Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2491 Dual Medical and Elderly Care Center
Mr. Jane's parents looked very intellectual and must have read a lot.

Incidentally, Bian Mu also took the pulses of both elders to check their health.

After taking her pulse, Bian Mu felt even more confident.

As everyone was chatting around the hospital bed, a young female doctor came in and invited Bian Mu to come out and talk for a few minutes.

"It's not very convenient to talk in the ward. Our hospital office director is waiting for you in the duty room right now. Would it be convenient to chat for a bit?" the female doctor asked with a smile.

"There's no inconvenience at all. I've caused your hospital a lot of trouble, so I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you. Please!"

"This way, please!" With that, the female doctor led the way, and the two walked towards the duty room.

The director of the hospital office was a female doctor in her forties, slightly plump, with fair skin, and it was clear that she paid great attention to self-care. The female director introduced herself as surnamed Dong and said that she was soliciting some opinions from Bian Mu on behalf of the hospital's leadership.

Standing next to Director Dong were a man and a woman who looked like doctors. The man claimed to be the head of the logistics department, and the young female doctor claimed to be the assistant to the dean. This lineup was somewhat strange.

The group took their seats again, and Director Dong got straight to the point, saying that their hospital intended to allocate two and a half buildings to build a medical and elderly care center. From what she said, as long as Bian Mu gave the word, the relevant approval procedures could be completed immediately.

That was quite sudden!
These three people in front of me seem to know me very well.

"Director Dong! You're joking. Your hospital is a proper top-tier hospital. Why would you suddenly decide to open a medical and elderly care center? The silver economy is indeed a trend, but it doesn't seem to have much to do with your hospital right now!" As he said this, Bian Mu crossed his legs.

“Every family has its own problems. Our director has only been in office for a year and three months, and he has to shoulder some responsibilities, which is quite unfair. Other things are fine, but paying off historical debts is a bit difficult. Our idea is to set up a dual-type medical and elderly care center. That is to say, the word 'elderly care' is divided into two. The kind of elderly care center that you understand can only be considered half. The other half can be roughly understood as your hospital’s inpatient department. We have done the calculations, and profitability is definitely not a problem. Your hospital can also double in size. Our hospital leaders said that you are a research-oriented expert, not a famous doctor in the ordinary sense. You have never had an inpatient department on hand, and your clinical data is not complete, right? Don’t worry, it just so happens that the three of us are on night shift today! We happened to catch you making rounds, so we decided to invite you over for a chat. At least it gives us some hope. You don’t know how much pressure our hospital is under right now, both internally and externally…” Director Dong was very good at talking, mixing truth and falsehood.

They deliberately arranged to meet and wait for Bian Mu's arrival, speaking so casually and naturally. By giving her a heads-up, if Bian Mu were truly interested, judging from their demeanor, the academy would immediately begin arranging all the necessary details.

To be honest, the dean of that hospital really had some foresight.

Surprisingly, Bian Mu was actually quite tempted.

“This is a big deal for us, and my mind is still a bit foggy right now. First of all, thank you for thinking so highly of us folk doctors. Secondly, please give my regards to the hospital leaders. Regardless of whether this matter can be resolved in the future, I will definitely find a suitable time and place to discuss it with your leaders, for example, Lianhu Scenic Area. However… right now I have a new idea. Let's chat for a bit while everyone has some free time?” Bian Mu replied with a smile.

"Please speak, Master!" Director Dong replied politely.

"Even if your hospital is under some financial pressure, you can grit your teeth and get through it. Your potential to become a top-tier tertiary hospital is still enormous, a fact widely acknowledged in the city's medical community. The reason I say this is because I've had considerable contact with some patients who have received treatment at your hospital. For various reasons, some patients occasionally make an appointment with us, perhaps for peace of mind. Putting aside everything else, there's one word to describe it: standardization! Everything is almost perfect, extremely standardized. Personally, I think that's truly rare! At least in terms of management, you're incredibly dedicated. I've always believed that the core strength of public hospitals should be their standardization. Proficient medical skills aren't difficult to acquire, but being highly standardized in all aspects is much harder. This shows that your hospital is consistently rigorous and efficient in its management. Take Mr. Jian, for example! If it weren't for your hospital's meticulous care, he might have been in real danger!" "Hehe…that's because your medical skills are superb; all our TCM colleagues in the hospital admire you! In terms of management, we've always been relatively average," Director Dong replied with a smile.

"You're being modest! What I mean is... your hospital could easily resolve its historical shortcomings by becoming a top-tier tertiary general hospital, so why did you lower yourself to build this medical and elderly care center?! And on such a large scale, I'm afraid it will backfire and be counterproductive! With your capabilities, you could run the medical and elderly care center very well even without our involvement, but once it continues to generate high profits, the focus will inevitably shift to the medical and elderly care center, and then it will be difficult to turn back! In this regard... there are some logical details that you may have been too busy to consider. How about this, let me first convey my attitude to the hospital leaders, and I will go back and discuss it with my colleagues. I will definitely give your hospital a definite answer another day!"

"The museum director's suggestion is indeed quite novel. I will report it to the leaders first thing tomorrow morning. I apologize for the intrusion! By the way, our director said that if your museum encounters any special patients who need to be hospitalized for observation for a period of time in the future, we can open up special wards for you."

"Oh! Thank you so much! Well... once I've raised the necessary funds, I'll come back and discuss it with your hospital again. Thank you again!"

"Don't be so formal, Master. We'll go to our shifts now!" With that, Director Dong and his two companions got up and left.

After sitting alone in the duty room for a while, Bian Mu got up and went back to the ward to greet the Jian family of three. He didn't give them any injections or prescribe any medicine, just exchanged a few polite words and left.

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Forest ranger Lao Liangtou felt that there was something to discuss about cooperating in running a hospital. However, before discussing the specifics, he needed to work with a few friends to find out the true situation of the 7th Hospital. This kind of thing was quite time-consuming and troublesome, so there was no rush!
Bian Mu had always aspired to run a hospital. Although he didn't say much about it, he eventually asked his friends to keep an eye out for suitable medical staff. Once some deals were finalized, Bian Mu would need to recruit a large number of medical personnel to avoid jeopardizing the important matter if he couldn't find enough staff.

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That morning, the pharmacy, managed by Xiao Xiaoqin, finally officially started taking orders, and the "New Concept" Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic headquarters became even more popular.

Xiao Xiaoqin lived far away, so she had lunch with Dr. Gong at noon. They chatted and laughed and got along quite well.

Painter Fang went abroad to visit relatives and hasn't come back to paint for a while.

Accountant Yu has been making a point of going home to have meals with her elderly father recently, and her back injury has almost fully recovered. All her colleagues are happy for her.

At lunchtime, Xiao Xiaoqin approached Bian Mu and said she wanted to treat the boss to a meal. Bian Mu suggested eating ghee cakes and drinking porridge.

At the dinner table, Xiao Xiaoqin revealed that Director Sha had accomplished several major tasks. "Yuan Gu" had signed a contract with a pharmaceutical company in Nanjin to process a new type of traditional Chinese medicine.

Upon hearing this news, Bian Mu simply smiled indifferently, not taking it seriously at all.