Chapter 379: How good it was when alive, how painful it was when dead, old friends meet
"Honey, what's the matter? Are there any patients in the hospital who need your help?"
Su Qianqian half opened her eyes lazily.
This was not the first time that she was woken up .
Zhou Can would occasionally receive emergency calls from the hospital in the middle of the night. Even if he was doing something with his girlfriend, he would immediately get dressed and rush to the hospital to save people. Whether it was a doctor or a nurse, as long as they had this job, they were obliged to participate in the rescue of patients at any time.
He was still relatively well, only receiving one or two emergency calls at night.
In the emergency department and some specialized departments that are prone to critically ill patients, many older directors and deputy chief physicians have formed conditioned reflexes.
Whenever the phone rang in the middle of the night, I would sit up reflexively, quickly put on my clothes and prepare to rush to the hospital to save people.
"One of my teachers suddenly fell ill at home in the middle of the night and is now in hospital for emergency treatment. I must rush over immediately. Please cover yourself with the quilt. I'm afraid I will have to wait until the evening before I can go home!"
Zhou Can leaned over and kissed her on the forehead lovingly, then walked out of the bedroom and closed the door.
She had just walked a few steps in the living room when Wei Fang's door opened. She stuck her head out and checked the situation vigilantly.
"Wei Fang, I'm going to the hospital to rescue a patient. I have nothing else to do. You should have a good rest!"
Zhou Can walked quickly to the front door, went out, and closed the door.
He was very satisfied with Wei Fang's work.
Not only is she very loyal to her employer, but she is also very vigilant. With her protecting Su Qianqian's safety, she can be completely assured.
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More than fifty minutes later, Zhou Can finally arrived at the operating room of the cardiothoracic surgery department.
It's just that he came a little late.
I didn't get to see Director Hu Kan for the last time, as he had already passed away.
The medical staff involved in the rescue all had heavy expressions. Some female comrades even had tears in their eyes and cried secretly.
Zhou Can was also very sad and felt overwhelmed.
Zhou Can kept recalling the various scenes of his interactions with Director Hu Kan during his lifetime. He was shocked when he first met Director Hu Kan, but later, because of the confrontation between Dr. Xu and Director Hu Kan, Zhou Can even felt hostile towards Director Hu Kan for a period of time.
It was not until I entered the cardiothoracic surgery residency that I gradually came into contact with Director Hu Kan.
Later, he was appreciated by Hu Kan, who taught him some surgical knowledge of cardiothoracic surgery. More than a year ago, Director Hu Kan shook hands with Dr. Xu in order to accept him as an apprentice, and successfully accepted Zhou Can as his successor.
After that, the scenes basically showed Director Hu Kan dragging his sick body to instruct Zhou Can in performing surgery, or diagnosing some cardiothoracic surgery cases, or using drugs clinically.
When Director Hu Kan was alive, Zhou Can didn't think it was a big deal, after all, they were together every day.
Now that he was gone suddenly, Director Hu Kan's kindness, care and help to him were magnified little by little. He knew in his heart that he had lost an elder who cared about him and helped him countless times.
Thinking of this, he felt his heart aching more and more.
It's not like he hasn't experienced the feeling of sadness before. But this kind of sadness of separation from life and death has a strong lasting effect. When he first arrived at the hospital and learned that Director Hu had died after failed rescue efforts, he was just a little sad.
Now when he recalls how kind Director Hu Kan was to him, his heart feels like it's being cut by a knife.
It hurts, and I feel a little guilty.
If we could get to the hospital earlier, maybe we could have saved the patient.
At least I can see Director Hu for the last time.
As the most beloved successor of Director Hu Kan during his lifetime, he felt guilty for not being able to see his teacher off before his death.
"Don't be too sad, Dr. Zhou. The dead cannot be brought back to life. Please accept my condolences."
Deputy Director Lu should be one of the important people involved in the rescue work.
He patted Zhou Can's shoulder and comforted him in a gentle voice.
"Director Hu was fine yesterday. How could he suddenly pass away? It was so sudden!"
Zhou Can's voice was a little hoarse.
There are no tears in my eyes, but tears are flowing in my heart.
"He had severe heart failure and myocardial infarction. When he was brought in, his hands and feet were already cold. When he was pushed into the operating room, his pupils were already dilated before the operation. As for the cardiopulmonary resuscitation that followed, it was purely a fight for his life, hoping for a miracle of life. Unfortunately, in the end, he was powerless."
Deputy Director Lu narrated the rescue process.
For heart patients like this, the most fearful thing is an attack at night, because everyone is asleep and it is difficult to detect it in time.
By the time they found out, the person was gone.
