This doctor is already middle-aged, and he's only just started practicing medicine.

Chapter 153 I've Been Protected Too Well
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9 month 27 day.

As autumn approaches, the temperature in Longxian County has already dropped impatiently. Under the misty drizzle, it's even a bit chilly to wear just a sweatshirt.

Administration building, 9:00 AM.

Lu Cheng tightened his white coat slightly, walked through the corridor, and headed towards the elevator shaft.

Five minutes later, Lu Cheng reached the sixth-floor medical department!
The administrative office door was wide open.

When Lu Cheng arrived at the door, he found a group of people sitting inside, including Bao Liming from the Medical Affairs Department and Xie Liao, the deputy director, whom Lu Cheng recognized.

Director Peng Haibo of Orthopedics Ward 1, Director Liu Xia of Orthopedics Ward 2, and Director Lin Qianlong of the Emergency Department were also among them.

After Lu Cheng knocked on the door, the people sitting inside turned to look at him.

"Dr. Lu, please have a seat." Bao Liming stretched out his slightly chubby hand and pointed into the distance.

"Director Bao, Director Lin, Director Peng, Director Liu, Director Xie..." Lu Chengxian greeted the people, but still dared not sit down.

"Director Bao, what brings you here today?"

Is there something wrong with my clinical work?

It was only morning when Lin Qianlong personally called him and asked him to go to the medical affairs department. Lu Cheng couldn't be sure if he hadn't been complained about by patients.

There are occasionally family members who are two-faced, and just because Lu Cheng hasn't encountered one before doesn't mean he won't.

No doctor wants to be called by the medical affairs department.

Peng Haibo was the first to laugh and said, "Dr. Lu, it's not that there's a problem with your clinical work, it's just that Director Liu and I were planning to come and take you home."

"You tell me, we both have backgrounds in orthopedics, and we both studied orthopedics."

"Although our hospital's emergency department can handle some emergency orthopedic cases, it is only a part of the emergency."

"What do you think, Director Liu?"

Liu Xia is the director of the second orthopedic ward. She is very short, only 1.55 meters tall. Many people's impression of Liu Xia is that she has to stand on a stool to perform most surgeries.

However, it would be a mistake to underestimate Liu Xia simply because of his height. Associate Chief Physician Liu Xia not only performs joint replacement surgery beautifully, but he has also learned some techniques for treating bone tumors.

Currently, he is the only director in Longxian County who can routinely perform orthopedic chemotherapy.

Joint surgery is considered an expensive orthopedic procedure; it is quite challenging but doesn't take long, and the cost is considerable.

Based on this, Liu Xia was also capable of leading a team to open a separate ward.

Liu Xia nodded: "Lu Cheng, that's what I meant too. If you don't want to go to Ward 1, you can come to Ward 2.

"It would be more natural for you to have surgery in our orthopedics department."

"It's also a form of protection for you."

"It will also be more beneficial to your long-term development."

Lu Cheng glanced at Lin Qianlong, but Lin Qianlong only looked at Lu Cheng without saying a word.

Lu Cheng sat down opposite Director Bao Liming, grinned, and said, "That's true. When I was in the orthopedics department, the doctors there took good care of me."

"Here, in front of all the leaders, I would like to thank all the teachers for their meticulous care in creating an absolute protected area."

The surgeons only gave the assistants a spot; the older guys were all scrambling to do the surgery.

Lu Chengdu couldn't handle it, so there was no responsibility involved.

After Lu Cheng finished speaking, he said, "But personally, I think the emergency department is pretty good."

Lu Cheng's words were also very well said, and no one could find any loopholes.

Lu Cheng worked in the orthopedics department for several years without any medical disputes, patient complaints, or lawsuits.

The reason we are in this situation is indeed because the senior doctors in the orthopedics department have taken good care of us.

However, the people sitting here are not fools; they can hear the sarcasm in Lu Cheng's words.

Taking advantage of the situation, Lin Qianlong said, "Director Bao, Director Peng, while the classification of diseases and specializations are important, we must also respect the personal interests and career development preferences of our hospital's physicians."

"Of course, the routine practice of limb replantation surgery, as mentioned by Director Peng and Director Liu of the Orthopedics Department, is very important, but the routine practice of spleen-preserving and gallbladder-preserving surgeries in our General Surgery Department is still very important."

"Both of these surgeries are standard procedures for saving lives and retrieving organs."

Peng Haibo's expression hardened slightly, and he suddenly looked at Lu Cheng and said, "Lu Cheng, what you just said means that you feel you've been treated unfairly in our orthopedics department these past few years."

