Two weeks later.
The magic of the newly opened Lingnan Hospital has become the latest hot news in Hong Kong.
When reporters from various newspapers, big and small, saw that Lingnan Hospital had endless material for interviews, they pounced on it like hungry wolves and surrounded it for interviews every day.
Lin Sanqi was also generous. He gave each reporter who came to the hospital for an interview a red envelope of 1,000 yuan per day.
If the press release is a positive article praising and appreciating Lingnan Hospital, the fee for every thousand words is still 1,000 yuan.
Money can't make the devil work. Hong Kong journalists have no bottom line. They will do whatever they can get. So they praised Lingnan Hospital in their own newspapers.
And they were all full of praise, because they were paid by word count, so of course the more words the better, just like some idiot authors who inflated the word count...
Lingnan Hospital's reputation has exploded. In addition to the media's contribution, another important point is that the first batch of patients saw results.
Office of the Chairman of Lingnan Hospital.
Dean Feng Shiqi, Vice Dean He Jiachang, and Medical Section Chief Shi Wen were sitting together, reporting to their boss, Lin Sanqi:
"Boss, according to our statistics this week, antibiotics currently account for 90% of all prescriptions, which has reached the expected target.
In addition, our pricing is HK$20 per box of cefuroxime, HK$30 for azithromycin, and HK$50 for moxifloxacin. Currently, the daily usage of antibiotics alone is 10,000 boxes.”
Lin Sanqi felt a little guilty when he heard this data.
Decades later, according to the "Regulations on the Clinical Application of Antimicrobial Drugs", the antibiotic usage rate for inpatients in medical institutions shall not exceed 60%, and the proportion of antibiotic prescriptions for outpatients shall not exceed 20%.
At Lingnan Hall, antibiotics account for 90% of prescriptions.
If the director of the quality control department of Oriental Hospital, where he is studying for his master's degree, saw this data, he would go crazy and would deduct money from him until there was a trace of regret.
Fortunately, this was in the 1960s and no one was aware of the dangers of antibiotics, so there were no legal or regulatory restrictions that allowed Lingnan Hospital to do whatever it wanted.
Feng Shiqi didn't know his boss was feeling guilty and continued to report:
"Boss, besides the good news, there's also bad news. Our Western medicine outpatient and inpatient numbers are exploding. The number of outpatient visits has also skyrocketed from 1,000 to 3,000 per day.
However, 3,000 patients is already the maximum number of patients Lingnan Hospital can handle. It can't be increased any more, so boss, you need to address the staffing issue as soon as possible. We can't always rely on Weir Hospital."
Lin Sanqi touched his chin.
It is definitely too late to recruit students from medical schools now. What is needed are skilled workers, so the only way left is to poach people from other hospitals.
Competitors are enemies. The rise of Lingnan Hospital will definitely affect the interests of other hospitals. Sooner or later, everyone will be an enemy, so let's just detonate it directly.
"Well, since we're short of manpower, we'll have to rely on you to swing the hoes. As long as you work hard, there's nothing you can't dig.
We recruit people with high salaries and promise a 50% increase in basic wages, plus drug deductions, so their income will at least double.
For highly qualified doctors, such as chief physicians and consultants, their salaries are increased by 50% based on the industry's highest standards to poach them. I just don't believe I can't poach the doctors I need."
Vice President He Jiachang, a native of Hong Kong, also reminded:
"Boss, if we poach people temporarily, those doctors and nurses all have contracts, and if they leave, they'll have to pay liquidated damages."
Lin Sanqi said indifferently: "We will pay this money, and we can easily earn it back."
A few people were still discussing things when suddenly there was a burst of warm applause and cheers from downstairs.
Lin Sanqi stood at the window and looked downstairs, and found that another patient was carrying a flower basket to the small square in front of the outpatient building.
At this time, the small square was filled with various flower baskets, and those who didn’t know would think it was a wedding scene.
Feng Shiqi saw it and laughed:
"I counted them this morning, and we've received a total of 1,250 flower baskets. If we only receive one in the last few minutes, I'm afraid we'll be out of space at the hospital entrance."
He Jiachang also said with emotion:
"I've been a doctor for 30 years, and I've never seen a hospital receive so many flower baskets at once. This is definitely a record in Hong Kong. It shows the public's recognition and gratitude for our Lingnan Hospital."
Mainland patients like to give banners to doctors to express their gratitude.
