Chapter 2892
Purchasing Medical Equipment
Chapter 2892 Purchasing Medical Equipment
Nine parts.
After returning from the hospital, Yang Xiaotao sat in his office in silence.
By this time, news of Director Wang's affair had spread, and the atmosphere in the entire Ninth Department had become oppressive because of it.
The atmosphere in the office was tense.
Lou Xiao'e kept her head down as she worked, while Liu Lixue's eyes were red. Yesterday afternoon, she had gone to the research institute to inquire about the progress.
But when I arrived early in the morning and heard this terrible news, I almost thought it was a prank.
Seeing Yang Xiaotao like this now, I understand that the reality is even more cruel than I've heard.
"Little Snow!"
A hoarse voice rang out, and Liu Lixue immediately raised her head to look at Yang Xiaotao.
"Keep an eye on Director Wang's condition these next couple of days, and make sure he has any needs!"
"Also, please take care of his family situation!"
Liu Lixue immediately nodded, "Okay, Director Yang!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, but his heart remained heavy.
Last night he asked Xiaowei if the disease was curable.
According to Xiaowei, it can be cured by cutting out the other person's stomach, replacing it with a new stomach, and then having her nourish the person with her energy for eight to ten years.
However, the main problem now is that no hospital is capable of performing this surgery.
Furthermore, some of the cancer cells had spread to the intestines…
Yang Xiaotao knew that if it was discovered early, all that was needed was to remove the cancerous part, so he was determined to give it a try.
But now, it's all too late; there's nothing we can do to turn things around!
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, the office fell silent again.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door, and Yang Youning walked in with a bitter expression on his face.
"The health station has already issued a report!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded. "How so?"
"Comrades, the current diagnostic methods are basically just simple listening, looking, and touching!"
"It's the same as traditional Chinese medicine."
"I've reviewed Director Wang's medical examination reports over the years, and they've all come back normal!"
"There might be some element of going through the motions here, but the bigger problem is the outdated technology, which makes it difficult to detect accurately!"
"We're still lacking in this aspect!"
After Yang Youning finished speaking, Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e, who were standing to the side, both lowered their heads and listened silently.
Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath, then looked at Yang Youning and said, "Let's have a meeting!"
"Send someone from the hospital!"
"This can't happen again, or we'll suffer huge losses!"
"it is good!"
Yang Youning nodded in agreement.
This incident involving Director Wang serves as a reminder to the Ninth Department.
After all, most of the key personnel in the research institute are middle-aged or older, and if these people have health problems, the projects they are working on are almost doomed.
Moreover, the loss of talent itself has a huge impact on the currently booming Ninth Division.
It's even possible that a single expert can influence an entire industry.
Yang Xiaotao didn't want this to happen again, so in addition to increasing his personal vigilance, he also needed to work on medical examinations.
Yang Youning left quickly, while Yang Xiaotao rubbed his temples, deep in thought.
After a long while, he finally got up to go to the research institute.
The research and development of lithium batteries cannot be neglected.
We need to find someone to take charge of this.
Upon arriving at the research institute, Elder Ye was sitting with Han Sanfeng in the biological research institute.
It's clear that everyone working here is deeply saddened.
As Yang Xiaotao walked in, everyone's eyes immediately turned to him.
One of them quickly stepped forward, "Director Yang, what's wrong with Teacher Wang's health?"
"Minister Yang, is it very serious?"
"Minister Yang..."
A group of people stepped forward one after another. They were all following Director Wang and doing research together. Many of them had been with him since the insulin era.
They were both teacher and friend, and had a deep bond!
Yang Xiaotao wanted to smile to comfort everyone, but the words wouldn't come out.
Seeing Yang Xiaotao's expression and the fact that he hadn't given a reply, everyone immediately realized that the situation might be more serious than they had imagined.
Sobbing could be heard all around, which was both upsetting and heartbreaking to listen to!
"Comrades."
Yang Xiaotao finally calmed down and solemnly said, "With Teacher Wang not here, you should get the institute's work done even sooner!"
"Don't let Teacher Wang worry!"
After saying that, he nodded to Elder Ye and Han Sanfeng, then turned and left.
Yang Xiaotao heard Old Ye's voice behind him and quickly left.
In this situation, with this feeling, I feel suffocated.
At noon, the conference room of the Ninth Department was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Yang Xiaotao sat in the head seat, his face somber.
Li Hongfeng and Lao Hong stood on the left and right respectively, and Ye Lao, Han Sanfeng and other high-level researchers from the research institute also came over.
Then there's the hospital; Ji Xiang brought two vice presidents to attend the meeting.
Cough
Li Hongfeng glanced at Yang Xiaotao and spoke first, "Comrades, we are deeply saddened by what happened to Comrade Wang Guangmei..."
"At the same time, it also serves as a wake-up call for us."
"How to prevent this from happening, and how to ensure the physical and mental safety of our comrades—this is the focus of this meeting!"