"If you have something on your mind, just say it in front of everyone."

"There are some problems that I am unable to solve due to my limited abilities, but the leaders help me solve them."

Peng Haibo is stirring up trouble.

Lin Qianlong quickly gave Lu Cheng a wink.

Even without Lin Qianlong's hints, Lu Cheng knew that Peng Haibo was "using someone else to do his dirty work," or rather, that Peng Haibo was trying to provoke a conflict for him.

Just because something can exist doesn't mean it can exist openly and honestly.

The fact that senior doctors suppress and exploit junior doctors can be an established fact, but it cannot be reported or officially acknowledged because it goes against common sense and could easily escalate conflicts...

Lu Cheng looked at Peng Haibo and said, "Director Peng, I think the emergency department is pretty good."

"Of course, orthopedics is also very good, but it may not be in line with my interests."

Peng Haibo pressed further: "How come your interests conflict? You've been doing orthopedics for so many years."

Lu Cheng followed suit: "Yes, Director Peng, Director Bao."

"As you said, I have been in the orthopedics field for almost eight years since I started my residency training and began working at our hospital."

"Eight years should be enough time for me to discover my own interests, right?"

“If I hadn’t been in orthopedics for very long, I would accept that you might say I’m being hypocritical, but I’ve been doing it for so many years, I really know my interests very well.”

"This thing, interest, is like drinking water; only the person drinking it knows whether it's hot or cold."

Lu Cheng's reply was flawless.

Liu Xia, however, felt that Lu Cheng was being somewhat hypocritical: "Lu, what you're saying is meaningless. Don't you also perform tendon sutures in the emergency room?"

"Isn't tendon suture also a standard condition in our orthopedics department?"

Lu Cheng immediately tapped the table and said with a soft laugh, "Director Liu, may I cautiously request that you change your wording?"

"I'd like to point out that tendon sutures are a standard procedure in orthopedics, but not in our hospital's orthopedics department. Do you agree?"

Peng Haibo and Liu Xia exchanged a glance but did not reply.

What are standard diseases? They are diseases that can be routinely treated in the department.

For example, orthopedic fractures and lumbar disc herniation.

"So, according to the hospital's arrangements, tendon injuries are now a standard case in our emergency department," Lu Cheng said calmly. Lin Qianlong was secretly overjoyed. "You orthopedic surgeons can't even do this kind of surgery yourselves, and you're trying to claim it as your own?"

They tried to provoke Lu, but now they've brought trouble upon themselves.

Although Peng Haibo and Liu Xia felt embarrassed, they didn't dare to refute anything.

The tendon suturing in the orthopedics department had caused so many problems, even though Liu Xia was from the second orthopedic ward, she felt a little ashamed at this moment.

But if someone else learns a skill that you can't acquire, you'll feel like you're in a passive position.

Peng Haibo continued, "But tendon injuries are a standard disease in our orthopedic hand surgery subspecialty."

"Xiao Lu, don't try to change the subject."

Lu Cheng nodded and said, "Director Peng, who are the members of the hand surgery subspecialty group in our hospital's orthopedics department? Could you tell me?"

Lu Cheng is an orthopedic surgeon, so he knows that hand surgery may not be a specialty, but it must have a professional team, right?
Otherwise, how can you operate normally?

Peng Haibo rubbed his lips and tongue together, unable to speak...

Liu Xia explained the situation at the right time and tapped the table: "But no matter what, it is unreasonable for Director Lin Qianlong to say that all the microsurgical instruments should be moved to the emergency department operating room."

Liu Xia glanced at Lin Qianlong: "These are the instruments our orthopedic department has applied for."

Lu Cheng's eyes flashed, then his sharp gaze vanished.

It turns out that today's situation wasn't initiated by Peng Haibo and Liu Xia, but rather by Lin Qianlong deliberately engaging in a hunger strike while jungling.

Lu Cheng explained why Liu Xia and Peng Haibo joined forces.

Lin Qianlong even wanted to bring another set of hand surgery instruments to the emergency department, no wonder Peng Haibo and Liu Xia were united in their hatred.

Lin Qianlong immediately said, "Director Peng, let me correct a point here. The application for orthopedic equipment is only submitted to the Equipment Department and Logistics Department for approval. It does not mean that the ownership of this equipment belongs to you."

"If none of you use it, what's the point of leaving it there?" Lin Qianlong tore off the veil of pretense.

After considering it carefully, Bao Liming replied, "Director Lin, don't you have one in your emergency department's operating room?"

