He had no desire to have anything to do with these people. Leaving was fine with him, and the hospital could close down too. Anyway, Li Kuangyuan had decided to focus on his work. Even returning to his original unit, now renamed "Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology," would be acceptable, because while the work there was structured, it wasn't as chaotic as other hospitals.
Li Kuangyuan had arranged surgeries for patients without system verification. Apart from the computer program being bypassed, all the handwritten documents and surgical agreements were complete. The manual program, originally intended as a backup in case of system failure, was exploited by the hospital, simply to improve the hospital's survival in the local area and to cultivate good relations with the local government and relevant departments.
Minhong has gathered experts and scholars from all over the country, resulting in many achievements and obtaining many patents. Clinical trials of some new drugs and treatment plans are naturally conducted in Minhong's own hospital, which is why it is the place that the powerful and wealthy are most enthusiastic about.
With Minhong's miraculous post-operative recovery medication, the surgical risks here are extremely low. Coupled with special treatment drugs and plans, all the powerful and influential people who are sick or whose relatives and friends are sick choose Minhong Hospital as their first choice for treatment, because Minhong has indeed found many truly top medical experts.
Li Kuangyuan did not actually oppose or reject performing surgery and treating patients for the powerful and influential. His ultimate goal was to improve his personal abilities and help patients get rid of their suffering. However, in his eyes, all patients were equal. Therefore, he was very angry that his small actions had squeezed out the treatment opportunities for ordinary patients, which led to his reporting behavior.
The news about the Department of General Surgery spread quickly throughout the entire Minhong Wuhan Hospital. Li Kuangyuan, who was walking around the hospital, was subjected to the pointing fingers of the crowd. He was filled with mixed feelings and wondered when he had become the target of so much criticism. He felt really wronged.
The outpatient hall was extremely crowded, and the security team was on high alert to maintain order. The entire hall was filled with patients and their families who had come from the surrounding areas of Wuhan for treatment. Minhong Hospital's consistent reputation and goodwill made these patients from impoverished families place their hopes here. Even if it was not covered by medical insurance, the final cost for many diseases here was the lowest. Therefore, ordinary patients could not give up this hospital and could only wait here for the results.
"They're out! Come and see!"
A sharp female voice came from the closed payment window. Cashiers and pharmacy staff who were not assigned any work rushed to the computer screen, their heads huddled together to check the latest announcement from the head office.
"Ah! How could this happen?!"
"Director Li... the Vice President of Business..."
All the staff members turned to look at Li Kuangyuan in the outpatient hall, their eyes filled with doubt, fear, and anticipation.
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Chapter 421 The Great Purge (Second Update)
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The entire Minhong Wuhan Hospital was like a gasoline drum that had been set on fire. Everywhere was engulfed in flames and chaos.
This hospital may close and be sold, or it may continue to operate and treat patients. The person who decides this outcome is none other than Li Kuangyuan, the former chief physician of the Department of General Surgery.
"Prospective Vice President of Business" is Li Kuangyuan's current title. The word "prospective" has two meanings: first, the official appointment document from the head office has not yet been issued; second, the hospital may not necessarily continue to operate. Therefore, the word "prospective" aptly expresses the uncertain future of this hospital.
Within Minhong's internal system, the head office's announcement regarding Minhong Wuhan Hospital consisted of only a few lines:
"The closure of Minhong Wuhan Hospital is pending. Li Kuangyuan is temporarily serving as the hospital's vice president in charge of business. The positions of president and vice president in charge of administration are vacant (candidates recommended by Li Kuangyuan will be given priority consideration)."
“Except for the research team members and the Wuhan hospital staff who have been defined as ‘pending’ by the head office, all other staff will be selected and pending by Li Kuangyuan. Please strictly follow the relevant rules and regulations of the head office. Please submit the list of reserved staff through the hospital director’s special channel within 24 hours. If there is a list of recommendations from outside the hospital, please submit it as well.”
"If Mr. Li Kuangyuan believes that Wuhan Hospital should not continue to operate, please make the selection in the newly added option in the Dean's Channel. Minhong Wuhan Hospital will be closed directly, and all subsequent procedures will be handled by a specialist from the head office. The specific operation method has been sent to your personal space via email. Please check."
The brief notice shocked all the staff of Minhong Hospital in Wuhan. The future of hundreds of employees in a hospital with assets of hundreds of millions of yuan was in the hands of a chief physician. Was this a joke? An irresponsible decision? No one could say for sure, but Minhong's tough attitude and methods had clearly shocked everyone. No one doubted the authenticity of the notice anymore, and Li Kuangyuan, who had been ostracized and ridiculed by everyone, became the key figure in the entire hospital.
The same thing is happening in more than a thousand Minhong hospitals and clinics across the country. Unlike the hospitals in Wuhan, the people in charge of deciding the fate of the local institutions are different. Some are senior experts and scholars, members of the Minhong scientific research and public relations team, and some are originally hospital leaders. Of course, they are not the top leaders, but they still have a lot of say.