After Li Hongfeng finished speaking, he looked at Yang Xiaotao and said, "Minister Yang, what's your word?"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "The hospital will do everything it can to support Comrade Wang Guangmei, and all expenses will be reimbursed."
Ji Xiang nodded immediately upon hearing this.
"Furthermore, the physical examinations for the nine departments will be more rigorous and comprehensive in the future!"
"Station Chief Hu, you and Dean Ji should come up with a solution as soon as possible!"
Hu Quan immediately nodded, "Okay!"
After finishing his sentence, Yang Xiaotao continued, "The system needs to be sound, but the technology also needs to keep up!"
"Dean Ji, please tell me!"
Ji Xiang took a deep breath. She had prepared herself before coming, and then slowly spoke under everyone's gaze, "Minister Yang, Secretary Li, and comrades!"
"Director Wang's case serves as a wake-up call for us, but it wasn't entirely without clues!"
"With our current capabilities, through the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine (inspection, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation) and other practical approaches, we can detect clues in the middle stages of tumor development!"
"Furthermore, according to medical records, traditional Chinese medicine can also be used to suppress and alleviate the condition..."
After Ji Xiang finished speaking, no one responded.
Yang Xiaotao tapped the table, "Dean Ji, isn't it too late to only discover this at the mid-term?"
"If the disease can't be detected and can't be cured, are patients just left to wait to die?"
Yang Xiaotao's words were somewhat harsh. Ji Xiang looked at Yang Xiaotao and felt a tightness in her chest. She bit her lip, unsure of how to respond.
"Is there a better way to detect the disease before it appears, that is, in its early stages?"
Old Hong tried to smooth things over, and Ji Xiang quickly took a deep breath before saying, "Yes."
"any solution?"
"It involves using X-ray machines for detection, but this technology also has its problems, we..."
Do we have any?
Yang Xiaotao asked directly, "In later generations, going to the hospital meant getting an X-ray; even a simple cold required a chest X-ray..."
While it may sometimes seem superfluous, this technology is by no means superfluous.
“We have them, but only on a small scale.”
Ji Xiang quickly spoke up, and Yang Xiaotao continued, "What about the larger ones?" "The large ones haven't been manufactured domestically yet; they're all small ones!"
"Moreover, the machines produced have various malfunctions, and the results are inaccurate!"
After Ji Xiang finished explaining the situation, everyone fell silent.
China has invested a lot in medical equipment, but the results have been less than satisfactory.
Especially the large medical equipment, which was provided by the Allied forces or captured during the war.
The gap between us and other countries has not only failed to narrow, but has actually widened!
What about the development situation abroad?
Yang Xiaotao spoke again, saying that since they couldn't rely on domestic resources, they could only start from overseas!
At the very least, it's better than the ones in China!
"Our information is that mature large-scale CT scanning machines already exist overseas, but it's unclear at what stage they've progressed!"
After Ji Xiang finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao tapped the table and said seriously, "Then let's find out more and try to buy it!"
"it is good!"
Ji Xiang didn't say anything else. She could tell that Yang Xiaotao was in a bad mood, and that it was best not to bring up any issues at this time.
Besides, she was only providing the demand; whether or not she could actually buy it was Yang Xiaotao's problem.
The meeting ended in a somber mood, and Yang Xiaotao left the meeting room and drove to the hospital.
Li Hongfeng and Old Ye were also by his side!
The three of them arrived at the hospital together and looked at Director Wang, who often fell into a coma, outside the ward, and all sighed deeply.
I spoke some comforting words to Director Wang's wife at the door, and waited a while before I saw the person inside wake up.
Yang Xiaotao and the other two pushed open the door and went in. Director Wang first glanced at his wife beside him before smiling at Yang Xiaotao.
"Minister Yang! I need your help with something!"
Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and grabbed Director Wang's hand, "Teacher Wang, please speak!"
"I'll do my best to do anything I can for you!"
Wang Guangmei smiled, her pale face revealing a detached acceptance of life and death.
"My wife will help take care of the elderly in the family, and the children are all grown up and will have their own families and jobs in the future, so I don't have to worry about them anymore!"
"The only thing I can't let go of is those students!"
At this moment, Yang Xiaotao's hand trembled slightly as he held the other person's, while Old Ye behind him closed his eyes and let tears stream down his face.
The woman looked at the man on the hospital bed and was not angry that he was still thinking about work in his final moments.
At this moment, she felt only heartache and regret for not taking better care of him.
"Speak, I'm listening!"
Yang Xiaotao spoke again, and Wang Guangmei smiled even more brightly.
"Director Yang, Teacher Ye!"
"When I close my eyes, I always feel like a lot of things are swirling in my mind. I always feel like a lot of things that I didn't understand or couldn't figure out before have suddenly come to life!"
"It's like a sudden enlightenment; everything becomes clear!"