The more doctors or departments receive banners, the more honor they represent for the doctors themselves and the hospital as a whole, as well as the excellence of their medical skills and the recognition of their patients.
Hong Kong people don’t send banners, but prefer to send flower baskets, similar to the ones given at grand openings.
Outside the offices of those famous doctors, there is a long row of flower baskets. When other patients see them, they know that the doctor must be a famous doctor. This is the doctor's medal.
But usually only a few dozen of these flower baskets are considered a lot.
A whole square of Lingnan Hospital was filled with thousands of flower baskets, which was very spectacular and had never happened before in Hong Kong's history.
A middle-aged couple who had just delivered a flower basket were surrounded by reporters.
"Sir, are you sending the flower basket to thank Lingnan Hospital?"
The middle-aged man was clearly not an ordinary citizen. Facing dozens of reporters at the scene, he remained calm and accepted the interview:
"Yes, my son has white lung. You know what white lung is? It means half of the lung is white when X-rayed, indicating diffuse inflammation. His life is hanging by a thread.
At that time, my son had a high fever and difficulty breathing. St. Paul's Hospital tried to save him for a week, but finally issued a critical illness notice and told us that my son had no chance of survival.
Finally, I took my son to Lingnan Hospital, hoping for the best. After Lingnan Hospital's full efforts, my son has now been discharged and recovered.
So to express my gratitude, I personally sent a flower basket. At the same time, on behalf of our Ma family, I deducted HK$100,000 from Lingnan Hospital for research on severe pneumonia.
Wow~~~
The reporters and onlookers at the scene all exclaimed in surprise.
Even the head of the medical-patient relations department who received the patient's family was stunned. This was the first social donation received by Lingnan Hospital.
This incident immediately alarmed the big boss Lin Sanqi.
For the big boss Lin Sanqi, HK$100,000 is not a huge sum, but it is a good start.
Like hospitals abroad, Hong Kong hospitals can accept donations from patients. However, these donations cannot be used to pay employees and are often specifically designated for a medical research project.
After completing the initial capital accumulation, Lingnan Hospital will certainly take the path of scientific research and teaching, and may even establish its own medical school.
Then naturally the more donations the better. Using other people's money to conduct scientific research in your own hospital is the most profitable business.
Of course, don’t expect donations from ordinary citizens. Such donations often come from wealthy people, which is equivalent to spending money to buy VIP status.
As the director of Lingnan Hospital, Feng Shiqi received the check from the patient's family.
The scene was lit up by flash lights.
Feng Shiqi then spoke to the surrounding reporters in English:
"We thank Mr. and Mrs. Ma for their donation. We also ask Mr. Ma and all citizens to rest assured that all donations received by Lingnan Hospital will be made public to the society and donors, and the public can access them at any time.
In addition, to thank enthusiastic citizens like Mr. Ma, we decided to set up a donation plaque in the hospital garden. The name of each donor will be engraved on it, indicating that Lingnan Hospital will not forget any enthusiastic citizen. "
Good~~~
There was applause again.
Although the hospital run by foreigners is high-end, ordinary donors can only get priority medical treatment at most.
The few people who donated the most could only serve on the hospital board of directors with an empty title.
When it was Lin Sanqi's turn, he suddenly had an idea and used the traditional merit plaque model to engrave the list of donors.
This greatly satisfies the vanity of the donors. They can leave their names behind by doing good deeds, and will be more motivated to donate in the future. This is a blatant conspiracy.
Just when the square was bustling with activity, several white people came out of the outpatient building, their backpacks bulging with money.
After these white people got on the bus, they quickly took out all the medicines in their bags:
"I got a total of 20 boxes of cephalexin, 10 boxes of Aqi, and 10 boxes of moxifloxacin. How about you?"
"I'm dispensing pediatric antibiotics here. Look, there are 20 boxes in total."
"This ibuprofen is amazing. I've tried it, and it's great for relieving pain and reducing fever."
The white man in the lead, Philip, personally placed all the medicines neatly in a cardboard box before he breathed a sigh of relief:
"I guess the drug production at Lingnan Hospital is not high, so the supply is limited. There are even strict regulations on the maximum number of boxes per person. Otherwise, we would be able to collect more.
But we have collected more in the past few days, so we can take it back to China to try.”
"Okay, Philip, I'll listen to you. We'll leave tomorrow and go back to sell it." (End of this chapter)
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