Chapter 249: There are still not enough doctors

Although Su Baishou and the others did not complain of being tired, their tired state could not deceive anyone. If they continued like this, they would not be able to hold on for long and these doctors would fall ill.

Gan Fanren thought about it and felt that this was not a good idea.

If a doctor fell ill, it would probably take ten days or half a month to recover. They had few doctors to begin with, and each one was extremely valuable. They could not be so exhausted.

So he immediately gathered everyone together to seek a solution.

"I think we can limit the number of patients we see every day and rest after they are done."

There are five doctors in a market town, and one doctor has to see a hundred people every day. This workload is not small, but it will not make the doctor too tired.

Wen Yifan questioned this idea: "But people are different, and diseases are different, too. There are differences in severity and urgency. If we divide them by region, won't those who are sick have to wait in the back?"

"For those with mild symptoms, it may not matter, they can wait slowly, but for those with severe symptoms, waiting one more day will increase the risk."

Wen Yifan's words made everyone fall into silence.

"Speaking of which, there are too few doctors in Tongmen Pass. It would be great if we could attract more doctors to come."

The people of Dayun have been abandoned by the court for a long time. They are very good at endurance. If they are not sick to the point where they can't bear it, they will never go to see a doctor.

In total, most of the people who come to see a doctor are seriously ill and can't delay for a moment.

Wen Yifan coughed twice and said, "Then let's do this. We will divide the doctors into surgeons and internal medicine doctors, those who treat minor illnesses and those who treat serious illnesses.

Two doctors will first make a rough assessment of the patient's condition, and then send the patient to the corresponding doctor for diagnosis and treatment."

"Patients with minor illnesses can queue up by number, while doctors with serious illnesses will be divided into three shifts, rotating every four hours, so that every doctor can have a good rest."

This is indeed a good idea, but the problem is also obvious.

Gan Fanren said awkwardly, "We don't have so many doctors."

"According to what you said, two people for consultation, two doctors for light cases, and six doctors for serious cases, that would require almost ten people."

"Including the military doctors of the Gan family army, we only have more than 300 doctors. Assuming it takes three days to see all the patients in a block, 300 people can only see 30 blocks. How long will it take to see all 600 blocks in Tongmen Pass?"

Although Wen Yifan's method was good, he was looking at the problem from the doctor's perspective. If he looked at it from the patient's perspective, it would be a bit inappropriate.

"This is actually quite simple. The reason why mild cases are called mild cases is because they are not seriously ill and can wait. Why don't we try to persuade the traveling doctors and barefoot doctors in various villages and towns to treat these patients with mild symptoms first. If the treatment is ineffective, they can come back again. This way, the number of patients coming for consultation can be greatly reduced."

Su Baishou pondered and said, "That's a way!"

"In this way, we can reduce the number of patients."

Gongsun Yue smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Last time I went to some big clinics, and I have never been to these traveling doctors and barefoot doctors."

"Although I am a local of Tongmen Pass, I have hardly come into contact with these doctors. Without the guidance of a local, it would be difficult for me to find them."

Gan Fanren looked at Qiu Xiangyuan, who was writing and drawing non-stop, as if he was listening to gossip and was very energetic.

He remembered that Qiu Xiangyuan liked to tell stories to people, but he was very inspiring and a talented man.

"Maybe we should first persuade the local Li Zheng to lead us to find it."

Although he has taken Tongmen Pass, there is a saying that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.

These villagers may not be willing to cooperate with him, but they will definitely be more willing to cooperate with Li Zheng.

It's just that the workload is too large, and Gongsun Yue may not be able to complete it alone.

"Qiu Xiangyuan, I'll leave this matter to you. How about you and Gongsun Yue act separately?"

Qiu Xiangyuan was stunned at first, and then he felt a sense of surprise that he was reused.

Since he joined Gan Fanren, he has not been assigned any important tasks.

This mission is related to the safety of the people in Tongmen Pass. Assigning him this mission must mean that Gan Fanren trusts him very much.

"Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to deal with this matter!"

Qiu Xiangyuan was very energetic. After everyone dispersed, he immediately took a few soldiers to lobby everywhere.

After finishing here, Gan Fanren hurried back to his residence.

At this time, the banquet had already begun, and it was full of joy.

The ladies of the noble families were chatting around Hui Niang, and only a few ladies were sitting far away and watching coldly, with contempt on their faces from time to time.

They seemed to be disdainful, hiding far away, covering their noses with delicate handkerchiefs, and looking very shy.

"I never thought that things would change so fast. A family like us would have the opportunity to attend a moon-viewing banquet hosted by a scholar's wife."

"We can't help it. Who can blame our men for being incompetent?" A lady complained, "Our men are too honest and don't dare to have any extravagant thoughts. Otherwise, we would have been prosperous by now."

Seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Hui Niang said, "You should know that we are holding a free clinic in Tongmen Pass right now?"

"This free clinic is a good thing. It can help the people get rid of diseases and disasters. Unfortunately, there are too many sick people in Tongmen Pass and we don't have enough doctors."

"I know that many prominent families have the habit of keeping doctors. I hope you can let the doctors go and help the people of Tongmenguan Pass. At the same time, you can help to gather local heroes and do some errands."

These are not difficult for the local prominent families. Many wives of the noble families agreed immediately.

Many people also breathed a sigh of relief.

They thought that today's moon-viewing banquet was for them to raise money, and they thought they would bleed.

Unexpectedly, they just wanted to borrow people from them.

It is difficult to raise money, but if they just want to borrow people from them, then there is absolutely no problem.

"That's easy. Tomorrow we will ask the doctor in the mansion and a few medicine boys who have some medical skills to come here."

"Not only them, we will send all the servants that the mansion can mobilize here."

"Yes, yes, not only servants, we will also spread the word and recruit more people to help."

Those who were sitting in the corner and were not warm to Hui Niang said with a cold face: "We don't have the habit of keeping doctors in our house. I'm afraid we can't help you. We have something else to do, so we'll take our leave first."

Hui Niang could only see them off.

A lady looked at the female guard beside Hui Niang and said: "She is really from the countryside. She is so afraid of death that she always brings a few rough men with her wherever she goes."

"You are so clumsy. I think it's unlucky to stand next to me."

If ordinary people heard this, they would have asked the maids to leave.