"Has the body been taken away?" Zhou Can asked.
"It's in the small morgue! We probably have to wait until daybreak for a car to come and take the body to the funeral home. The family members are there too."
Deputy Director Lu said.
"Okay, thank you Director Lu, I'll go over and take a look."
Zhou Can went to the small corpse room, commonly known as the morgue.
As soon as I got there, I saw a lot of family members and even doctors in white coats.
One of the doctors, a female doctor in a dark green surgical gown, was lying on the side of the morgue crying, her thin back shaking. She looked very sad.
Under normal circumstances, even if the patient dies, the doctor will not follow him to the morgue.
On the one hand, after the patient dies, the family members are emotionally unstable and easily impulsive. If the patient is beaten by the family members, who will be responsible?
On the other hand, this place is used to temporarily store corpses. It is full of viruses and dark and gloomy. Any normal person would reject such a place. Tuya Hospital has nearly 4,000 beds, which is not comparable to those giant hospitals with more than 10,000 beds, but this number is already very astonishing.
You know, the beds in most of Tuya's departments are overloaded.
Many of the beds in the corridors are temporary beds and are not included in the scheduled beds.
Thousands of people are hospitalized every day, including some who are seriously ill or already dying when they are taken to the hospital by ambulance. It is normal for several people to die every day.
The evening is generally the peak period for patients to die.
So at this moment, there were two or three groups of family members in the morgue, and the number of dead patients was not one, but three.
Zhou Can recognized the crying female doctor in the green surgical gown at a glance. It was none other than Director Xueyan.
Jin Mingxi was also present at the moment, with a serious expression, standing there staring at the yellow body bag on the car, which contained a body. Needless to say, the body inside must be the deceased Director Hu Kan.
In addition to Director Xueyan crying beside the morgue, there were also family members crying or looking sad.
"Please save your life!"
Zhou Can said to Director Hu’s son.
"Um..." Director Hu's son's eyes were red. He bit his lips and nodded vigorously, with a very sad expression.
Zhou Can only knew Director Hu's son, and that was because he often saw Director Hu off when he took him downstairs to take the bus home.
After comforting Director Hu's son, Zhou Can walked to the morgue, slowly squatted down, stared at the body bag on the car with a solemn expression, and pain spread across his face.
Eventually it became thicker and thicker.
"Teacher... Meeting you is the greatest fortune of my life. Thank you for passing on your lifelong medical skills to me bit by bit and helping me grow quickly..."
He mourned in his heart.
At this moment, his heart and mind were filled with the kindness Director Hu Kan had shown him and their encounter and relationship.
How good Director Hu Kan was to him when he was alive is how painful Zhou Can is now.
Human emotions are the most complex, and it is because of emotions that the world becomes splendid and colorful.
After a long while, Zhou Can suppressed his inner grief and gently patted Director Xueyan on the shoulder, "Sister Yan, don't be too sad. The teacher should have been peaceful when he left. He has already made arrangements for the department, which means he had a premonition."
“Woo woo…”
Xueyan was still sobbing.
"Get up! When the time comes to deal with the teacher's funeral, we will help as much as we can , so that the teacher can pass away with honor."
Zhou Can helped her up.
I could feel that her body was still shaking.
Only by taking her away from here can she control the extreme sadness in her heart.
Before leaving, Zhou Can looked at Director Hu Kan's son and said, "Sister Yan and I were Director Hu's most beloved disciples. Now that he has passed away, we are all very sad. If you have any difficulties at home, you can always come to me. Please notify us when the teacher's funeral arrangements are settled."
"Thank you!"
Director Hu Kan ’s son bowed to them.
"The old man had already made arrangements for his funeral before he died, and everything is to be kept simple. We plan to hold a memorial service in two days, and then bury him." Director Hu has a son and two daughters.
How the funeral is arranged is basically decided by the son.
"I'll let you know once the location is confirmed!"
"good!"
Zhou Can nodded.
"Can you please take down my phone number?"
"Your name is Doctor Zhou Can. I have your number. The old man had already listed the phone numbers of important relatives and friends before he died."
Director Hu Kan’s son’s words made Zhou Can feel extremely sad again.
"Once a teacher, always a father. The teacher's kindness is as heavy as a mountain and as deep as the sea. If you need any help, you can call me at any time. This is also an obligation I should fulfill."
Zhou Can once again sincerely emphasized this matter to Director Hu’s son .
Director Hu’s family may not be as wealthy as imagined.
If there is really a need for help, Zhou Can will do his best to help.
"Thank you!" The other party nodded heavily.
"goodbye!"
Zhou Can helped Director Xueyan leave.
