Xia Huai'an finished speaking and sat down.
"I myself came from General Surgery, so my feelings for it run deeper than anyone's."
Vice Director Ye's remark immediately bridged the gap with all the doctors in the department.
"Everyone knows that the medical industry is changing rapidly nowadays, with hospitals of all sizes mushrooming and new players emerging. Whoever wins in this fierce modern competition will be able to grow and become stronger. Otherwise, hospitals will go bankrupt and ultimately be eliminated by the times."
Each year, numerous hospitals go bankrupt and shut down for a variety of reasons.
Then new hospitals rise.
In the past, a hospital could last several years before shutting down.
Now, a poorly managed hospital, or one facing a major crisis, might not survive even six months before collapsing.
This has occurred partly because, with the highly developed internet, the public is now more informed.
Some negative information, when amplified, can easily lead to disastrous consequences.
If a hospital doesn't maintain good safety standards and medical ethics, it can easily become embroiled in a scandalous news story.
Also, the effects of famous doctors and hospitals have been amplified, leading to overcrowded prestigious hospitals, while smaller ones are neglected.
"Under Dean Zhu's wise leadership, Tuya Hospital has seen tremendous growth and significant progress over recent years. However, as our foundation continues to expand, some intractable problems have begun to emerge, clashing with current trends and seriously weakening our hospital's competitive edge. General Surgery is our hospital's heroic department and is renowned as the mother of surgical departments."
"Actually, departmental reform started a few years ago. From General Surgery emerged sub-departments like Digestive Surgery and Liver and Gallbladder Surgery, which, despite performances that barely met expectations, provided valuable experience for our departmental reforms. Dean Zhu organized many of our staff to personally study and survey several outstanding domestic and international hospitals, taking in their success stories. After listening to opinions from informed individuals and several government department leaders, we finally developed a highly feasible reform plan."
Being a dean is by no means as leisurely as it appears.
Dean Zhu is the helmsman of Tuya Hospital, tasked with creating far-sighted development plans and timely identifying and addressing problems in the hospital.
"General Surgery will become a term encompassing one large department that will be completely separated into nine new sub-departments: Liver Surgery, Biliary Surgery, Pancreatic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Anal and Colorectal Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Breast Surgery, Thyroid Surgery, and Basic Surgery. Medical resources will be pooled and allocated uniformly, with each sub-department competing on merit for more high-quality medical resources."
Hearing this, the doctors sitting below were agitated as if energized, eager to lead one of the new sub-departments.
Previously, everyone was limited within the large umbrella of General Surgery, which meant relatively fewer opportunities.
Some doctors who excelled in certain popular fields could be completely overlooked.
For instance, Director Yang Qing is skilled in Pancreatic Surgery, and also competent in other surgical areas. Patients may register based on his overall reputation.
Other surgeons specializing in breast or liver surgery, biliary surgery might be overshadowed.
Now, with the sub-departmentalization in place, this drawback can be effectively eliminated.
Highly specific sub-departmentalization is the approach that aligns with the current trends. Tuya Hospital's General Surgery definitely has the capability to support this.
"Now announcing the winners for the nine specialized fields. The establishment of the sub-departments will be entirely managed by the leaders of each group. Upon the formation of a sub-department, the group leader will automatically be promoted to the head of the respective sub-department. Should a group leader hold a deputy senior physician title and meet the basic criteria, the hospital will assist in the evaluation process for a Full Professor title."
Having the hospital facilitate the application for a Full Professor title doesn't guarantee success, but it significantly increases the chances.
A hospital of this size has many resources to draw upon.
Deputy Director Liu's breathing became rapid; this was the moment he had been waiting for.