

The helicopter landed on a makeshift helipad near the hospital, which was essentially just a flat open area with a large circle drawn. The hospital's buildings were relatively new, styled in Chinese architecture, indicating that it was a hospital constructed with China's assistance.

"This is the largest and best hospital in the country, but the conditions are still very basic, with hardware facilities comparable to our county-level hospitals," Doctor Deng introduced.

The dean and many doctors had already been waiting at the entrance. Upon seeing Song Zimo, they greeted him with traditional Chinese handshakes.

"Thank you for your efforts," Song Zimo expressed his gratitude to them.

"They all know about Sanbo Hospital," said Doctor Deng. "A few days ago, I used the conjoined twins' video to teach them, so they are familiar with Sanbo Hospital. Upon hearing that a professor from China Sanbo Hospital was coming here today, they were very happy and waited here early for your arrival."

No time was left for pleasantries, Song Zimo's first words were, "How is Academician Fang? Let's go see him now."

"He hasn't escaped danger yet; without a blood transfusion, he wouldn't last long," Doctor Deng said, his expression tense.

"Let's go see him now."

Saving lives needed to be done against the clock, and this urgency was ingrained deeply in Song Zimo's bones.

No one expected Song Zimo to be so decisive.

"Alright, I'll take you there immediately," Doctor Deng promptly led Yang Ping toward the ICU.

The dean led the way in front, while other doctors walked alongside, ensuring they kept a certain distance to avoid hindering their brisk walk.

"Dr. Song, I've heard that Professor Yang plans to conduct remote surgery using surgical robots?" Doctor Deng was extremely excited.

Song Zimo nodded, "When the time comes, we need to cooperate on stage, responsible for delivering and exchanging the terminal instruments on the surgical robotic arms."

Upon receiving confirmation, Doctor Deng was even more excited because he had watched the conjoined twins surgery with Professor Yang as the chief surgeon a few days ago. It was a hot topic in the global medical community. Even though he was in Africa, Doctor Deng studied the surgery and felt immense pride as a Chinese doctor.

This hospital was built with Chinese aid, and all the doctors were trained with China's assistance. The equipment was also provided by China.

Therefore, walking through this hospital felt very familiar to Song Zimo.

Accompanied by Doctor Deng, Yang Ping saw the injured Academician Fang lying in the simple ICU, still in a coma.

The ICU had only been recently established, with merely five beds, and another Chinese doctor in Africa stood vigil beside the bed.

"Professor Fang has active internal bleeding, and large blood transfusions are currently sustaining him," Doctor Deng reported, not having time to introduce his Chinese colleague.

Emergency rescue needed to be timely; now, it had been several hours since the incident. As Song Zimo examined, he said, "Prepare for surgery immediately. As we prepare, the operating room on the other side should start assembling and debugging the machines; both sides should proceed simultaneously and immediately carry out preoperative preparations..."

"Do we have sufficient blood?"

"Plentiful. Our Chinese employees with the same blood type are all registered, and a lot of blood has been drawn already. If needed, more can be drawn at any time, as our workers are eager to donate blood."

"Good, prepare for surgery as quickly as possible."

"Alright."

Doctor Deng immediately went to prepare for surgery, the engineers began assembling the surgical robots, and the surgical instruments were already delivered to the operating room. These instruments had all been airlifted, were in single-use sterile packaging, and were ready for immediate use, including sterile drapes.

The hospital cafeteria sent over work meals. Song Zimo took the time to eat and fill his stomach, ready to give his all in surgery shortly.

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At Sanbo Hospital, Yang Ping and the medical team were also busy. They were inspecting and testing the control console for the surgical robot to ensure nothing could go wrong. Once the African hospital had their surgical robot installed and the satellite communication link was established, both sides would pair the machines, followed by testing the network's stability and latency, allowing Yang Ping to have a clear understanding of the data.

Here, Chen Zhi himself headed the engineering team to ensure the equipment during the surgery was flawless. Soon they finished the checks without any problems.

Various parts of the surgical robot had also been brought to the Sanbo Hospital, ready for immediate repair in case of faults. Additionally, they had assembled an identical control station as backup, which allowed for a swift switch in case of failure.

Leaders from Beijing had established a temporary command center at Sanbo Hospital for real-time coordination of the three nodes: Sanbo Hospital, the African hospital, and the communication satellite, ensuring seamless collaboration. A dedicated communication satellite was allocated to set up the network for this surgery.

Academician Fang Zhengming has made great contributions to the refining of certain special metals in our country. Thanks to his efforts, many of our metal refining technologies are world-leading, far ahead of other countries in terms of purity and cost - hence he is deemed a national strategic talent with few equals.