August arrived in the blink of an eye. On the eve of the completion of the intervention center, the new building on the east side of the North City Military Region General Hospital was brightly lit. The terrazzo floor in the corridor had just been waxed, and each step brought out a clear echo.

Zhou Hai led the staff from the Equipment Department, Logistics Department, Nursing Department, and Infection Control Office to stand in the lobby on the first floor, each holding a stack of acceptance forms.

He glanced up at the red silk plaque above the door, but before the warmth in his chest could rise, Ye Zhen had already pushed the door open and entered.

Gu Zheng followed beside her, a stack of security office passage maps tucked between his fingers. His military boots stepped over the threshold, and he first glanced around the four corners of the hall.

Zhou Hai tucked the pen back into his breast pocket and went to greet him.

"Xiao Ye, everyone's here. The operating room, catheterization lab, sterilization supply room, and family reception area are all set up according to the list you provided earlier."

Ye Zhen opened the hard-covered folder, her fingertips pausing on the first page.

"Following the schedule to finish doesn't count; today we only count the actual scene."

Zhou Hai's lips twitched.

"I knew you wouldn't let us sleep well."

Gu Zheng placed the passage map on the table and casually took the enamel mug from the guard.

"Old Zhou, you're speaking too soon. Whether I can sleep tonight depends on whether your building takes my wife's rules seriously."

Head Nurse Wang from the Nursing Department immediately straightened her back.

"Dr. Ye, the nurses' station has been divided into clean and contaminated areas as you said, and the shoe changing room has also been remarked."

Ye Zhen nodded.

"Walk."

The group first went up to the operating room on the second floor.

A new double door has been installed at the entrance. A cloth curtain hangs on the outer side, while the inner side is a wooden door painted white, with newly replaced gauze covers wrapped around the doorknobs.

Zhou Hai stood by the door and introduced the situation.

"On this floor, you change your shoes first, then go to the changing room, and finally to the handwashing area."

Ye Zhen nodded and bent down to look at the copper strip at the threshold.

Old Ma from the equipment department quickly squatted down.

"Dr. Ye, this copper strip has been nailed in securely as you requested, so the wheels won't get stuck when the cart is pushed over."

Ye Zhen reached out and pushed the stretcher next to her. The wheels slid smoothly across the ground without any bumps.

"signature."

Old Ma immediately wrote his name on the acceptance form.

Head Nurse Wang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Zheng glanced at her and smiled.

"Sister Wang, don't relax yet, there are still more than thirty things to go."

Head Nurse Wang glared at him.

"Xiao Gu, stop scaring people."

Gu Zheng shrugged.

"How could I dare? I'm just reminding my comrades that the new center is not an exhibition hall, and those who come tomorrow are not just idle spectators."

Ye Zhen had already walked to the hand-washing pool.

She turned on the tap, and the water flowed into the enamel basin, making a splashing sound.

She raised her hand and touched the area below the dragon's head.

"The water pressure is enough, but what about the temperature?"

Logistics staff member Lao Zhou rushed forward.

"The hot water boiler is already running, and there are people on duty at night, so it will never go out."

Ye Zhen entered the No. 1 catheterization room.

The white shadowless lamp was still covered with a dust cover. The Siemens DSA machine by the wall had been installed, with its arm retracted to the side of the bed. Two German engineers stood behind the lead glass.

Hans was hunched over the control panel, his forehead covered in sweat, and his shirt collar was soaked.

He heard footsteps and immediately looked up.

"Ye, the image calibration is complete, and the exposure dosage has been adjusted to children's mode according to your list."

Ye Zhen put on her gloves and walked to the control panel.

"Empty Bed Perspective"

Hans turned to the engineer and spoke in German.

The console lights up, and an image of the bed board appears on the screen.

Ye Zhen stared at the edge of the screen.

"The noise level is too high."

Hans grabbed his notebook and turned to the parameters page.

"Impossible. The tube voltage is 60 kilovolts, the tube current is 100 milliamperes per second, and the filter grid has been removed in child mode."

Ye Zhen pointed to the bottom right corner of the screen.

"The gain has not returned to its initial value."

Hans paused, then turned to look at the engineer.

The engineer blushed instantly after checking the settings.

"Automatic gain remains in adult chest and abdomen mode."

Hans cursed in German for a moment, then quickly shut up and turned to look at Ye Zhen.

"Feel sorry."

Ye Zhen did not scold him.

"Sign it after you've revised it."

Hans picked up his pen, and the nib paused on the paper.

"Ye, you can even see the internal amplification?"

Ye Zhen picked up the lead apron next to her and checked the seams on the shoulders.

"The machines aren't meant to be kept as objects. If doctors don't understand the machines, they'll end up controlling the doctors instead."

Thomas stood outside the door, his suit jacket draped over his arm, and his eyelids twitched when he heard those words.

