Chapter 24 Arrivals
If a clinic, or even a small-scale hospital, is actually not a big deal, many doctors in this era often only need to find a room, equipped with examination equipment such as thermometers, stethoscopes, etc., and then buy some medicines.
In these days, because of the lack of stable medicines, it is the norm for doctors to prepare their own medicines.
However, it is not easy for John's hospital to open now, and there are a lot of things to prepare. And John doesn't want his hospital to open casually to make money, he hopes that his doctors can be fully prepared, so that this Heinz General Hospital can completely stand on the top of New York City hospitals from the moment it opens, and it will be a blockbuster!
That's right, the hospital ended up being named Heinz General Hospital.
John meant to think of a bright name, but in the end it was old Huntelaar who made the final decision, and the old man was very imperious and did not give him any chance to argue. And these days, everyone likes to name schools, businesses, and hospitals after themselves, such as Hopkins, Mayo, etc., so everyone else is quite supportive.
Therefore, John has paid unprecedented attention to this hospital.
Almost all the equipment and equipment in the hospital were imported from Europe, and the medical equipment and drugs of the Heinz Group were picked up directly from John's own factory, and Mark spilled it like water. If we wait until the local factory in New York is put into production, the supply of Heinz General Hospital will not be a problem at all.
But even so, John was not satisfied.
John still didn't quite believe in the doctors and nurses under him. Thomas and Paul are okay, after all, they have been following John for a short time, and they have made great progress in both personal skills and surgical concepts, at least it is more than enough to meet the medical needs of this era. But the rest of the young people are a little far behind in every way. Not to mention the nurses, the first nursing school in the United States has not yet enrolled students, just thinking about the nurses who can be on the job after a few days of training at most, John shuddered!
So John would rather delay the opening of the hospital and make all the preparations......
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Time flies. Another week has passed.
When the time came on the morning of the 6th of September, Hans, the butler, waited for the grandfather and grandson of Huntelaar to have breakfast, and said respectfully: "Sir, I received a phone call yesterday, but I did not inform you because of the late hour. Mr. Benz has sent five Aurora cars from Europe and have arrived at the port, what do you think should be done with them? ”
"The car has arrived?"
After hearing the news, John and the old man's eyes lit up at the same time!
John's aurora has caused a huge sensation in New York City these days, and every time he travels, he can hardly get rid of the fate of being watched, and when he returns home. Reporters and those rich people who want to buy cars are coming to the door in an endless stream, which is really a bit annoying for the two of them!
In fact, the two had anticipated this situation before they returned.
With experience in John's driving trip across continental Europe, they had placed an order with Benz long before he returned, asking him to send at least ten Auroras to New York this year, and that was only the first five.
After thinking for a while, Old Huntlaar nodded, "Keep one at home, and the other four ......."
"Grandpa. Give me another one! ”
Seeing that old Huntelaar seemed to have the intention of setting the direction of these cars, John was anxious. Before he could finish speaking, he immediately shouted urgently.
"Didn't I leave you one?"
Old Huntlaar frowned, and said with some dissatisfaction.
After nearly a year, although the old man still complained about the noise of the aurora, he gradually got used to riding in the car, especially the stability and comfort of the car made him satisfied. So after learning the news that five Auroras had been delivered to New York, he immediately decided to keep another one for his family. In the future, you don't have to rush to use it with your grandson. But for the other four cars, old Huntelaar had already planned for a long time.
"I'd like to get one for the hospital."
The corners of his mouth twitched, and John hurriedly said with a smiling face: "You also know that I have dozens of people now, and I may break through a hundred by the end of the year...... It's always more convenient to have a car here! ”
This year there were cars. With another call, what would John think?
Ambulance, of course!
Although the General Motors Aurora still has various shortcomings, at least one thing is certain, it must be much faster than a horse-drawn carriage! And more importantly, if there is a car as an ambulance for the hospital, even if it can't be out a few times a year, it will inevitably attract the attention of all New Yorkers, which is a great publicity opportunity for Heinz General Hospital!
"Hospital?"
Old Huntelaar raised his eyebrows, glanced at his grandson with slanted eyes, and replied nonchalantly: "Isn't your hospital still open?" When the second batch of cars arrives at the end of the year, one will naturally be given to you. As for these four cars, I already have arrangements, so don't worry about them...... Okay, that's it, you eat slowly, I'll go out first. ”
Without waiting for John to say anything more, old Huntelaar wiped his mouth elegantly and left the restaurant.
"Uh......"
John and Hans, the butler, look at me, I look at you, and then waved his hand dejectedly: "Mr. Elber, you also heard Grandpa's words, let Henry go and drive one Aurora back, and the other four will be temporarily stored in the warehouse at the Zài dock, waiting for his old man to deal with it!" ”
"Yes, sir"
Holding back the smile in his heart, Hans bowed slightly and went out to make arrangements.
In just a few minutes, Hans was back in the dining-room, and whispered to Johan, who was turning his grief into appetite, "Sir, I have just received a letter to you!" ”
"Well, put it aside."
John, who was concentrating on eating, waved his hand casually and said without raising his head.
With the idea of a better breakfast, John rested for a moment, then picked up the envelope on the table, and at first glance looked at the inscription - blank, without any text.
Rubbing the envelope in his hand, John's brow couldn't help but frown.
Since returning to New York, the friends he has met in Europe, such as the surgeons and Conan Doyle, have sent him more than a dozen letters every month, and his fiancée Anna has maintained a frequency of at least one letter a week, but the letter in his hand is obviously not sent by any of them.
Just look at the material of the envelope and this is very clear.
Although he didn't know much about the quality of paper in this era, as long as he felt the touch of his fingers and the heavy luster, John already knew very well: the quality of the envelope was very high, and the price was also very expensive, especially the dark fine lines on it, which may be a mark unique to a certain family or individual.
This thing is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford.
Squinting and pondering for a moment, John slowly unwrapped the envelope. There is only one piece of letter paper with delicate patterns inside the envelope, and it feels excellent to the touch, and it looks carefully designed. But the letter contained only a few lines to the effect that John had been invited to a ball on Sept. 10, Sunday, with the address of the ball, a wealthy gathering near Central Park.
John's brow furrowed again when he saw this.
Although the tone of these words written by the other party is very polite, John feels very sensitively that there is a hint of non-refusable flavor in this somewhat too simple text! Coupled with this luxurious envelope and stationery, if it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that he would immediately feel a rush of pressure.
Truth be told, John didn't like it.
John's eyes narrowed even more, and his gaze quickly stopped on the last sign of the letter, and then a pair of eyes suddenly opened, and a look of surprise appeared on his face at the same time...... (To be continued......)