Moreover, there's no reason to oppose it.
Their departments are not short-staffed, in fact, there's a slight surplus of personnel.
The only exception is the TCM department, which has the fewest staff but the most appointments. Even if a few more people were hired, no one would object.
However, regarding this, Wang Youqing still expressed his opinion: "Director, I'm not sure if I should mention this idea?"
Hu Meiqiao looked at him: "Go ahead."
Wang Youqing pondered for a moment and said, "Dr. Lu's reputation is growing, and the TCM department has become a signature of our Health Center. This weekend, I dined with some friends from the City First Hospital and Ninth Hospital. Director Zhou Qihua and Old Wu both expressed interest in having Dr. Lu perform flying knife surgeries at their hospitals. This would quickly spread Dr. Lu's fame across Yong City, and given the situation with the trending topic last Saturday, I think we need to hire more than one or two people, especially for handling prescriptions, at least three or four would be necessary."
Wang Youqing's thinking was straightforward: since the TCM department has become a signature, it should be expanded and strengthened.
As for whether Lu Xuan would leave, that was a matter for the future.
"Zhou Qihua?"
Hu Meiqiao furrowed her brows: "You mean the emergency department director at the City First Hospital, Zhou Qihua?"
"Yes, it's Old Zhou." Wang Youqing nodded in response.
"I didn't expect Dr. Lu to catch the attention of the City First Hospital so quickly. That being said, hiring one or two isn't enough, but matters of staffing, hiring three or four people at once, I can't make that decision, I'll have to report to the District Health Bureau, but I'll do my best." Hu Meiqiao thought for a moment and said.
"As long as the reasons are explained clearly, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Hu Meiqiao's thought aligned with Wang Youqing's, which was to do everything possible to build the TCM department into the most prominent department of the Health Center.
The two spoke quite calmly, but for Ji Xiuwen, who was listening at the side, it was startling.
He initially thought that no matter how skilled the TCM doctors at the Health Center were, they would be at the level of an attending physician or associate director. But now, it seems completely different; someone who even the City First Hospital wants to invite for a flying knife operation must have medical skills on par with, or even surpass, those of any chief physician.
Ji Xiuwen immediately felt that coming to the Health Center was an extremely wise decision.
If they were willing to guide him, it would be a huge gain.
Far better than staying at the County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
In the short term, staying at the County Hospital might seem better, but in the long term, acquiring a wealth of skills is the most useful.
Once you have the skills of a chief TCM doctor, where couldn't you go?
Staying at the Health Center or going to the TCM Hospital, both are viable options; all roads lead to Rome.
Even if it doesn't work out, opening one's own TCM clinic wouldn't be a problem.
In this regard, he had a clear understanding.
Yet, this clarity was something many newly graduated students couldn't quite grasp.
Once they went to a major hospital, without much nurturing, they would not want to give up their current status but also hoped to acquire a skill.
But in this world, how often do such great opportunities await you?
Opportunities are often for those who are prepared.
But Ji Xiuwen thought, there should be an addition to this saying.
Opportunities mostly go to those with family connections.
And those rare few who are favored, that's something unlikely to happen often.
In a short time, Ji Xiuwen thought about many things until Hu Meiqiao brought him back to reality with one sentence: "Ji, you just arrived, would you like to say a few words?"
"Me?"
Ji Xiuwen was surprised, pointing at himself.
"Yes."
Hu Meiqiao smiled and nodded.
Ji Xiuwen couldn't quite believe it; at the County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a recent graduate like him wasn't even permitted to speak at meetings, let alone attend them.
Not just him, even many assistants would struggle to get a chance to attend these meetings.
Unless they had unusual family connections or caught the eye of some top-level figure.
But none of this applied to him.
Unexpectedly, at the Health Center, he was given the opportunity to speak, and it's impossible not to be moved by this.
However, Ji Xiuwen also knew that as a newcomer, speaking up right away would be assuming too much, so he shook his head and said, "Director, thank you for the opportunity, but I just got here and don't understand the Health Center's situation. I'm in the dark, so I wouldn't know what to say, and even if I were to give suggestions, I'd need to work here for a while first, right?"
Without Ji Xiuwen speaking, Hu Meiqiao didn't force him.
But looking at Ji Xiuwen, Hu Meiqiao thought of Lu Xuan, so she smiled and said, "Dr. Lu was somewhat like you when he first came to the Health Center, not very talkative. But don't imitate Dr. Lu in that regard. The one aspect you should learn from Dr. Lu is his willingness to learn and his good attitude towards patients. Since he's been here, I've never heard a patient complain about his attitude."
"Dr. Lu eats while seeing patients every noon, and if anyone takes issue with that, they'd be really heartless," Zhou Liting chimed in.
"The TCM department is this busy?" Ji Xiuwen asked in surprise.
Zhou Liting explained, "It's even busier than you imagine. If there weren't a cap on appointments, Dr. Lu wouldn't finish work until six or seven in the evening. He can only manage his lunch in the consultation room.
Moreover, while treating patients, he also offers his assistants opportunities for diagnosing pulse and explains the pathology and treatment of diseases, which takes even more time."