What's most surprising is that the decision-maker at a hospital in a small county was actually a temporary worker in charge of cleaning. This 34-year-old temporary worker had worked at Minhong Hospital for three years, and his labor relations had always been affiliated with a social labor company. This time, he suddenly became the person who decided the fate of Minhong Hospital in the local county, and his title became the administrative vice president. It's really unbelievable.
This list was jointly drafted by Luo Jimin, Lin Hongmei, Wen Youmin, Wu Jianwei and other senior executives of the Minhong headquarters. When they drafted this list, their eyes were bloodshot, like angry bulls.
Since deciding to close some hospitals and clinics, leaving only a portion of hospitals for future treatment of critically ill patients, Luo Jimin and others have begun to meticulously select Minhong Hospitals across the country to determine which are suitable for retention. The selection criteria for deciding which hospitals should be abandoned involved factors such as city size, geographical coverage, operational status, and staff structure.
What was originally a routine selection process unexpectedly angered several key decision-makers in the Minhong organization. They realized that their previous reliance on the analyses and reports compiled by underground staff due to their busy schedules had given unscrupulous individuals and those with ulterior motives an opportunity to exploit the situation. They discovered instances of nepotism, inefficiency, bribery, and favoritism, and even instances where security guards responsible for the hospital concealed information. All of this made Luo Jimin and his team so angry they felt like vomiting blood.
No one ever thinks they have too much money, so it's quite normal for numerous violations to occur when management is inadequate and even internal strife begins within the security team that is supposed to be supervising it. Moreover, this phenomenon is showing a trend of escalation. The actual income of those hospital directors and vice directors who earn annual salaries of hundreds of thousands has increased many times over. The purchase of common drugs for treating common diseases and the acquisition of medical equipment worth less than 300,000 yuan are the root causes of these violations.
What Luo Jimin regretted most was that he had previously agreed to the application to use drugs produced by other manufacturers to treat ordinary patients. This decision made Minhong Hospital no different from other hospitals. Without Wen Youmin, a pharmaceutical expert, reminding him, Luo Jimin could identify the ingredients and effects of those drugs with all sorts of names.
However, when these drugs are sold from Minhong Hospital to patients, they are still priced several times or even more than ten times higher than similar drugs with the same effects, even though Minhong's pricing principle is to add very little markup. This benefits other pharmaceutical companies, pharmaceutical representatives, hospital purchasing managers and doctors who prescribe the drugs, and even hospital leaders may be involved.
Without even needing to investigate, just by glancing at the names of those drugs, Luo Jimin was able to confirm that his own hospital was also involved in taking kickbacks for prescriptions, and he was so angry that he was furious.
Choosing specific people to decide the fate of hospitals in various regions is also a rogue act; this was the result of discussions among several core figures at the Minhong headquarters.
Responsible doctors like Li Kuangyuan were given the power to close the hospital by Luo Jimin and others. No matter how important Wuhan's geographical location was, the surrounding areas could be replaced by Wuhan as a regional center for Minhong Hospital. This was because Minhong Hospital would focus on treating serious illnesses in the future, rather than taking on minor ailments such as colds, flu, and neck pain. Minhong was not so arrogant as to want to network with all the patients in the world.
“Jimin, don’t blame yourself. None of us had experience. Who would have thought that this management system would have such loopholes? Zhang Hui’s suggestion of cross-departmental inspections was rejected at the meeting. I guess someone was already thinking about it back then.”
Lin Hongmei touched her husband Luo Jimin's teacup with the back of her hand. Seeing that the water had cooled down, she immediately picked it up to change the water with hot water. When she returned, she became agitated.
“Let’s do as Yao’er says and focus on critically ill patients. Once he’s dealt with his opponents, we can then work on the general hospitals. That way, we won’t have so many worries.”
Lin Hongmei slammed her teacup heavily on the table, splashing a few drops of boiling water onto the back of her hand, but it didn't cause any reaction. "Hmph! They actually dared to try and extort money from our family's finances. I'll make them spit out what they've swallowed, and I'll settle the score later. I won't allow anyone who tries to mess with Minhong again, whether they're from outside or inside!"
"I'm really short of money! They're just happily greedy..."
The last sentence revealed the source of Lin Hongmei's intense mood, finally causing Wu Jianwei, who had been trying to suppress his loud voice, to burst into laughter.
"The best thing to do is to have dozens of these guys hospitalized with serious, incurable illnesses, and then spread the word in private. Let's see who dares not to return the money they've embezzled. That's a great suggestion!"
At the end of his speech, Wu Jianwei excessively praised himself. He didn't find this suggestion abrupt. Although he wasn't very clear about the forces behind Lin Yao and Min Hong, he had long suspected that Lin Yao's family was not simple. Just by looking at what had happened to Min Hong over the years, plus the bodyguards who were always with Luo Jimin and his wife, he could tell whether they were good or bad.