Chapter 9 For the Health Center

The dean's office is in the middle of the second-floor corridor.

Chen Yun knocked on the door and tried to speak in a calm tone: "Dean, I am Chen Yun."

"Chen Yun?" the person inside asked uncertainly, before saying, "Come in."

Liu Baoguo, the director of the health center, is in his fifties with thinning hair and wears glasses as thick as beer bottles, so he has to crane his neck to see anything.

With only two years left until retirement, he has always adhered to the basic principle of doing less, making fewer mistakes, and doing nothing at all.

Of course, he would never say that openly; serving the people is the greatest honor is just his mantra at meetings.

"Dean," Chen Yun said firmly as she walked to the desk, "I would like to apply for four vials of penicillin."

Liu Baoguo's eyelids twitched, and he lost all interest in reading the newspaper.

"What do you need penicillin for?"

"I have a pneumonia patient here whose condition is serious and who needs at least a week of penicillin injections."

"Pneumonia!" Liu Baoguo stood up in a panic, his glasses slipping down to the tip of his nose with the movement. "If it really is pneumonia, take him to the county hospital! Our health center can't treat it."

“The patient’s condition is special…” Chen Yun recounted Master Niu’s situation and concluded, “We can’t just stand by and watch him die.”

Liu Baoguo: "..."

"Director, whether considering Mr. Niu's family situation or the health center's well-being, I think we should take on this patient this time."

Liu Baoguo was puzzled.

Chen Yun cleared her throat and took a step forward: "Director, think about it! Our health center hasn't been selected as an advanced unit for almost three years, and then there was Dr. Ye last year..."

With a lack of patients and a low cure rate, how can the health center report any advanced cases?

Although Liu Baoguo said he was afraid of making a mistake that would affect his retirement, he did not say that he did not want to be selected as an advanced unit and retire with honor.

Since the Liu family's children are not qualified to take over the position of dean, their glorious deeds will be taken into consideration when the factory assigns them job positions.

Chen Yun made her point very clearly.

"Are you confident you can cure him?" Liu Baoguo was somewhat tempted.

Chen Yun nodded and continued to list the benefits: "We were able to cure Master Niu even without the equipment of the county hospital, so why worry about no one coming to our health center for treatment in the future?"

"If performance improves, the bonuses for both the dean and everyone else will increase, which is a good thing for everyone."

"Next year, the factory director can apply to expand its scale..."

Every word he uttered was directed at the hospital director and the health center, without mentioning the patients. Liu Baoguo was overjoyed, and his smile grew wider and wider.

Seeing that things were almost ready, Chen Yun added fuel to the fire: "Dean, you have to be assertive when you go to the county to apply for penicillin this time, so that they can see that we are doing everything for the people."

"Here's the key to the medicine cabinet. I'll go to the factory manager's office first to explain the situation and ask him to come with me to the county town to get the medicine."

"Take care, Dean."

Liu Baoguo, whose bald head was almost reflective, strode away with an air of righteous indignation, forgetting to take off the white coat that symbolized the health center.

Chen Yun smiled and waved her keys, stomping her feet happily on the spot.

Anyone can flatter someone...

soon.

The news that Chen Yun had admitted a pneumonia patient spread quickly throughout the health center.

Master Niu became the first person in the health center to sleep in a hospital bed, and the corridor outside was full of doctors and nurses who came to inquire about the news.

They all wanted a definitive answer from Chen Yun that he could cure the disease.

Ye Yuanjun, one hand on his hip and the other against the wall, said, "Last year I had my entire year's bonus docked, if it gets docked again this year..."

His eyes looked like he wanted to devour someone, and the unspoken words turned into a fierce look that seemed to want to tear Chen Yun to pieces.

Zuo Lingling was also a little worried.

Pneumonia is a serious illness, and even county hospitals have to be on high alert. You can't get out of the hospital without spending at least a hundred yuan.

Given the conditions at the factory clinic, if the illness is cured, that's fine, but if it gets worse... then the authorities might shut down the clinic.

"Dr. Chen is indeed a graduate of a regular medical school; he said he could cure pneumonia, and he could."

"I used to think Dr. Chen was timid, but now I see that's because he hadn't encountered anything serious. He has a plan!"

"It's good that it can be cured; it'll also be convenient for our factory workers."

Several nurses were talking amongst themselves, while Duan Yun had just finished performing a skin test on Master Niu inside the room.

Everyone is waiting anxiously.

If he is allergic to penicillin... Chen Yunde immediately called back the dean to change the strategy.

Fortunately, ten minutes later, Mr. Niu did not develop any papules, indicating that he was not allergic to penicillin.

Chen Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Pour a small half bowl of alcohol and dilute it with water in a 1:1 ratio, then wipe Master Niu's armpits...and groin."

At this moment, Hu Zi and Zhao Zhiguo returned with garlic and a broken bowl, followed by Master Niu's wife, Zhang Dasao.

"Big Bull..."

The ward was instantly filled with Zhang's deafening wails, and no amount of persuasion could stop her.

Amidst the noise, Chen Yun could only administer a penicillin injection to Master Niu's buttocks.

"Order another compound benzoin tablet... never mind... I'll just go get it myself."

It was unclear when Aunt Zhang's crying would stop, and if Chen Yun stayed any longer, she would go deaf. So, she made an excuse to get some medicine and quickly left the ward.

Having just arrived at the pharmacy and taken a few breaths of fresh air, Liu Baoguo, half of his body soaked, rushed to Chen Yun.

"Dr. Chen, the factory manager has decided to come with me to the county hospital."

The figure of an unexpected person gradually became clearer in the distance.

