Crisis and Opportunity (2)
The handover was over and the morning meeting time was approaching.
Choi Ki-seok visited the main auditorium on the second basement floor with the cardiothoracic surgery staff.
Today is the day of the MHC monthly meeting.
Except for those waiting for treatment, all remaining personnel must attend the monthly meeting.
“The rumors from Meijo were correct. I thought there was quite a bit of bluff mixed in.”
Wang Jin-pyeong, who was sitting next to him, cried out.
“What happened to that suture yesterday?”
“I practiced suturing two hours a day since I was in Korea. That helped me a lot.”
“Two hours of suturing a day? Can you afford that?”
“I forced myself to do it.”
“Amazing, amazing.”
Jinpyeong Wang shook his head.
“Do you know of a Korean restaurant near the hospital?”
Choi Ki-seok changed the topic.
After leaving Mayjo, I was no longer able to go to Korean restaurants in Minnesota. Although it’s only been one day since I came to New York, I’m already craving spicy food.
“There’s no hospital nearby, so I have to go downtown. Let’s have dinner with me later.”
“I like it.”
As I was talking with Wang Jin-pyeong, the cell phone in my gown was shaking.
Because it was before the meeting started, I received a phone call outside the auditorium.
“It’s been a while, Dujin. How are you?”
[Yes!]
Kim Doo-jin’s voice was unusually energetic.
Doojin Kim is a genius pianist who studied abroad in Korea and met at Mayjo. He was improving his skills while receiving support from Carter, who was undergoing rehabilitation treatment.
“Is it okay now that your hand hurts?”
[yes. I haven’t been sick since I received treatment.]
“That’s a good thing. The teacher will reconnect you via video call, so take it.”
Choi Ki-seok switched to a video call and used the Eye of Hippocrates on Kim Doo-jin.
As a result, the diagnosis did not come to mind and his physical strength was good.
Saying that I was doing well was not an empty word.
[teacher. I have a piano concert at the end of this month.]
“A concert already?”
[It’s not my solo concert, but I’ve decided to make a brief appearance at Uncle Carter’s concert. Uncle Carter’s rehabilitation is over. But do you know what’s even more surprising?]
“What is it?”
[I don’t know if it’s just my feeling, but I think he’s playing better than before. Uncle Carter says he doesn’t know, but I can definitely feel it.]
“What you think is probably right.”
Choi Ki-seok answered with a smile.
He occasionally made video calls with Carter and used the Light of Regeneration skill.
In the Light of Regeneration, there is an option that says if you overcome rehabilitation, you will gain a special talent.
Carter certainly would have been given that option.
[Can you come to the concert? Uncle Carter is also looking forward to it.]
“Then of course you should go. The teacher already had a favor to ask of you.”
[teacher. Are you getting married?]
Dujin threw a fastball.
Surprisingly, he seems to remember what he later asked me to do for the wedding.
“I’m not married yet, but I have another request.”
[lol. Please tell me anything. I will do everything I can.]
“Thank you.”
Ki-Seok Choi talked with Doo-Jin Kim some more and then hung up.
I felt relieved when I saw Kim Doo-jin’s bright appearance.
In the past, he showed his adult side by enduring difficult things. But now he has a liveliness befitting his age.
I wondered if I had become physically and mentally more relaxed after receiving the support of Carter and Choi Ki-seok.
When I entered the conference room, the monthly meeting was just in progress.
As the ceremony continued, Parker went up to the podium.
He scanned the auditorium and slowly opened his mouth.
“This is Parker, the newly appointed deputy hospital director at MHC. It is a great honor to meet you here. I feel a greater sense of responsibility in this position than before, but I believe I will be able to overcome it with your help.”
Parker’s inauguration speech continued.
People’s attention was immediately focused on his unique and captivating speaking style.
Promoted to deputy hospital director in the shortest amount of time.
The success of the rescue team project we conducted in the past with the state of Minnesota, etc.
The brilliant achievements shown so far served as a halo.
“If you’re bored at this point, I’ll tell you something surprising. I’d like to introduce the first project I’ll be running at MHC.”
Parker snapped his fingers and an image appeared on the large screen.
The image showed an empty medical office.
“What is that?”
“I don’t think it’s a big deal.”
Staff members who saw the image had a conversation.
On the other hand, Ki-Seok Choi kept his mouth shut and glared at the video.
It didn’t feel good.
This was especially true because it was a project that Parker was working on.
In fact, several doctors who participated in rescue team activities linked to the state of Minnesota were ruined.
“Everyone. Do you know what this screen means?”
Parker chuckled and continued.
“This is the ultimate medical system I want. A medical system without doctors. The project I am preparing is Sherlock.”
The screen changed and a robot appeared.
Explanation to follow.
Parker had plans to fully use Sherlock, an outpatient treatment robot. Sherlock has upgraded abilities from the medical robots that have just begun to be commercialized.
While existing robots only provided data like an encyclopedia, Sherlock directly examines patients and even determines the diagnosis.
“According to what the vice hospital director said, the robot does not help doctors, but acts as a doctor. Do they currently have the technology to do so? One
doctor bravely stood up and asked a question.
“Of course. Sherlock has a voice recognition function. It is possible to do an interview, and simple medical tests can be done with the help of a nurse.”
“….”
“If Sherlock is introduced, MHC’s outpatient treatment will take a step forward. Not only will costs be reduced, but patient satisfaction will also increase. Unlike humans, robots are not unkind and do not make mistakes.”
