The next day.

8:20 AM.

Office.

Zhao Heng changed into his white coat and had just arrived at his workstation when Xu Man Ni walked over.

Seeing Xu Man Ni looking exhausted, Zhao Heng couldn't help but say, "Did you stay up all night again?"

"Yeah, there was a sudden traffic accident, I was in surgery all night."

Xu Man Ni yawned, stretched, and said.

Seeing Xu Man Ni's bloodshot eyes, Zhao Heng couldn't help but feel like they were a couple from the operating room.

"Why don't you apply to transfer to another department? The surgery room is too exhausting."

Zhao Heng said with some concern.

This woman stays up too late, she's aging fast, and it affects her skin more.

"The head nurse will retire in six months, I'll tough it out for six more months."

Xu Man Ni shook her head slightly and said.

If she could become the head nurse, she'd basically be doing management work, rarely having to stay up like she does now.

She is just over thirty, and once she becomes the head nurse, she can work for at least another twenty years.

Moreover, becoming the head nurse of the Eastern Hospital's surgery room brings benefits and connections that can't be compared to being a surgical nurse now.

Becoming part of the hospital's management is a rare opportunity for all nurses.

"Hmm."

Upon hearing Xu Man Ni say this, Zhao Heng could only nod.

He has his own career plan, and so does Xu Man Ni; the weight of being the head nurse of the Eastern Hospital's surgery room is not much lighter than that of some department heads.

Soon after the brief handover was completed, Xu Man Ni went back to rest.

After the handover, Zhao Heng was called into the office by Gao Jun.

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

As soon as Zhao Heng entered the office, he noticed that Gao Jun seemed to have something on his mind.

"Have a seat."

Gao Jun didn't immediately talk about the matter but asked Zhao Heng to sit down and poured him a cup of tea.

"Teacher, what's this?"

Seeing Gao Jun like this, Zhao Heng was a bit puzzled and unsure about what was happening. It was completely different from his previous behavior.

"Xiao Zhao, the burden on your shoulders might be getting heavier."

Seeing Zhao Heng looking puzzled, Gao Jun slowly began speaking.

"Huh? Heavier burden?"

When Zhao Heng heard Gao Jun say this, he felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Do they think he doesn't have enough work for now?

Currently, Zhao Heng not only has to be responsible for anesthesia for difficult surgeries but also frequently performs spinal analgesia device implantation in the pain and oncology departments. He feels like he's splitting himself in half every workday.

And now, Gao Jun is saying he has more work?

Even with a system, this isn't the way to do it!

"Xiao Zhao, you know the anesthesia and perioperative center had some critical emergency functions included during its preparation, and now the ICU has coordinated some dedicated beds for us. Some beds are for handling patients with severe postoperative anesthesia complications, and others are for managing routine critical patients."

Gao Jun spoke slowly.

"Is this the price for coordinating beds?"

Once he heard that in addition to dealing with patients with anesthesia complications, he also needed to manage some critical patients, Zhao Heng immediately thought that this was likely a condition put forth by the ICU (Intensive Care Unit).

Being divided up by the anesthesia and perioperative center, the ICU was sure to react.

"Yes, basically. But you don't need to worry too much; we're just responsible for diverting a portion of the critical patients, and it's all related to our specialty."

Gao Jun nodded and said.

You can't establish an anesthesia and perioperative center without your own wards, beds, and specialized equipment.

If everything were prepared from scratch, it would be costly and time-consuming, not meeting the center's expectations.

Therefore, regarding wards and beds, it's necessary to find partnerships.

And the condition-compliant, equipment-complete aspect is the ICU.

"Having ICU wards and beds is essential. Anesthesia complications, whether respiratory depression, myocardial ischemia, nausea, high fever, delayed awakening, or postoperative cognitive dysfunction, these complications can only be managed under the ICU's conditions."

Zhao Heng thought and said.

The establishment of the anesthesia and perioperative medical center naturally aims to grow and strengthen. Gao Jun's ambitions are far beyond mere surgical anesthesia.

"Actually, spinal analgesia implantation could also be included in the center's future work scope."

Zhao Heng added.

This spinal analgesia device implantation is highly related to anesthesia work.

"We can consider that."

Gao Jun thought about it and said.

"Teacher, how many beds have been coordinated from the ICU at present?"

Zhao Heng asked.

The number of coordinated beds is a critical issue. According to Gao Jun, Zhao Heng is certainly responsible for these beds.

But if there are too many beds, he cannot manage them.

"It's currently in the trial phase, with only ten beds coordinated."

Gao Jun explained.

Coordinating these ten beds has already cost him a lot of connections and relationships.

Additionally, if these coordinated ten beds are not properly utilized by the anesthesia and perioperative center, they might be retracted.

Once retracted, the anesthesia and perioperative center could revert back to solely handling surgical anesthesia, which would contradict Gao Jun's ambitious goals.

Moreover, Zhao Heng, as a founding member of this center, naturally would not want to see this happen.

"Ten isn't a big problem."

Zhao Heng thought seriously and said.

"Xiao Zhao, it's going to be tough on you, but in the future, when it comes to anesthesia, you only need to handle the most problematic parts."

Gao Jun said.

"Being tough might not be the case, but staffing is a concern."

Zhao Heng pondered seriously and said.

Although there are only ten ICU beds, it's not manageable by one person.

At least, two teams are needed as backup.

Even if Zhao Heng is skilled, he still needs to rest and has shifts.

So, when he's resting, someone else needs to take care of the ten patients on these beds.

"For nurses, you can choose freely from the surgery room. For doctors, it can only be coordinated from the emergency department."

Gao Jun said.

"Doctors from the emergency department are indeed suitable, but will they come?"

Zhao Heng first nodded but then asked with some doubts.

"You have to give it a try. Don't worry, I'll find someone with solid skills and abilities to assist you."

Gao Jun smiled and said.

At Eastern Hospital, a top-tier hospital nationwide, it's not just about capacity alone to stand out.

There are many people with talent who go unnoticed.

Some people are only waiting for a chance.

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