Before leaving, Zhou Can found that Jin Mingxi was still standing there, not saying anything, just standing there with a serious expression.
Jin Mingxi is actually a very loyal person.
Director Hu taught him for a short time, only about a year. After he got the news, he rushed to the scene early to pay his respects. If nothing else, this heart was very touching.
Director Hu taught a lot of students during his lifetime. Even among those apprentices he had taught for several years or even more than ten years, few of them came to visit.
It is possible that they did not get the message.
There are also some people who don't care too much about the news.
There are even quite a few people who are extremely cold and indifferent, and they become indifferent to you once you leave.
Zhou Can had just left with Director Xueyan, and before they left the building, Director Xueyan's cell phone rang.
She slowly took out her cell phone and answered the call.
Out of respect for her personal privacy, Zhou Can let go of her and distanced himself from her.
She just replied briefly with a few "OK, I understand" and then hung up the phone.
"The hospital just notified me to attend an emergency meeting."
"Want me to take you there?"
Zhou Can looked at her with concern.
"It's okay. I can handle it."
She wiped her tears and left quickly.
The sudden death of Director Hu Kan was also a big deal for the hospital, because Director Hu Kan was a golden signboard of the hospital.
It's just past four in the morning now, and an emergency meeting has been held to discuss some countermeasures.
Although Zhou Can is one of Director Hu's successors, his status is not high enough and he does not belong to the cardiothoracic surgery department, so he is not qualified to participate in this kind of meeting.
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At around 7:50 in the morning, Zhou Can appeared in the emergency department.
The death of an important boss of the hospital will not affect the work of the hospital. Everyone should go to work as usual, and no matter how sad they are, they can only keep it in their hearts.
"Good morning, Doctor Zhou!"
"morning!"
"Dr. Zhou is finally back to work in our emergency department! That's great!"
From time to time, people greeted Zhou Can, and he was greeted by faces full of enthusiastic smiles.
A familiar figure appeared, expressionless on his face. It was one of Zhou Can's two teachers, Doctor Xu.
"Good morning, teacher!"
Zhou Can stepped forward to say hello.
"Hurry to the operating room and prepare for work!"
Doctor Xu's voice was clearly a little hoarse. It seemed that he had already known the news of Director Hu's death.
Zhou Can went directly to the operating room, while Dr. Xu went to the outpatient department to greet the doctor on duty.
There is nothing else to say. The emergency department is the hospital's largest traffic platform. Now that Zhou Can, a capable person, is back, he will definitely intercept some surgical patients that he can handle.
This is also the biggest advantage of the emergency department.
When Zhou Can entered the operating room, there were familiar faces as well as unfamiliar faces.
The operating room has been expanded compared to before.
There are three fixed operating tables.
And it is divided into three small rooms.
It seems that the emergency department has made some progress three years after Zhou Can left.
"Good morning, Dr. Lu! Good morning, Dr. Cui!"
These two people are doctors Zhou Can knows.
It was really surprising that Dr. Lu was able to stay successfully.
Maybe it was the talent competition in the emergency department that pushed Dr. Lu to do something, and this guy has some talent, but he is a bit lazy and his work attitude is not very correct.
After being forced to change, he gradually gained a certain degree of competitiveness.
I wonder what happened to Dr. Lin Ping?
Back then, Dr. Lin Ping had poor talent and understanding. Although he was a resident doctor for four years, his level was really not very good. I don't know if he was eliminated in the end.
"Doctor Zhou seems to have become a lot more handsome! His aura is also different from before!" Doctor Lu said with emotion after staring at him.
"Dr. Lu's words are still so pleasant! It's great to see familiar faces like you."
If Zhou Can had not been affected by the death of Director Hu, he would definitely laugh and respond at this moment.
I was just so sad in my heart that I couldn't laugh.
"Doctor Xu has already arranged it yesterday. That operating table is Doctor Zhou's exclusive workbench."
The attending physician, Dr. Cui, pointed to the room inside.
Zhou Can vaguely saw a pretty figure swaying and walked in.
"Qiao Yu! It's really you!"
He was extremely surprised.
"Thank you, Dr. Zhou, for remembering our agreement and sending me over from the intensive care unit. I'm ready!"
She smiled and waved to Zhou Can.
The operating table had already been cleaned, and all kinds of surgical instruments and medicines were neatly placed.
Qiao Yu directly told Zhou Can with her work attitude how happy she was to be his instrument nurse.
"I heard that in order to be a good instrument nurse for me, you would often go to the surgical operating room to work overtime for free at night when you were not working overtime. Is that true?" Zhou Can was really touched when he heard this.
