Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

Sun Xiaoyan entered the pharmacy, skillfully changed into a white coat, organized the medicine cabinets, checked the medicine list, and quickly got into work mode.

Before long, villagers began arriving at the health center for treatment, and the quiet morning was quickly replaced by a lively atmosphere.

Patients with headaches, fevers, backaches, leg pains, and high blood pressure are coming in droves for follow-up appointments, and queues are slowly forming for registration, consultation, and medication.

In the consultation room, Wang Tao saw patients, and his condition became increasingly stable.

After learning from Chen Ping in practice for a period of time, he is now able to independently diagnose, prescribe, and give instructions for common illnesses such as colds, coughs, indigestion, and follow-up visits for high blood pressure.

The process is now well-organized; he's no longer the novice who only knew how to do odd jobs.

The number of patients at the pharmacy kept increasing, and Sun Xiaoyan was so busy that she was constantly grabbing medicine, checking, and packing it up. She didn't even have time to look up and catch her breath.

Seeing this, Chen Ping temporarily put aside his work in the clinic and went to the pharmacy to help sort medicines, check prescriptions, and deliver medications, greatly relieving the pressure on the pharmacy.

The two worked together seamlessly, and the patients in line quickly and orderly finished their appointments and received their medications, without any further long backlogs.

Just as Chen Ping was busy preparing the medicine, Wang Tao's urgent shout suddenly came from the clinic: "Master! Master, come here quickly!"

The voice carried obvious doubt and panic, unlike a typical consultation for a minor illness.

Chen Ping paused for a moment, then immediately put down the medicine box in his hand, instructed Sun Xiaoyan to carefully check the remaining prescriptions, and turned to rush into the clinic.

Sitting in the consultation room was a rural woman in her thirties. Her face was sallow and haggard, her cheeks were flushed with an abnormal flush, and she looked listless. She was leaning against the back of the chair, breathing slightly heavily, and her mental state was extremely poor.

Wang Tao stood aside with a furrowed brow. As soon as Chen Ping entered, he immediately reported, "Master, this lady has had a fever for two days. She has taken fever reducers and cold medicine at home, but the fever won't go down. It keeps coming back. She also feels weak and sore all over and has a dry cough."

"I just took her pulse, and it looked very flat. It didn't have the typical pulse signs of a wind-heat or wind-cold cold. I couldn't find anything wrong, so I didn't dare to prescribe any medicine. That's why I had to call you over."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ping walked up to the woman and asked her questions in a gentle and detailed manner.

"Sister, what was the highest temperature you had? Do you have any body aches, chills, or chest tightness? Do you have any phlegm in your cough? Have you been in contact with anyone who has returned from out of town or anyone who is feeling unwell in the past two days?" Chen Ping asked.

The woman shook her head weakly and replied listlessly, "I don't know how high it is, but I feel feverish all over, and even my bones hurt. The medicine makes it a little better temporarily, but the fever comes back after a few hours."

"I have a bad dry cough and can't sleep at night. I haven't been in contact with any outsiders. I've just been doing normal housework at home."

Chen Ping asked no more questions, raised his hand and placed it on the woman's wrist, carefully taking her pulse.

A few seconds later, his brows slowly furrowed tightly.

The pulse is floating and somewhat agitated, indicating internal heat and disturbance, which is completely different from the pulse of a common cold or viral influenza.

Given the patient's persistent and recurring high fever, ineffective medication, body aches, and dry cough, something was very wrong.

Chen Ping immediately made a judgment and said to Wang Tao in a serious tone, "Quickly, get the antigen test kit, take proper precautions, and get the older sister tested. It's highly likely she has a positive infectious disease."

Upon hearing the keywords "infectious" and "positive," Wang Tao immediately tensed up, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

He immediately turned around and took out spare protective clothing, masks, gloves, and goggles, quickly put them on, and his movements were swift and precise, without the slightest panic.

In just a few minutes, Wang Tao completed the sampling and testing, and quietly waited for the results.

Before long, the test line became clearly visible—positive.

The atmosphere in the consultation room instantly became tense as soon as the results were announced.

The woman was already feeling unwell, and when she saw the two men's serious expressions and heard the word "positive," she panicked instantly.

The woman's face grew increasingly pale, and her voice trembled: "Doctor...positive? Is...is my condition very serious? Will something terrible happen?"

Seeing this, Chen Ping immediately softened his tone and gently comforted her, calming her down: "Big sister, don't be nervous, don't be afraid."

"These positive cases are now very common and the risk is very low. Most are mild cases. With proper rest and symptomatic treatment, they can recover in a few days and there is no danger."

After calming the patient down, Chen Ping immediately and methodically arranged the follow-up work: "Wang Tao, take the older sister to the ward immediately, keep her under closed-loop management, and prevent her from coming into contact with other patients."

After saying that, he turned and shouted outside, "Zhou Jie! Immediately prepare a separate isolation ward, disinfect and ventilate it, and prepare the necessary medicines and daily necessities for isolation!"

Upon hearing the sound, Zhou Jie, who was busy outside, immediately put down what she was doing and rushed to the ward to prepare.

Chen Ping reiterated to the woman, "Sister, please rest and recover in the isolation ward and cooperate with our medication."

"You should immediately contact all your family members, regardless of age, and have them all come to the health center for testing as soon as possible to check for infection. Do not hide anything, and do not move around to avoid cross-infection."

The woman nodded repeatedly, forced herself to take out her phone, and frantically called her family to inform them.

After settling the patient in, Chen Ping immediately organized the medical records, symptoms, and test results, then quickly headed to the dean's office with the medical records in hand.

After listening to Chen Ping's detailed report, Zhao Guosheng's face immediately darkened, and he dared not slack off in the slightest.

The health center has emergency plans for sudden infectious diseases prepared year-round, and the procedures are well-known to them.

"I'll report it immediately!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhao Guosheng immediately organized all the information and simultaneously reported it to the Siping Township government and the county health bureau's epidemic prevention department, truthfully reporting the positive cases, patient symptoms, and contact trajectories.

After reporting the incident, he immediately activated the hospital's emergency response plan and issued a notice: "Effective immediately, all movement of unauthorized personnel is suspended, and all free access routes are closed!"

"Designated personnel will conduct comprehensive disinfection of the entire hospital area, including clinics, pharmacies, corridors, wards, and canteens. All staff on duty will wear full protective gear, and strict triage and patient flow control will be implemented to prevent gatherings and the spread of the epidemic!"

After the large-scale COVID-19 outbreaks of the past few years, health centers at all levels have long had contingency plans in place and are already very familiar with the procedures.

The disinfection work at the health center was immediately and systematically carried out.

Zhou Jie carried disinfection equipment and carefully sprayed disinfectant on all public areas from beginning to end, leaving no area untouched, including the ground, consultation table, door handles, and windowsills.

Sun Xiaoyan stayed at the pharmacy, dispensing medicine as usual while keeping a close eye on the movements of the villagers seeking medical treatment at the door, strictly implementing triage to avoid crowds gathering.

Wang Tao stayed in the consultation room, temporarily separating the consultation area from the isolation area. The entire hospital performed its duties in an orderly manner.