The Enhanced Doctor

Even though Liu Banxia's current workload was much less intense than that of a typical chief resident in the emergency department, he was completely exhausted after persisting for three days.

These last three days had been relatively 'mellow,' with no emergency rescue tasks needing treatment. However, the evenings spent organizing medical records and making rounds had significantly squeezed his rest time.

He wished he could sleep in the dream space, even willing to exchange Glory Points for a good night's rest.

The only gain in these three days had been the daily tasks. His diagnostic skill proficiency had increased by over two hundred points. It was difficult to level up without performing surgeries, yet he couldn't shadow Shi Lei for surgeries at the moment.

Furthermore, the video he recorded had sparked a small trend, and that was about it. The man named Song Xueping never came to apologize.

For many people, this was an insignificant matter; once they had a laugh, it was forgotten. With so much news every day, who could keep up?

Liu Banxia felt somewhat more energetic today. He had already arranged with Shi Lei that he would take the next day off, and Shi Lei would cover for him. He also didn't need to worry about the transfer letter; the Human Resources Department would handle it for him directly.

Therefore, he could use the time tomorrow to continue performing freelance surgeries at Jinshui District Hospital. Three appendectomies would earn him 15,000 yuan.

"Banxia, that's impressive. I'm really in awe," Xu Hui said as he ran out from the internal medicine consultation room where he was on duty.

"Brother Xu, if you keep complimenting me like this, I won't be able to take it," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"The paraffin section results for the patient whose surgery we canceled last time are out. It's confirmed: intestinal tuberculosis. He'll start regular tuberculosis treatment now. Luckily, we didn't perform the surgery," Xu Hui said.

DING!

Colon Condition Patient task completed.

You've earned 300 experience points and 200 diagnostic skill proficiency points.

Task Rating: Flawless. Bonus: 500 experience points, 500 diagnostic skill proficiency points, 1 Glory Point.

Congratulations, Host, for leveling up to Level 26 (37,455/39,276 EXP). You've earned 1 attribute point and 5 Glory Points.

"The results came out so quickly? I thought it would at least take until tomorrow," Liu Banxia said in surprise.

"I pushed them a bit. Otherwise, we couldn't just let the patient keep lying there waiting, could we?" Xu Hui said with a wry smile.

"Last time it was the patient with the aneurysm, and this time, the patient with intestinal tuberculosis. Banxia, you've essentially saved me twice! I don't care what others think, but if you ever have any issues, come to me. I'll definitely back you up."

"Haha, Brother Xu, can you get me a chicken leg for lunch today? I've been really exhausted these past few days," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"Sure, have two," Xu Hui nodded forcefully.

It could be said that Xu Hui had been unlucky. One case was a patient he had admitted, and the other was a consultation requested by Qin Hai. But whether it was an admission or a consultation, if something had truly gone wrong, he would have been held responsible.

This was the life of a doctor; responsibility was ever-present. If any situation arose, the responsibility would undoubtedly fall on an individual.

Liu Banxia had been the one to proactively call for a halt to the surgery for the intestinal tuberculosis patient. Even if he had been wrong, Liu Banxia would have taken the flak. The case of the aneurysm patient was even more significant because Liu Banxia had been the one to detect the condition.

Liang Xiaolin glanced at Liu Banxia. "Feeling great?"

"Well, just moderately so. The thought of being able to properly rest tomorrow is what makes me truly happy," Liu Banxia replied.

"Also, your skills haven't improved much these past few days. Aren't you off tomorrow too? I'll take you to the district hospital for some suturing practice."

Liang Xiaolin furrowed her brows. This was a very good suggestion. However, she was just very cautious and felt she shouldn't get too involved with Liu Banxia; otherwise, who knew what might happen.

"Think it over. If you want to go, let me know. We'll leave together tomorrow morning," Liu Banxia said nonchalantly.

"Fine, I'll go. Who's afraid of whom?" Liang Xiaolin retorted.

Liu Banxia was stunned. What did this have to do with being scared?

The girl seemed to realize she had misspoken; it appeared she had been overthinking.

At that moment, Zhou Li waved to him. "Banxia, the director is calling you for a meeting."

Hearing this, Liu Banxia didn't dare to delay. This could be considered the first official meeting of the emergency department, although not many people were attending.

When he entered Zhou Shuwen's office, he saw Qin Hai sitting on the side, looking displeased. The head nurse, Wang Ying, however, nodded at him.

"How has your work been these past few days?" Zhou Shuwen asked.

"It's been okay. I made some mistakes at the beginning, but I've corrected them now," Liu Banxia responded.

Zhou Shuwen nodded. "I've looked at some of the cases you've handled. Overall, they're quite good. Later, prepare materials regarding the aneurysm patient you admitted and be ready to speak at the hospital's case conference next Monday."

Liu Banxia's heart leaped. He felt a bit dizzy. Was such a high-profile task really being assigned to him?

"I also need to announce something," Zhou Shuwen continued. "Effective immediately, Director Qin will be transferred to the Medical Affairs Department. The work in the Medical Affairs Department is very important and requires an experienced doctor like Director Qin to oversee it."

Upon hearing Zhou Shuwen's words, both Wang Ying and Liu Banxia looked at him in surprise, not expecting Qin Hai to actually give up his position.

"Alright, that's all for today. We don't need to waste too much time in meetings. Sister Wang, please ensure your nurses step up their skills training. The workload might increase significantly," Zhou Shuwen said with a smile.

Wang Ying nodded. "Don't worry, Director, the kids are working hard."

"Good. Liu Banxia, you stay behind."

Just as Liu Banxia was about to leave, Zhou Shuwen called him back.

"Tell me, what problems have you noticed in your work lately?" Zhou Shuwen asked after Qin Hai and Wang Ying had left.

"Director, then I'll speak frankly," Liu Banxia asked cautiously.

"I just feel the hospital is all talk and little action. What our emergency department lacks most are operating rooms and full-time doctors. Going to the main building's operating rooms takes too much time. If the hospital has many scheduled surgeries, who knows how long we'd have to wait."

"These issues will all be resolved," Zhou Shuwen said casually. "The newly-built inpatient building will allocate its lower five or six floors for the new emergency department. This current area will then be converted into a health check-up center, so we'll have everything we need. Anything else you wanted to say?"

Liu Banxia quickly shook his head. He had just heard some explosive news; he hadn't expected the hospital's plans for the emergency department to be so extensive.

"A reminder for you: you are now a doctor of the Second Hospital. The hospital won't stop you from performing surgeries elsewhere, but it must not affect your regular work here. You need to distinguish between primary and secondary responsibilities," Zhou Shuwen said.

"Director, rest assured, I will definitely keep this in mind," Liu Banxia replied promptly, standing up.

Zhou Shuwen nodded. "Your small-incision surgery technique is good. You can focus more on that. Alright, there's nothing else."

Exiting the office, Liu Banxia was still a bit dazed. He had just received two shocking pieces of news and needed some time to digest them. He also needed to process Zhou Shuwen's last sentence.