When the Doctor Uses A Hack
Chapter 1104 - 1107: We Support You!

Chen Cang had just arrived at the hospital the next day when he shared his thoughts with Director Yu.

Yu Yonggang fell silent upon hearing this!

This surgery was not like any other; carrying out a full-body aortic replacement surgery would cost at least three to five hundred thousand, wouldn't it?

Would the hospital even be willing to undertake such a project?

Yu Yonggang couldn't help but frown.

The hospital, to put it bluntly, is a self-sufficient entity; the state has no obligation to provide it with funds, and doctors rely on bonuses to make money.

The research funding can't support such an extravagant expense!

Yu Yonggang said to Chen Cang, "Xiao Chen, to tell you the truth, I do have research funding, and it's not a small amount, several tens of millions, but... during the audit, surgeries for Marfan Syndrome are very hard to get approved."

The tens of millions in research funds at the hospital have to be spent according to the project proposal, and it's not like you can spend it however you want.

Every expense has to be reviewed by a panel of experts, so you have to be stringent in how you use the money.

A single Marfan Syndrome surgery costs half a million from start to finish; twenty people would mean ten million, a substantial number.

The key point is, through these twenty surgeries, what do you hope to achieve?

This is the most crucial!

Can you increase the postoperative survival rate of Marfan patients or decrease the mortality rate?

Too difficult?

Even twenty surgeries might not be enough for a statistical analysis.

To obtain clear results, you'd need a whopping one hundred million, at least!

Thinking this, Yu Yonggang said to Chen Cang:

"You should go ask the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department. Emergency Surgery taking on Marfan Syndrome cases will probably not pass the expert panel. I'll contact Director Wu for you to see what he thinks."

Chen Cang nodded in thanks.

He immediately went to the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department; they were still in their shift change when everyone greeted Dr. Chen as he arrived.

After calling out Xu Ziming and explaining the Marfan project idea,

Xu Ziming fell silent.

"Teacher Chen, your idea is good, but the mortality rate for Marfan is too high, and the treatment cost is also very expensive. I don't think the hospital will allocate us the funds for this."

"In the past, our department also applied for Marfan Syndrome research projects, but... they were rejected by the Ministry of Health before even getting started because the expert panel thought it was unlikely to yield results."

"Let's do this: since the surgery also involves the General Surgery Department for the major vascular operations, I'll phone Professor He, and we'll sit down together and talk it over," Xu Ziming suggested.

Chen Cang nodded appreciatively.

When He Zhiqian learned about the matter, he too was silent for a long time before finally saying, "Teacher Chen, I support you."

Xu Ziming was startled: "Professor He… your project can make it?"

He Zhiqian shook his head: "No, it can't."

Xu Ziming was at a loss for words: "Then how come…"

He Zhiqian suddenly smiled: "We'll use this year's department profits to support you!"

This statement left Chen Cang and Xu Ziming in shock: "You can't do that... the department won't agree, everyone has a family to feed, no one will accept using the profits for support like this."

He Zhiqian shook his head: "I will handle it!"

"I believe in Teacher Chen. If the trial is successful, our General Surgery Department will be TOP in the country for abdominal aortic replacement surgery, and each of our doctors will be distinguished. Most importantly, our bonuses can double!

If it doesn't go well, we'll lose a few months' worth of bonuses, but we can endure and get through it."

"I'll take care of this, I'll see how many are willing; those who aren't can just receive their normal bonuses."

After speaking, He Zhiqian looked at Chen Cang, "Teacher Chen, I believe in you!"

He then stood up and went downstairs.

Xu Ziming, however, fell silent again.

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Two days later, Chen Cang formally attended the Capital Emergency Center's meeting as a visiting scholar.

Wu Tongpu shared Chen Cang's ideas, saying, "I think this topic is worth studying, and it is very necessary. As a top domestic hospital, we have the responsibility and obligation to undertake such high-end scientific research projects."

However, Su Haoqiang, the head of the Scientific Education Department, directly rejected it: "I disagree. We have applied for this project before, but it has never been approved. No one in the country has achieved results in this field. Currently, this disease is considered a research taboo because it's hard to produce outcomes, and few dare to touch it."

"Moreover, to achieve results, you need at least one hundred million; it's simply not possible otherwise. Our annual hospital-level project funding is limited. There are so many projects, and we don't have enough funds to support them all."

At this point, other voices gradually began to speak up.

The main purpose of this meeting was to put Chen Cang's project on the agenda to see if it could pass.

Getting to this stage had already given Chen Cang a lot of face; after all, the hospital is a vice-ministerial level unit, and they had even taken into account Chen Cang's past successes.

But, matters must be addressed on their own merits. It's not as if because you're good at jumping rope, they'd buy you a table tennis table so you can play ping-pong, right? And besides, table tennis tables aren't cheap. Even if we spend this money, can you win a trophy? With so many great ping-pong players, it's too difficult for you to stand out.

The example may not be quite appropriate, but the logic is the same!

The hospital has its own considerations.

After some discussion, Wu Tongpu looked around at everyone and nodded, "Let's vote."

There were 15 attendees, and 8 votes would be enough for the project to pass.

However...

Only less than 5 people agreed, including Wu Tongpu himself.

Helpless!

Chen Cang couldn't help but sigh and clenched his fists tightly.

That amount of money is indeed a lot, but can a hundred million really yield results?

He wasn't sure!

Whether he can achieve it or not, it requires a team effort.

Wu Tongpu couldn't help shaking his head, "To produce results..."

Suddenly, just at that moment, a man stood up, "Wait, Dean Wu, Dean Su, what if we raise the funds ourselves?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was He Zhiqian.

All were taken aback for a moment, and Su Haoqiang, the head of the Scientific Education Department, also froze, "What do you mean, He?"

He Zhiqian said, "We do not need to ask the hospital for money, we can raise the funds ourselves to undertake the project. I think that shouldn't be a big issue, right?"

Su Haoqiang, being a vice-dean, held significant sway. Hearing this, he frowned immediately, "This is not a small sum of money; a hundred million, how can you raise that?"

Most of the project funding is allocated by the national hospital, and self-raised funds only account for a small fraction and could even be unnecessary.

He Zhiqian spoke firmly, "Our General Surgery department supports this; last year we made a profit of two hundred million. This year we will use half a year's bonus to fund it. That shouldn't be something the hospital can reject, right?"

"Right, here is a consent form! We have 9 directors, 13 doctors, and 44 nurses willing to participate!"

At this moment, Xu Ziming also stood up, "Our Cardiac Surgery department is also willing to raise funds ourselves. Here's a petition; our department has 11 directors, 19 doctors, and 59 nurses willing to join!"

With that statement, everyone was stupefied.

Over a hundred people were willing to support the project with their bonuses. There had been precedents, but typically no one spent much money. But this time... it might be a bottomless pit!

Su Haoqiang let out a sigh, "Why are you doing this? What's the need?"

Xu Ziming and He Zhiqian glanced at Chen Cang, "We believe in Teacher Chen!"

"We believe he can deliver results!"

With those words, everyone fell silent.

Likewise, they made Chen Cang involuntarily turn his head, his eyes brimming with tears.

What merits did he possess to deserve this!

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