Chapter 1443: Chapter 1076: A Difficult Decision_2 Chapter 1443: Chapter 1076: A Difficult Decision_2 The nurse, reassured by Yang Ping’s words, felt much more at ease. She hadn’t expected a turnaround and prepared to immediately call her family to explain the situation and stop the surgery, as her family was gathering money for the procedure, and her brother and sister-in-law had already made arrangements for their mother’s hospital bed.

The nurse nodded gratefully as she gathered the CT scans, happily leaving the operating room.

The doctors and nurses in the operating rooms, whether they were on the table or off, were once again amazed. In a moment, their sense of accomplishment as medical staff skyrocketed, for top-tier doctors like Yang Ping could save lives with just a few words.

After the change in strategy, Director Fang’s surgery went incredibly smoothly. As he proceeded, the surgery became easier, and soon he completed the most hazardous step of isolating delicate blood vessels. Although the remaining steps were challenging, they were manageable compared to the dense network of blood vessels Director Fang had encountered, which he could now handle with ease.

With the critical part of Director Fang’s surgery completed, Yang Ping was able to withdraw. Exiting the operating room, he bumped into Head Nurse Jiang, who eagerly inquired about Xiao Su’s postpartum recovery and how the baby was to take care of, and also asked when the full-month celebration would be held. Because Yang Ping had been busy, the full-month celebration had not taken place yet, and Xiao Su thought to combine it with their grand wedding ceremony, not to be bound by formality.

Yang Ping toured several orthopedic operating rooms, especially Tan Boyun’s, observing for over a dozen minutes. Tan Boyun was indeed capable. Director Han’s judgment was sharp and discerning; during Tan’s time at the second affiliate hospital, he and his department director had fierce disagreements, clashing intensely every day.

When Director Han recruited him, many advised against it, warning Director Han that Tan Boyun’s temper would bring nothing but problems, constantly fighting and coveting the position of head of Major Orthopedics.

Director Zhao of the Medical Services Office and Dean Sun were also hesitant, casting dissenting votes, saying bringing him in was like introducing a troublemaker, disturbing the harmonious and united culture of Sanbo Hospital, an institution with an excellent tradition.

Director Han said: “Tan Boyun is a rare talent; he’s only fit to be a leader, not a subordinate. If he comes to Sanbo Hospital and proves his ability, I’ll hand over the position of head of Major Orthopedics to him. What’s the big deal?”

Director Han spoke similarly to Tan Boyun: “You look down on the head of orthopedics at your old hospital every day. Come to Sanbo Hospital. I’ll give you a ward first. If you handle it well and excel, you can have my position anytime. But if you fail, don’t spew nonsense at me. If you can’t even manage one ward properly, what makes you think you can oversee several wards as head of Major Orthopedics?”

Tan Boyun thought it made sense, so he agreed: “Fine, if I do well, you hold to your word. If I don’t, from now on, I’ll stand at attention and stay silent when I see you. I won’t bother you with my complaints.”

Thus, Director Han brought Tan Boyun into Sanbo Hospital, handing over the leadership of the Trauma Orthopedics and Trauma Emergency Center to him, letting him take charge and see what he could achieve.

Unexpectedly, he truly was a talent, not only adept at management but also skilled in surgery and first-rate in scientific research. Free of ostentation, he didn’t boast; silently, amidst doubts and discussions of the other heads of orthopedic wards, he elevated the Trauma Orthopedics to national prominence and shaped the Trauma Emergency Center into a force to be reckoned with alongside Shanghai’s center, making them twin giants in the country.

He was one of the few department directors who could keep pace with Yang Ping. Unlike Director Gao and Director Fang, who frequented the Surgical Research Institute, he secretly kept in touch with Yang Ping via WeChat, often seeking advice.

Because of Tan Boyun’s outstanding achievements, Director Han happily passed the position of head of Major Orthopedics to him. Tan was ecstatic and had immense respect for Director Han. Without Director Han’s trust and platform, Tan wouldn’t have achieved what he had today. At his former hospital, he would still be a perennial associate director, constantly clashing with the department director and disdained by the dean, met with disdain by others.

