Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s
Chapter 319 - Chapter 319 【319】How scary it is to go to the outpatient

Chapter 319: [(319)] How scary it is to go to the outpatient clinic Chapter 319: [(319)] How scary it is to go to the outpatient clinic “The doctor is here, everyone out!” the nurse bellowed.

It couldn’t be helped, the scene was too chaotic; only yelling could suppress the noise, which was even more dreadful than a marketplace.

“Why do we have to go out?” a patient’s family member asked.

“The doctor will see each one individually. If you don’t go out, do you want to watch the next patient undress for the examination?” the nurse said, exasperated and blunt.

With that, the patients and their families all understood; they left for the hallway to wait, queuing up for their turn to see the doctor.

Following Teacher Sun into the consultation room, Xie Wanying quickly secured the teacher’s bag. Glancing around, the atmosphere was no less tense than in an operating room, making the doctors even more nervous. At least an operating room was quiet. Here it was noisy and full of all kinds of people; the doctors had to maintain a clear head at all times, which was even harder.

There was no choice; Teacher Tan was a top doctor at a tertiary hospital with senior professional titles, a well-known expert, not some small clinic’s physician; the patients who came by reputation were too numerous.

“Take a look at the medical histories first,” the nurse suggested, noticing that she might be a medical student who was in the outpatient clinic for the first time, guiding her through.

Xie Wanying quickly counted the number of patients scheduled for the morning, approximately fifty or sixty. To see fifty or sixty patients in three and a half hours at the outpatient clinic? What kind of speed was that? It averaged less than four minutes per patient.

Tan Kelin was already seated behind the desk as usual, his face expressionless.

“These need to be added to Dr. Tan’s list, as they are follow-up visits and couldn’t get an appointment,” the nurse explained, sorting some special cases for Xie Wanying.

Ding ding ding, Teacher Sun’s attention was called away by a phone call.

While holding the phone to her ear with her neck, Xie Wanying began to write add-on slips for some patients as instructed by the nurse, so that these people could hurry to pay the additional registration fee and come back.

“Student Xiao Xie, remember to watch the door for Teacher Tan first,” Sun Yubo instructed her, “Once we start seeing the first patient, lock the door. If someone knocks, ask who it is before opening. The nurse is not here. If you need to find the nurse, you have to run to the last treatment room where one is on duty. Generally speaking, with you here, Teacher Tan doesn’t have to call a nurse for female patients.”

Xie Wanying took Teacher Sun’s words to heart.

“When you’re with Teacher Tan in the outpatient clinic, don’t ask questions; just do what Teacher Tan says. It’s best not to discuss matters unless you’re in the wards. Teacher Tan’s patients are too many; he has no time, and we fear patients and their families might misunderstand,” Teacher Sun said, aware of her straightforward nature and quickly clarifying the key points for her.

Xie Wanying nodded earnestly.

“Do not open the door for those who don’t have an appointment. For special cases, consult Teacher Tan. Don’t open the back door either. Truly familiar people will bring patients directly to the department to see Teacher Tan. So, those knocking are strangers; tell them to go and make an appointment for Doctor Liu’s slot on Thursday afternoon.”

As Teacher Sun spoke, indeed, someone from within the hospital whom they hadn’t seen before came looking.

It was a female pharmacist from the same hospital, who came in and directly said to Tan Kelin, “Dr. Tan, this is my relative; could you add him in?”

Tan Kelin’s brows knitted slightly, but he said nothing.

Xie Wanying immediately walked over and pulled the person aside, saying, “Teacher Tan is too overwhelmed with patients today; he won’t be able to look at your relative in detail if he adds him now. Help him make an appointment for Teacher Liu’s slot this Thursday. At that time, Teacher Liu can inform Teacher Tan about your relative’s condition, and Teacher Tan will be able to examine him more thoroughly. And if a hospitalization is needed, as you know, Teacher Tan follows up on all patient surgeries.”

Hearing her words, the other party understood and left with their relative.

Xie Wanying didn’t relax; she locked the consultation room door to prevent Teacher Tan from really getting upset.