“What happens if a robot makes an error? Are you holding the robot responsible?”
“If something like that happens, the hospital should be responsible. Just give the money to the patient. The profit savings from Sherlock will be much greater than the compensation for the error.”
“But…”
“Now sit down and listen to me,”
Parker interrupted the brave doctor.
“There are a lot of costs involved in this project . Some people may be opposed to it or think it is premature. But this is something that will definitely come true someday. We want to do this first at MHC.”
“….”
“We need a few months to introduce Sherlock in earnest, so I hope we can make it public and have frequent discussions in the future. Then, I will conclude my inauguration speech with this.” As
Parker came down from the podium, cool air enveloped the auditorium.
‘That’s very Parker.’
A wry smile appeared on Choi Ki-seok’s lips.
He was throwing such a large bomb on his first day in office…
The problem is that Parker will do whatever it takes to push for the introduction of Sherlock. His driving force has been unrivaled since his time at Mayjo. Because it was not allowed.
After a while, the monthly meeting ended and the staff parted ways.
Parker’s hot topic, Sherlock, an outpatient treatment robot,
caused a lot of discussion among the staff.
Choi Ki-seok, who returned to the cardiothoracic surgery department, attended the morning meeting and rounds and returned to the dormitory.
To work on the ward . There was something I wanted to test before doing it.
[You entered the training room (number of entries: 3/5)]
[You chose the teacher’s new surgery as the surgical procedure. You chose the level of difficulty with staff assistance. Since the video was filmed using a cadaver, it was a special procedure. [Effect is applied in practice.]
Hwiiii.
A dazzling light poured out.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself standing in front of the operating table. With a pounding heart, he looked down at the operating table and saw a man lying down.
Choi Ki-seok wore surgical gloves and touched the man with his fingers. I pressed his skin.
I could feel the touch of a living person.
“Good!”
he cheered and raised his hands above his head. The
original training is based on surgery filmed through the eyes of a dragon. That’s why Choi Ki-seok I filmed a video of the surgery in the observation room during the off-time.
However, there was something unusual among the rewards I received yesterday.
It was mentioned that special effects practice would be added to the training mode.
What that means is that videos of models or corpses will also be made to look like real patients. I guess it means giving it to me.
Fortunately, my prediction came true.
‘This is enough.’
Choi Ki-seok nodded slightly.
If the procedure is performed with a cadaver, the progress of the surgery cannot be monitored. What would happen to a person who is already dead?
However, if you practice in a training room, the story is different.
You can determine whether the patient is alive or dead, the progress, and even the surgery rank. .
Hope springing from the fact that a new breakthrough has occurred.
Choi Ki-seok summoned virtual staff and began performing a new surgery. Since the
subject of the surgery was not a corpse, a heart-lung machine was connected, and bleeding occurred during the treatment.
How much time had passed? .
The first treatment, coronary artery bypass surgery, was completed.
Choi Ki-seok took a deep breath, calmed himself, and held the scalpel in his hand.
Sigh.
Although the myocardium was carefully cut, blood flowed from the microarteries. Then, the virtual staff used suction to remove the blood. He inhaled it.
The staff, who were experts at assistive difficulty, clearly gave different treatment.
With the help of the staff, Ki-Seok Choi completed the resection and began partial blood vessel and tissue transplantation.
‘Let’s run.’
He gritted his teeth and used Soul Tears.
[Super awakening effect: Temporarily increases the surgical treatment level by 3 levels. The duration is half a day, and when the super awakening effect ends, you temporarily fall into exhaustion.]
Needle
. He tightened the suture needle with the holder and started the anastomosis.
Due to the effect of hyper-alertness,
his hand movements were more than twice as fast as yesterday. If someone had watched him suturing, he might have fainted. It was impossible to achieve this level of speed and precision in difficult heart surgery
. As the procedure progressed, the rosette became quiet.
Click.
Click.
Chieeeeek. Only
the sound of the needle holder being tightened, the sound of sutures being cut, and the sound of blood being suctioned occasionally echoed in the rosette.
That was when the transplant was halfway finished.
Choi Ki-seok sighed and went to the operating table. I widened the distance.
As the hyper-awakening effect ended, exhaustion set in. I
felt dizzy, as if someone was shaking my head with a ladle, and my limbs felt like there were rebars hanging from them. A
situation had come where I could not proceed with the surgery.
[Training surgery ends. Because the surgery was not completed, the rank cannot be displayed.]
With the alarm, his vision returned to normal.
Ki-Seok Choi leaned against the back of the bed with an ecstatic expression. He
thought that with the hyper-awakening effect, he would be able to complete the renal surgery quickly. But it was a miscalculation.
In addition, I realized that even if I used hyper-awakening in the training room, the aftereffects would have an impact on reality.
‘Next time, I will go according to my ability until the middle of the surgery and use hyper-awakening after that.’
Choi Ki-seok consoled himself and left the dormitory.
Ji-e-i-ing.
The call phone rang just in front of the ward.
Choi Ki-seok checked the unfamiliar number and tilted his head.
“This is Thoracic Surgery Ki-seok Choi.”
[Mr. Choi. Are you busy?]
Katarina, Team CPR’s instructor, called.
“No. It’s in front of the ward.”
[Then come to the echocardiography room now. I have something to teach you.]
“Not the operating room, but the echocardiography room?”
Choi Ki-seok asked, tilting his head.
The location was unexpected.
[I know when you’re coming, so come quickly.]
“Okay. ”
Choi Ki-seok hurried to the echocardiography room.