Now, the orthopedics department of Sanbo Hospital had far surpassed his former affiliate, with the Trauma Orthopedics boasting 150 beds, the Trauma Emergency Center having 50 beds, and the Trauma ICU holding 15 beds, forming a large comprehensive trauma center.

Returning to the Surgical Research Institute, Yang Ping checked the operating rooms, where Song Zimo and Xu Zhiliang were performing surgeries. After making his rounds, he went back to the changing room.

Yang Ping leaned back in the resting chair as usual, his eyes closed as he tried to enter the System Space, but all around him was still darkness, indicating that the System Space remained inactive.

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Dean Xia sat in his office chair, with a steaming cup of tea on his desk. He leaned back in his chair for a rare moment of rest, pondering the hospital’s development plan. The recent pace of development at the hospital had been nothing short of leapfrogging. Yang Ping had not only established the Surgical Research Institute and laboratories but also founded a “Medical” journal, elevating Sanbo Hospital’s clinical and academic levels to world-class in a short time. He felt that the hospital’s talent pool was struggling to keep pace with its development.

The young doctors who had been sent out for further training were still not sufficiently seasoned, and the elite core trained by the Surgical Research Institute couldn’t yet be reassigned to head their own departments.

However, due to the rapid development, the existing talent support was obviously lagging. For example, many department directors were struggling to keep up with the development. Dean Xia knew clearly that although these department directors were appointed after a wave of reforms, the situation then was different from now. Back then, the goal was just to secure a place among the provincial hospitals in Nandu Province, but now it has changed; Sanbo Hospital has ascended to both national and international prominence.

During this period of rapid development at Sanbo Hospital, a group of outstanding young talents has emerged, like Wen Ruzheng from the Pathology Department, a young man just over thirty, most of whom had already been promoted to associate senior positions.

Director Guan sought out Dean Xia several times, expressing his wish to relinquish his position and nominate Wen Ruzheng, a capable and young successor, as the head of the Pathology Department.

But not every department head is like Director Guan; most of them would not willingly step down and would think of every possible way to hold onto their positions.

Thus, Dean Xia was in a difficult position. A reform was necessary to align the hospital staff with the current developmental trajectory, which meant replacing a number of people–an unavoidable action. But whether to do it gradually, allowing for natural replacement, or to make a clean sweep with reform for quick succession was a challenging decision for him.

The dilemma weighed heavily on Dean Xia, as enforcing a strong substitution and advancing a more excellent younger generation meant dealing with the old directors, who had fought alongside him.

And if no replacement was made, what about these emerging young talents? They are capable, and their thinking and skills can keep up with the hospital’s development. Take Wen Ruzheng from the Pathology Department; motivated by Yang Ping, he immersed himself in the study of pathology, with high proficiency in English, published numerous papers, and had high clinical standards–top-notch at a global level, merely lacking fame because of his youth, just in his thirties.

If the interests of the hospital were priority, those directors who didn’t align with the development would certainly be replaced, but these were old comrades. Replacing them would cast one in a heartless and ungrateful position.

Sanbo Hospital was not just rapidly developing; its status was also very peculiar, being jointly managed by the Health Commission and General Affairs–a unique case nationwide and akin to a synthesis of Hospital 301 and Xiehe Hospital. It enjoyed resources from both sides, and both higher-ups granted it the greatest degree of independence in management. Their main task was to provide resources and not oversee management, allowing Sanbo Hospital much freedom.

This uniqueness was specifically designed by the upper echelons for Sanbo Hospital, to neither constrain Yang Ping’s creativity through rigid management nor deprive it of resources due to low hospital ranking, thus ensuring strong support, hence this particular management structure.

At that time, both General Affairs and the Health Commission vied to attract Sanbo Hospital, and this proposal also balanced the relationship between the two sides. Hence, Sanbo Hospital had two ‘matrons,’ neither of whom exercised much control; but if any issue arose, both would support you. If you needed funds, both would provide. If you faced bullying, both would protect you. With such a powerful existence, Dean Xia could well be regarded as the most influential hospital director nationwide.

Due to such exceptional circumstances, Dean Xia gave much thought to handling large-scale personnel changes, resolute in preventing turmoil within Sanbo Hospital, yet unwilling to hinder its development.