Lin Qianlong quickly complained, "Director Bao, one machine isn't enough. In a while, Xiao Lu and I will be starting limb replantation. What if there are still tendon injuries then?"

"Can't Xiao Lu move the microsurgical instruments and spread them out?"

“These are all things that must be considered in advance, and I am always thinking about the patients.”

“I said I would return it whenever the orthopedics department officially starts performing microsurgical procedures.”

"Absolutely no question about it." Lin Qianlong's words were also well-chosen.

The hand surgery procedure and Peng Kun's abandonment by Tong Yuan'an were painful memories for Peng Haibo. Peng Haibo finally feigned anger: "You've taken all the equipment away, are we still going to learn surgery in our department?"

Lin Qianlong was not afraid at all: "You think you can learn it just by leaving it lying around?"

"Didn't Dr. Lu Cheng in our department also develop his surgical skills without the aid of microsurgical instruments?"

"You want to use patients to practice surgery?"

After Lin Qianlong finished speaking, he left a hole in the ground.

Liu Xia immediately seized the opportunity and said abruptly, "Who knows if Lu Cheng honed this skill in orthopedics and is deliberately hiding it to get revenge on something?"

Lin Qianlong was taken aback, because he also thought Lu Cheng might be capable of such a thing; otherwise, it would be unreasonable for Lu Cheng to have learned so quickly in just a few months.

While Lin Qianlong was still thinking of how to exonerate Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng spoke up: "Director Liu, are you saying that I learned it from you?"

Liu Xia looked away and retorted, "No, I can't."

Lu Cheng then turned his gaze to Peng Haibo: "Director Peng, what are your thoughts?"

Peng Haibo also fell silent, his gaze shifting downwards.

Students can surpass their teachers, but only if you have actually taught them.

Peng Haibo's tendon suturing is not systematic enough; he relies on basic skills. No matter how shameless he is, he wouldn't dare to say that he taught it himself.

Since neither Peng Haibo nor Liu Xia taught it, even if Lu Cheng learned this skill in the residency training unit and kept it to himself, what revenge did he take from you?
"I learned surgery solely to serve emergency patients!"

“Some patients just want to receive treatment nearby and don’t want to travel far, and they don’t have high expectations for the quality of the surgery.”

"I just want to fill this void. What do you care where I learned it?"

"Even if I learned from a standardized training unit, does that mean I have a problem with my character?" Lu Cheng asked seriously.

"Director Bao, our hospital doesn't pursue this matter, does it?"

Hearing Lu Cheng speak like that, Peng Haibo finally couldn't hold back anymore and pointed at Lu Cheng: "Yes, you're arrogant, you're amazing, how do you explain performing manual reduction of fractures in the emergency room?"

The number of surgeries performed by Peng Haibo directly affected the amount of fracture reduction he performed.

Lu Cheng pointed with his hand and raised his voice: "Director Peng, who in our hospital performed manual reduction before me?"

"Who taught me this? You?"

Peng Haibo remained silent.

Lu Cheng then looked at Director Bao Liming: "Director Bao, does not having any technical skills count as a blank?"

"If there's a gap in the technology, can I, Lu Cheng, take on that role?"

"Do the hospital director's key tasks, which he emphasized during the meeting, still count?"

"Director Bao, is our hospital's policy to fill in the gaps in our expertise? Does it mean we can learn any skill that other specialties don't have? Does that mean we can practice it?"

Is that the rule?

Peng Haibo was once again rendered speechless by the barrage of criticism. This Lu Cheng wasn't just eloquent; he was truly meticulous and thorough in his work.

While manual reduction of fractures has reduced the number of surgeries performed in the orthopedics department, it has indeed filled a technological gap in the People's Hospital.

Manual reduction isn't a technique, is it?

Bao Liming raised his hand and said, "Alright, alright, everyone stop arguing. Where Dr. Lu chooses to work is all within our hospital."

"The fundamental purpose of learning technology is to serve patients; there is no question of revenge."

"Director Peng, Director Liu, Director Lin and Dr. Lu have also made it clear that this microsurgical instrument kit can be returned at any time if the orthopedics department needs it."

"Then what else do you have to say? If you want to use the equipment kit, then go and learn how."

"Isn't it just sitting there taking up space without doing anything? Is this how you waste hospital money?"

Suddenly, Peng Haibo, whether out of shamelessness or ulterior motives, said, "Director Bao, I actually want to cultivate Xiao Lu, and even train him to be the next director of our orthopedics department."

"He has the ability and the qualifications."

"Since I said this in front of everyone, I can keep my word."

(End of this chapter)