He stepped into the catheterization lab, his face bearing the smile typical of a businessman.

"Ye, I admire the speed at which Chinese doctors learn."

Ye Zhen had already walked to the pipe cabinet.

The cabinet door was opened, and inside were guidewires, pigtail catheters, balloons, and spare kits for occluders, arranged by model and layered. Each compartment had a handwritten label.

Ye Zhen asked.

"Who is in charge of the pipe cabinet?"

Liu Xiaohe stepped forward from the doorway.

"Teacher Ye, it's me."

Ye Zhen picked up a 5F pig tail tube package.

Who reviews the documents before they are placed in the cabinet?

Liu Xiaohe answered.

"I conducted the initial review, Gao Yuan reviewed it, and Head Nurse Wang conducted the final review."

Ye Zhen continued to ask.

"What should I do if I misplace one item?"

Liu Xiaohe memorized it fluently.

"The staff on duty shall stop using the catheter cabinet, recount the entire cabinet, record any errors, and report to the head nurse and the surgical team. Related consumables shall not be used directly on the operating table."

Ye Zhen put the packaging back.

"signature."

Liu Xiaohe wrote the number and her name on the form, her strokes more steady than before.

The ambulance was parked next to the catheterization lab door, its wheels sealed with red thread.

Ye Zhen looked at Chen Feng.

"drive."

Chen Feng immediately cut the seal and opened the first drawer.

"Adrenaline, atropine, lidocaine, heparin, protamine sulfate."

Ye Zhen asked.

Dosage chart.

Chen Feng pulled out the card that was under the medicine box.

"Doses are categorized by weight, with children's dosages marked in red and adult dosages marked in black."

Ye Zhen picked up the card and glanced at it.

"Rewrite this one."

Chen Feng's expression tightened.

"Where did I go wrong?"

Ye Zhen handed him the card.

"The handwriting is too messy; it's impossible to read it at a glance during an emergency."

Chen Feng's ears burned, and he immediately took the card back.

"I'll rewrite ten more pages tonight and put them on the trolley, the anesthesia table, and the nurses' station."

Gu Zheng clicked his tongue.

"Students from prestigious universities know how to get things done."

Chen Feng's face turned even redder, but he stood ramrod straight.

"Teacher Ye, I will do a good job."

Ye Zhen looked up.

"It's not made for me, it's made for the child lying on the stage."

Chen Feng answered immediately.

"I've got it."

In the sterilization supply room, the steam cabinet had just stopped, and white steam was spreading out through the gaps in the cabinet door.

Head Nurse Wang handed a bag of medical equipment to Ye Zhen.

"The autoclaving record is on the outside, and the chemical indicator card is also inside the package."

Ye Zhen unwrapped the outer fabric corner and saw that the indicator card had become more vibrant in color before rewrapping it.

"Where is the expiration date written on the sterilization package?"

A young nurse answered quietly.

"Top right corner of the outer label."

Ye Zhen turned to look at her.

"What's your name?"

The young nurse quickly said.

"He Mei".

Ye Zhen handed the sterilization package back.

"Anyone picking up a bag temporarily must sign, write down the purpose, and indicate the time."

He Mei's face tightened.

Do foreign visitors also need to sign?

Ye Zhen looked at He Mei.

"There are no special privileges for foreign guests here."

He Mei nodded immediately.

The group finally arrived at the family reception area on the first floor.

This place used to be a warehouse, but it has been converted into two rows of benches, a registration table, a blackboard with the surgery progress written on it, and hot water buckets and enamel mugs next to it.

Zhou Hai explained.

"As you said, the family area and the operating area are separated, and notifications are delivered by designated personnel to prevent family members from blocking the operating room entrance."

Gu Zheng walked to the exit of the family quarters and pushed the door open.

There is a separate path leading to the side gate of the courtyard wall directly outside the gate, and a warning rope has been set up along the path.

"Family members enter from this side, reporters from the south gate, foreign guests from the west gate, and local representatives from the main gate."

Zhou Hai walked to the center of the hall and looked up at the plaque covered with red silk.

"Huaxia Heart Cardiovascular Interventional Treatment Center"

After reading the line, he gripped the briefcase handle tightly with his palm.

"Xiao Ye, the ribbon-cutting ceremony is tomorrow, and everyone at home and abroad is watching."

Ye Zhen stood under the lamp, her white coat sleeves clean and neat.

"I know."

Zhou Hai turned his head.

"If the first shot is fired, this signboard will become a new face of cardiovascular medicine in China."

Gu Zheng folded the route map and stuffed it into his military uniform pocket.

"What if someone comes and vandalizes the storefront?"

Zhou Hai looked at him and smiled bitterly.

"Don't cause me any more trouble."

Gu Zheng smiled.

"Don't worry, I'm a person who follows the rules very well."

Zhou Hai's eye twitched when he heard this.

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