I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 328 - 294: Why Did the Dean Surrender First?

Chapter 328: Chapter 294: Why Did the Dean Surrender First?

After listening to Qi Jing’s words, Ji Yuanning still found it hard to believe.

"Director, do you really have such high regard for them?"

"Is it possible that those doctors would stay at Jianghan Hospital forever?"

"What if they leave? What would Lu Jiu TCM Hospital rely on for support?"

Qi Jing said, "That’s why I called you over."

"I hope you can lead the Chinese medicine department and go to Lu Jiu’s place. Since we can’t survive here, let’s find another place."

What!?

Ji Yuanning was stunned.

Considering that both are TCM hospitals, there’s somewhat a competitive relationship.

The director directly suggesting to join the rival definitely left Ji Yuanning baffled.

Admitting defeat wasn’t supposed to be like this!

"Director, are you serious? We are, after all, a public institution with established positions. Going to a private hospital doesn’t sound quite right," said Ji Yuanning.

Although public institution salaries aren’t high, they are stable, and as long as the unit doesn’t collapse, there are no worries.

Moreover, being a doctor in a public hospital carries a certain prestige that private hospitals cannot provide.

It’s like the regular army versus a ragtag army; it’s a matter of reputation.

Qi Jing laughed, "I’ve looked into Lu Jiu TCM Hospital and even visited their structure. Frankly, they exceeded my expectations. There, the hospital is not the main body; the doctors are. I heard some directors charge a consultation fee of two hundred at a time. According to my contacts in the health commission, doctors there get forty percent of their consultation fee. Imagine that; you see ten patients a day, and just from consultation fees, that’s over twenty thousand a month, not including other bonuses."

"The key point is, this consultation fee keeps rising, based on your cure rate. However, what the cure rate criteria are, I don’t quite know, but I heard even regular doctors there make at least eight thousand a month."

That high!?

Ji Yuanning was dumbstruck.

You must know, Jianghan City isn’t an economically developed county or city.

The average salary is around three to four thousand.

For ordinary civil servants, after deducting insurance, the take-home is about four thousand, and even with an annual bonus, it barely reaches fifty-five thousand a year.

Civil servants make about double that, close to a hundred thousand.

That’s already considered a high salary.

However, just from consultation fees, a director at Lu Jiu TCM Hospital can earn over twenty thousand, and annually, that’s two hundred fifty thousand.

That’s more than double a civil servant’s salary.

Tch-tch-tch!

At Jianghan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a director couldn’t legally earn that much without corruption.

"Director, they’ve only been open for over three months and already paying doctors this much. How do they cover costs? Can they sustain operations?" Ji Yuanning wasn’t blinded by the high salaries.

Qi Jing laughed, "It seems you indeed haven’t visited Lu Jiu TCM Hospital. Once you see their diet therapy department, you’ll understand how they’re managing it, along with their wellness recovery department that sells membership cards, which is basically profit without capital."

"Oh, and their beauty and skincare department, that one’s the most outrageous. My wife purchased all kinds of TCM skincare formulas there. Last month, she took me for a hair loss treatment and ended up buying hangover tea and tooth care powder. In short, they have too many ways to make money, and it actually works. Look at my hair; doesn’t it look denser?"

Uh...

Alright.

It seems focusing solely on work made me overlook too much.

However, seeing Qi Jing praise another hospital, Ji Yuanning couldn’t help but feel a bit jealous, "Director, we also have a Chinese medicine department here, and yet you’re diligently checking other hospitals? Do you really not trust us?"

Qi Jing awkwardly smiled, "It’s about specialization. If you could treat hair loss, I would definitely come to you. Anyway, I’m just bringing up the idea today, whether you go or not is up to you, but I can assure you that our hospital’s future won’t be easy."

"The reason I brought it up to you first is mainly because your family is heavily burdened. Your parents are unwell and need care, your son is in high school, and your wife can’t work as she has to look after the family. Everyone depends on you, and if our hospital starts reducing positions or delaying salaries, your situation could become very stressful."

"After all, you were the most supportive when I wanted to establish a Chinese medicine department. Now that it hasn’t worked out, I can’t ignore your future prospects. I haven’t interacted much with Lu Jiu, but I feel he’s a good person. As director, he cares about doctors’ treatment, and I think trying it could do no harm."

"Moreover, it’s Huang Fusheng and Shen Congwei’s hospital. They came to implement the top leadership’s policies. Who says a private hospital won’t become public someday?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuanning’s eyes widened slightly.

He indeed overlooked the National Masters of Chinese Medicine behind Lu Jiu.

In that sense, it was indeed worth considering.

"Director, what about you?" Ji Yuanning suddenly realized, if the hospital indeed began declining, Qi Jing wouldn’t be able to escape.

Qi Jing poured Ji Yuanning a cup of tea and smiled faintly, "As for me, age is catching up, so I’ll retire early and enjoy life. After all, I’ve reached this age and don’t want to go through more hassle."

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Lu Jiu TCM Hospital.

Liu Xing and Mo Linxun seemed to have become addicted.

They mixed in with Lu Jiu TCM Hospital every day, completely unwilling to leave.

Every morning, they followed the wellness recovery department’s doctors for exercises, then had breakfast at the diet therapy department. Afterward, they’d wander around, return for lunch, and in the afternoon, check on Feng Shaohua and others’ experimental progress. After dinner, they’d return to the wellness recovery department to practice Longevity Skill.

This lifestyle rhythm made them feel particularly comfortable.

The exercise was effortless, yet the results were significant. Mo Linxun no longer felt dizzy, and his life essence was strong.

Liu Xing too; previously, he felt tired after standing for a few seconds. If it was any longer, he’d be gasping for breath, and he’d definitely be panting if he climbed more than three floors.

But now, he walks with vigor, even his belly shrank a bit, yet his appetite hasn’t changed at all.

The changes in both of them also caught the attention of Feng Shaohua and others.

Thus, they couldn’t help but consult the doctors at Lu Jiu TCM Hospital.

They also started receiving treatments there.

Since they stayed there for so long and there were quite a few of them, they were unwilling to eat for free every day, so they paid like the other patients.

Meanwhile, the preliminary experiment for treating diabetic foot patients with internal and external therapy, proposed by Lu Jiu, also yielded simple results.

Eight patients with diabetic foot, with varying severity, all showed significant improvement in leg wounds and leg sclerosis after the therapy.

Of course, this number alone is evidently not convincing enough.

So, Mo Linxun and others contacted their own hospital, informing them of the current research project, and established remote control, holding daily video calls to connect data.

Compared to Jianghan People’s Hospital, Jinling Central Hospital had more diabetic foot patients. Over a hundred willing to participate in the research, such a large sample provides more universal data.

If this research is successfully published, it will be a bombshell for the field of diabetes...