Gao Ming held umbrellas in both hands, his shoulders were mostly soaked, and raindrops dripped down his left arm to the ground.

"Captain Gao personally escorted us to the county town." Liu Baoguo said excitedly, ignoring the fact that his leather shoes were soaked and had a hole in them, and urged loudly, "If you have any opinions you want to raise with the county hospital, go back to the office and write a report. I will submit it personally."

Chen Yun immediately thought of the silver needles she had just been talking about.

Chong Gaoming simply nodded, and Chen Yun hurriedly ran back to her office to write the report.

Ye Yuanjun also had a lot of pent-up frustration about his unfulfilled potential, and Liu Baoguo quickly turned around after he finished speaking.

Only Ye Lingling crossed her arms and didn't move.

His gaze swept over the excited dean, and he inadvertently noticed Gao Ming raising one hand as if to say something, then smiling and lowering it.

"Captain Gao."

Since they were going to the city, Zuo Lingling was more concerned about whether she could ask Gao Ming to help bring out a few feet of dresses.

In the office.

Chen Yunxian began by mentioning the shortage of needles and medicines at the health center, and then listed how many cases in the factory area had worsened due to a lack of medical resources from January to June of this year.

Starting with the health of the people, the author then shifts the focus to how this has increased the burden on county hospitals.

Then, we applied to the county hospital to allocate more medical resources to the health centers in each factory area.

They only applied for and were granted TCM treatment qualifications last.

Opening up traditional Chinese medicine treatment is a great thing for the country and its people. It can save people money on medical expenses, save national medical resources, and most importantly, it can promote and develop traditional Chinese medicine.

The proposal, which was over a thousand words long, was entirely based on the perspective of the country and the people, and made no mention of personal needs.

Of course, the last four characters of Comrade Chen Yun's signature were written with such force that they seemed to penetrate the paper.

Chen Yun finished writing with satisfaction.

"Has Comrade Chen finished writing?"

Seeing Chen Yun look up, Gao Ming stepped in.

"The window frame has been repaired." A large hand held the keys and handed them to Chen Yun. "Check it again when you get back tonight. I also fixed the desk lamp for you."

"Thanks."

Gao Ming was startled for a moment.

When Chen Yun's lips curled up, even the damp air seemed to come alive, like a ray of sunshine suddenly breaking through the dark clouds, warm and radiant.

"Thank you, Comrade Gao. It seems that one meal won't be enough for me; I'll have to treat you to several more."

"We're going to the provincial capital this afternoon. Is there anything you need to bring?" Gao Ming asked with a smile.

"No tickets." Chen Yun spread his hands helplessly: "I'll find someone to exchange them for a thermos ticket, and I'll have to trouble you again then."

"Okay." Gao Ming suppressed his offer to help buy tickets and waved to Chen Yun cheerfully, "I'll go back and prepare. You go ahead and get busy."

After saying that, he turned around, took a few steps, then remembered something and turned back: "I saw this morning that your raincoat was brittle and would definitely leak. You can use the umbrella for now, and return it to me when you buy a new one."

Despite his burly appearance, Gao Ming is surprisingly meticulous; he even noticed when his raincoat was worn out.

"Then let's have another meal."

"Find a locksmith to replace your door lock. If someone is strong enough, they can kick it open with one kick."

"I'll find someone to replace it tomorrow."

"They're gone."

Have a safe journey.

Chen Yunchong waved to his receding figure as he strode away.

In her past life, she was known for her formidable reputation as a female demon. Not only would male doctors avoid dating within the hospital, but they would also avoid working with her as a partner.

How come I've only been here a few days and already encountered such good "peach blossom luck"?

The debts of gratitude I owe are piling up...

***

The next day, it was still raining heavily over Hongri Machinery Factory.

To facilitate close monitoring of the patients' conditions, Chen Yun stayed in her office yesterday and checked the patients' temperatures every three hours throughout the night.

His body, which had never used antibiotics before, was quite sensitive to penicillin, and Master Niu's high fever subsided that very night.

Fill a broken bowl with hot water, add compound benzoin tincture, cover your face, and breathe for twenty minutes.

Apply garlic paste to Yongquan acupoint.

They even persuaded Sister-in-law Zhang to dig up a small basket of houttuynia cordata from a fellow villager's field ridge and boil it into a drink.

Regardless of whether it was traditional or foreign, Chen Yun used every method at his disposal.

After enduring a day like this, Master Niu's condition improved significantly, and his flushed complexion gradually returned to normal.

Whether it's the combined effect of multiple measures or Master Niu's strong physique, at this rate of recovery, he should be almost fully recovered in three days.

The next afternoon, the sound of brakes pierced through the rain and reached the hearts of everyone at the health center.

Regardless of gender, anyone who was unemployed rushed to the door and stood on tiptoe to look around.

Chen Yun was not among them.

After taking Master Niu's temperature, Chen Yun checked his pulse again.

Seeing that her husband's complexion was much better than a few days ago and his cough had lessened considerably, Zhang's wife was extremely grateful to Chen Yun.

The way he expressed his gratitude... was by introducing her to a potential partner.

Seeing that Chen Yun had finished taking his pulse, he immediately stuffed all the things he had just dragged out from under the bed into his arms.

"These are dried bamboo shoots that my younger brother sent from our hometown. They're nothing special, but Dr. Chen, you must accept them."

“Our clinic has a rule that we can’t accept things from patients’ families during working hours.” Chen Yun put the things down by the bedside: “Sister-in-law, please don’t make things difficult for me.”

"Instead of giving me anything, I'll introduce you to someone."

If I can't accept gifts, surely the local health center won't interfere with the matchmaking process?