"I don't know if it's true or false, or if it's my own hallucination or delusion. I just thought that while there's still time, I should hand these things over to the students and comrades!"
After Wang Guangmei finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao immediately nodded.
"Yes, absolutely!"
"Lao Hong!"
Yang Xiaotao turned his head, and Lao Hong immediately walked out. Soon after, Lao Hong's shouts rang out.
"Teacher Wang, please rest well and don't talk!"
Seeing that the other woman's face was pale, Yang Xiaotao quickly tried to comfort her, but Wang Guangmei shook her head, "Minister Yang, once I go, the mission cannot be delayed!"
"Some time ago, I saw an article from a university research institute in Shanghai. In it, a colleague made a very good argument about batteries!"
"I called him, hoping to get him involved in the research, but unfortunately..."
"Minister Yang, I think he can accept this mission!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Teacher Wang, whoever you think this is, I'll carry him here even if I have to!"
Wang Guangmei smiled, "That person is from Shanghai Jiaotong University, his name is Li Qian..."
When Yang Xiaotao and Wang Guangmei left the ward, the nurses inside were changing the IV drip, and Wang Guangmei had already closed her eyes to rest.
Just as Yang Xiaotao and his two companions were about to leave, the people from the Ninth Biological Research Institute arrived at the hospital, each with a sorrowful expression.
"Remember, don't cry in front of Teacher Wang!"
"Don't show sadness in front of him."
"You are absolutely forbidden from saying anything that would upset someone!"
"Follow the hospital's rules and regulations, and listen to the doctors!"
"If you can't do it, don't go in!"
"Anyone who goes in and says something wrong will be disciplined!"
Yang Xiaotao stood in front of the building and shouted to the crowd. The group immediately composed themselves and forced smiles onto their faces.
Yang Xiaotao nodded in satisfaction, then softened his tone, "You're allowed to stay here for the time being!"
"Send your teachers off properly, and cherish these last moments of learning by their side!"
"Go!"
After saying this, the group vigorously rubbed away the tears on their faces and then walked resolutely towards the ward.
Two days later, Ji Xiang placed the information she had compiled about foreign CT machines on Yang Xiaotao's desk.
Yang Xiaotao looked up and then asked, "How is Teacher Wang's health?"
Ji Xiang shook her head, "The best-case scenario is before the New Year, the worst-case scenario is that we might not even make it through this month!"
"so serious?"
Lou Xiao'e, who was standing to the side, asked in surprise. Ji Xiang took the enamel mug that the other party handed her and took a sip. "Late stage cancer, changing every day!"
"Ugh!"
Even though they've seen so much life and death in the hospital, they couldn't help but sigh as they spoke!
"We still need to improve the system; you should come up with something as soon as possible!"
Yang Xiaotao flipped through the documents, reminding Ji Xiang as he did so. Ji Xiang nodded, "We've already started working on perfecting it, and we guarantee there won't be any problems."
"That's good!"
Yang Xiaotao replied, then pointed to the documents and asked, "Why is it that only the information about the Alliance is detailed here, while the information about other countries is so scarce?"
Ji Xiang smiled wryly, "Minister Yang, you should ask the foreign trade department this question."
"We can only learn about the situation from some foreign technical publications; we don't know anything about other countries!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Alright, I'll have the foreign trade department inquire about it, and I'll contact you again if there's any news!"
Ji Xiang nodded, then followed Lou Xiao'e out, while Yang Xiaotao picked up the phone and called the foreign trade department.
The phone rang for a while before being answered, and it was Li Rong's secretary.
Yang Xiaotao explained his needs, which basically boiled down to needing advanced medical equipment from abroad.
Ask the foreign trade department to help inquire and see if there are any connections.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiaotao stopped thinking about it.
Just as he told the people at the biological research institute, since the outcome cannot be changed, then the way of accepting the outcome should be changed.
Yang Xiaotao took out the design drawings for the winding machine and plunged into it.
Meanwhile, Mr. Chen, who had just finished a meeting in the foreign trade building, was walking with Li Rong when his secretary came up and told him about Yang Xiaotao's phone call.
Li Rong looked troubled. These high-tech machines have always been closely monitored by foreign countries!
I've heard about this!
Just as Li Rong was about to ask about the situation of the Ninth Division, Old Chen spoke up and explained the matter.
Thinking of the contributions the other party made to the country and the revolution, a look of sorrow appeared on Old Chen's face.
Li Rong nodded silently, then said to his secretary, "Give the order to fully cooperate with the Ninth Department's work!"
After Li Rong finished speaking, she looked at Old Chen again and said, "Commander, let's begin according to the plan!"
"We still need your help with the relevant documents!"
Old Chen composed himself and nodded in agreement, "Go ahead and do it. I trust our comrades; they can accomplish the mission!"
Li Rong nodded and then left.
Old Chen, with his hands behind his back, looked out the window at the sky and said, "It's going to snow!"
Secretary Guo stood behind him, nodding silently.
(End of this chapter)