Chapter Thirty-Eight: Preparations

  Like the county government, the county hospital is also one of the few four-story buildings in the county seat. Please remember the URL of this station: Guanhua Home Network. Seeing the transport troops' military vehicles constantly entering the county hospital, the doctors, nurses and patients inside the hospital were not too worried about it. They had already been notified by the county government that a nearby transport troop was coming to support the county seat in resisting the blizzard.

  "Wang Sang Lian Chang, La Ma Xian Zhang, you have both arrived! Come in quickly and warm up."

  Wang Sang and Lhamo got off the car together, and Fang Houdé, the director of the county hospital who had been waiting on the stairs, hurriedly came to greet them. Although Fang Houdé was already over 50 years old, he was still in his prime as a doctor.

  ?? Fang Houdé is not a plateau person, nor an inland person who has been living on the plateau for a long time. In fact, he came to work at the county hospital from Beijing less than three years ago. At that time, he was participating in an aid project and came to the county town, where he saw everything in the county town and was heartbroken, but also attracted by the simple and honest lifestyle of the plateau people.

  The medical equipment of the county hospital is advanced enough and at least no worse than some small hospitals. What's lacking are experienced doctors.

  With a lingering passion, Fang Houdé also became disillusioned with the bureaucratic life of pursuing academic research and competing for fame and fortune, so he resolutely brought his medical team to the Gobi Desert.

  Maybe in other places, promotions in hospitals still require seniority, but on the plateau, everything depends on ability. With Fang Houdé becoming the director of the county hospital, although many people came and went, because Fang Houdé had already prepared to take root on the plateau, the medical level of the county hospital also rose by more than one step, and even patients from the provincial city came here specifically for treatment.

  Although the living environment is harsh, the air on the Gobi Plateau is very good, and the plateau environment is also suitable for some patients to strengthen their bodies. Fang Houdé is also suggesting that Lāmǎ set up a sanatorium near the county town. Perhaps this matter is still in the discussion stage, but Lāmǎ seems to be very interested.

  "Director Fang, you're right again, your hospital is the warmest in the whole county town."

  Before developing the economy, we must first stabilize the people's hearts. To stabilize the people's hearts, a perfect medical environment must be guaranteed. Although the county's financial revenue and government appropriations are not much, most of the funds were still invested in the construction of the county hospital. The county hospital building is also the only place in the county town that has installed central air conditioning.

  "It's all thanks to County Magistrate Rama's arrangements! Alright, you all come in and we'll talk about it!"

  The three of them didn't go too far, and Fang Houdé also knew that the two of them didn't have much time, so they started discussing heatedly in the first-floor lobby of the county hospital. As for how to face the blizzard ahead, the three of them didn't have much disagreement, after all, the county town was just that small, and there weren't many units that needed protection.

  "Alright! Later, I'll have the first floor of the hospital renovated into a temporary shelter. However, Wang Sang, you need to prepare another set of backup generators for me. If the blizzard lasts longer, it's hard to say if we'll use them or not."

  Turning the county hospital into a temporary shelter is the biggest change in the plan. After all, hospitals not only require quiet but also cleanliness. However, under current circumstances, the county hospital is also the only warm home in the county.

  As for Fang Houdé's request, Wang Sang also thought it was a matter of course and had long been prepared for this.

  "Alright, no problem, I've already brought the generator sets. Two generator sets, one for the hospital and one for the county government office. However, just in case, don't rush to use them, nobody knows what situation might happen next."

  Although no one wishes for trouble, everyone knows that anything can happen in a blizzard. The doctors, nurses and warriors in the hall have all become busy, no one will disturb or care about the conversation of the three people.

  Everyone is now focusing on what they need to do with all their might, sparing no effort and racing against time, which is the only attitude when facing a blizzard.

  "Director Fang, can you perform a major surgery tonight?"

  After roughly entrusting everything, Wang Sang thought for a moment and made a request with a difficult tone.

  "Late at night, a big surgery was performed, what's going on......"

  Although they didn't have many chances to interact, Fang Houdé also knew that Wang Sang wasn't the kind of person who would easily ask for help. People from the plateau are like this; sometimes even if their own legs were broken, they wouldn't make a sound. The fact that Wang Sang could come to him now and request a late-night surgery showed how much he valued this matter.

  "The thing is, our unit has a young snow guide."

  As Wang Sang poured out the whole story, not only did Lama's face reveal a look of surprise, but Fang Houdé's complexion also turned serious.

  The sudden visual impairment of plateau people is mostly related to vascular changes in the brain, and eye diseases caused by thinning ozone layer and increased ultraviolet rays only occur in some children.

  Such a brain operation would not be a big problem in the provincial capital. But if it were in a county hospital, indeed only one person could stand on the operating table.

  As for the difficulty of the operation, such a major surgery would require at least one to two weeks of preparation time and at least one to two days of observation. Fang Houdé knew that this was due to Wang San's lack of understanding of the medical situation, but considering that Song Ba was rushed back from the mountain with an emergency, he also knew that he had to make preparations for both hands.

  "Alright, I'll get everything ready for the surgery. But whether we operate immediately or not, we need to wait until after we've examined the patient's condition. However, why were you all so careless? This kind of illness shouldn't have appeared suddenly, he should have had some warning signs of vision loss beforehand."

  "This, we're also not very clear about the specific situation, it's also my fault for not managing the soldiers under me well, and I'm troubling you, Director, to take extra care."

  Wang Sang didn't want to put all the blame on Songba himself, for a plateau person, especially for a plateau guide, eyes are their **, let alone Songba also has a good voice.

  When Wang saw Sang starting to blame himself, Fang Houdé also didn't say much. This is why he likes to stay on the plateau, no matter if it's a plateau person or an inland person, as long as they come up to the plateau, there will never be anyone who shirks responsibility.

  But while worrying about Song Ba, Lala became interested in Zhao Zhong. The national off-road racing champion, who can rush down the mountain at a speed of over 100 kilometers per hour to send patients down, is such a rare young man.