Chapter 4038: Chapter 4026: Reputation Crisis

Hearing the words "cardiology department," Lin Yi’s face changed.

That’s Li Chuhan’s department.

"What happened?"

"A patient died post-surgery, and the family believes it was due to improper doctor operation. They’re demanding answers from the hospital, and now it’s causing a big stir. Many media outlets are reporting on it. I think we should follow up on this; we can’t miss the hype."

"This matter is a bit special. Don’t film it. Find other material instead."

Lin Yi’s expression was serious, and after giving this instruction, he left, not giving Yue Sijing a chance to speak further.

The latter was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Lin Yi took this attitude.

This issue shouldn’t be that sensitive, it seems.

At this moment, Lin Yi had already exited the TV station’s gate and drove to Huashan Hospital.

While driving, he was checking related news and found that this wasn’t a simple surgery.

There was a patient with spinal deformity who couldn’t stand upright. If he wanted to walk upright, spinal surgery was necessary.

But the biggest difficulty was that the patient had maintained this posture for years, leading to heart compression, which was the challenging part of the surgery.

The cause of death was due to aortic rupture three days after discharge. The family believed it was because of the surgery, causing unseen damage, thus leading to this accident, and wanted to demand accountability from the hospital.

After seeing the detailed content of the news, Lin Yi couldn’t help but start thinking.

Given the level of Huashan Hospital and Li Chuhan’s skills, the fact that they dared to discharge him indicated the patient was fit for discharge. What happened afterward makes it difficult to determine which party is responsible.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi dialed Li Chuhan’s number.

The call had just connected but was quickly hung up by Li Chuhang, who soon sent a reply.

Li Chuhan: "In a meeting, wait for me."

Putting the phone aside, Lin Yi sped up and reached Huashan Hospital in less than half an hour, arriving at the cardiology department.

"Lin Bro, you’re here."

Seeing Lin Yi, the nurses at the nurse station greeted him, observing his serious expression, and none dared to joke around.

"I heard something happened in the department. Tell me the specifics."

Upon hearing this, the crowd realized Lin Yi’s intention.

"It was a multi-department collaborative surgery which was very successful. After coming out of ICU, according to regulations, the patient should stay for another week or even half a month and be discharged after stabilizing."

"But the family said the medical costs were too expensive for them to afford and wanted to transfer hospitals. The hospital obviously disagreed, but they thought the hospital was swindling them for money, so they refused to pay the medical bills. In the end, there was no alternative. A meeting was held, and it was decided to discharge them, transferring them to a hospital in their county. However, just a few days after returning, the issue occurred."

"So it’s very likely that the county hospital’s improper operation led to this accident."

"That’s what I think, but that hospital issued a statement saying all procedures were legal and compliant, handled completely according to operational protocol. The statement also mentioned that it was likely improper surgery left a hidden danger, leading to this matter, with blame now directed at Director Li. The hospital is currently in a meeting, deciding how to handle it."

"Alright, got it."

Since Li Chuhan hadn’t returned yet, Lin Yi went to her usual resting room.

Regarding Li Chuhan’s situation and predicament, he wasn’t too worried.

The cardiology department at Huashan Hospital relied on her to maintain a ranking of third nationwide, her contributions being indispensable.

Additionally, his own status added weight to her, so anyone wanting to make a move on Li Chuhan would have to think carefully.

Moreover, the hospital’s leadership weren’t fools. They could easily see where the problem lay, so there was no need to worry about her situation.

Now, his task was to quell this matter swiftly to avoid impacting her work and lifestyle.

Squeak—

The resting room’s door suddenly opened, and a nurse stood at the door.

"Lin Bro, the family is causing trouble again."

"Where are they?"

"On the first floor, stopped by security guards."

"Get me a mask, I’ll go down and have a look."

"Okay."

The young nurse fetched a mask for Lin Yi and handed it to him, after which he went downstairs.

As soon as he got on the elevator, he heard a noisy commotion.

"Heartless hospital, heartless doctor, give me back my son’s life!"

Calling out was a woman, standing at the inpatient department entrance, shouting loudly.

Surrounding patients and families turned to look at them, drawing much attention for a while, even blocking the entrance.

Lin Yi glanced towards the entrance, seeing the middle-aged couple continuing to shout, with two others behind them holding up a banner.

The banner read: Heartless hospital, disregarding human life, greedy doctors, no treatment unless a red envelope is given.

Beside them stood a person dressed formally, looking somewhat out of place with their attire.

"Why are you stopping me? I want the hospital leadership to give me an explanation, return my son’s life quickly!"

The security guards dutifully kept watch at the entrance. Though they were visibly angry, they could only restrain them without using violence, given their duties.

"Don’t speak nonsense. Director Li has an excellent reputation in the hospital, never once accepting a red envelope all these years, and is Huashan Hospital’s best-skilled doctor—there’s absolutely no such situation."

"But my son went wrong, and it was caused by your hospital!"

The middle-aged woman shouted loudly:

"You have to give me an answer for this. Otherwise, we won’t leave!"

Watching the troublemakers, Lin Yi’s expression showed slight gloom as he walked over directly.

"Please let me through."

Hearing someone speak, the guards turned their heads to look.

Some newly-arrived guards didn’t recognize Lin Yi, but the old guards knew who he was.

"Principal Lin, you’ve arrived."

Lin Yi nodded at them. "I’ll handle this."

After speaking, Lin Yi looked at the patient’s family. "Please calm down. Now is not the time for whoever speaks the loudest to be right."

"My son’s already dead, how can I calm down? If it were you, could you stay calm!"

The middle-aged woman targeted Lin Yi, persistently speaking:

"I’m giving you this one chance. Otherwise, I’ll call the police now and have you arrested for disrupting public order, at least for half a month."

"What’s the matter? Feeling guilty and using the police to pressure people? Let me tell you, I’m justified, and even if you call the police, we’re not afraid of you."

"If you don’t take a mile when given an inch, we’ll have to forcibly calm you down."

After uttering this, Lin Yi dialed the police.

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