Chapter 70: Consummation
"Great!"
After hearing Kelly's very positive reply, John jumped up with joy, grabbed the other party's right hand tightly, nodded and said happily: "Mr. Kelly, welcome to Heinz General Hospital!" ”
"Thank you, it's my pleasure!"
Kelly also looked happy and nodded vigorously.
Although it was a pity to give up his hospital in Kensington, and it also made Kelly lose for a long time, but when he thought that he could work at Heinz General Hospital in the future and be able to build a new obstetrics and gynecology department according to his own ideas, Kelly felt that it was completely worth it. This is the reason why in history, he abandoned his hospital and finally joined Hopkins.
"Mr. Kelly, when will you be in New York?"
Holding Kelly's hand without letting go, John asked eagerly.
"Uh......"
Smiled a little awkwardly, Kelly said a little embarrassed: "Sorry, Mr. Huntelaar, you also know that in addition to my work at Penn Medical School, I also have a hospital in Kensington, and I am afraid it is really difficult to let go completely, so ......"
"Yes, yes, understandable."
Without waiting for Kelly to finish, John immediately nodded and smiled. Of course he knew Kelly's difficulties, although he really looked down on the maternity hospital in Kensington, but anyway, it was the brainchild of the people.
But after thinking about it for a while, John still said very seriously: "Mr. Kelly, I understand your difficulties, but ......"
"But what?"
In a hurry, Kelly hurriedly asked.
After a slight sigh, John said, "At the end of June, I will be leaving for Europe, mainly in cities such as London and Berlin. I sincerely hope that you will come with me. On the one hand, I hope you can see more of the top hospitals in Europe and learn from their advanced experience. On the other hand, you are the only doctor in the obstetrics and gynaecology department at the moment, and it would be great if you could recruit a few people to come back in Europe. ”
"This ...... It's true? ”
After listening to John's words, Kelly's eyes instantly sparkled.
In the Four Heavenly Kings at the beginning of Hopkins' school. Only Howard? Kelly hasn't been to Europe yet. This is like those medical experts in China in later generations, how can you convince people if you haven't studied abroad? How do you master the most advanced concepts and technologies? And Kelly himself has always longed for England, Germany and Austria, and now he is overjoyed to hear John's invitation to go with him!
"Hehe, this is a great opportunity not to be missed!"
Next to the two of them, Osler also nodded frequently: "Howard, the school is going to be closed soon, and there are not many things, I can find someone to replace you temporarily." As for Kensington...... Now that you've decided that you want to head to New York. Arrange it as soon as possible. It was a rare opportunity to travel to Europe with Mr. Huntelaar, who I know is very close to the Charlotte Hospital of the University of Berlin and the Vienna General Hospital. ”
John just smiled, but Kelly was pleasantly surprised again.
Charlotte's Hospital and Vienna General Hospital were undoubtedly among the top hospitals of our time, and if John could take him to these places......
"Good!"
After a moment's hesitation, Kelly nodded decisively and said, "Mr. Huntelaar, please allow me to return to Philadelphia immediately." I'll be back in New York by the end of the month! ”
"No problem!"
Kelly's decision was quick, and John's answer was crisp. Immediately smiled: "I asked people to book a cruise ticket with me immediately, Mr. Kelly, the departure time is June 28th, you must come to New York before this day......"
……
"Woo......"
As the train moved farther and farther, the whistle became muffled.
Looking at the smoke in the distance, Thomas turned to John and whispered, "That's what you told me the other day." An additional burden on me? ”
Over the course of a week, Osler also made the final decision.
After observing two appendectomys, getting to know Heinz General Hospital thoroughly, and talking to John for three days about plans for the future of medical school, Osler, like Kelly, decided to accept John's invitation. Join Heinz General Hospital. It's just that unlike Kelly's position, in addition to serving as the director of internal medicine in the hospital, Osler accepted the invitation to serve as the vice president of the John Medical College and the dean of the clinical school!
During this trip to Philadelphia, John achieved his goal perfectly.
"Hehe, that's good!"
John smiled happily and nodded: "One director of internal medicine, who is also the head of the clinical department of the future medical school, and the other who left before is the director of the department of obstetrics and gynecology, and will be responsible for the teaching of the department of obstetrics and gynecology in the future...... Mr. Thomas, are you willing to accept such a burden? ”
Raising his eyebrows, Thomas smiled without hesitation: "Of course! And in my opinion, the more such burdens the better! ”
A whole week was enough for Thomas and his two future colleagues to get to know each other.
In terms of original history, Thomas is a little-known figure, and he can't be compared with Kelly and Osler who are famous in history, but don't forget, there is John in this world? After the appearance of Huntelaar, everything changed. After following John for a few years, Thomas is now a truly top surgeon, and having fully embraced John's medical philosophy, he is probably no worse than Halstead in every way!
It was this knowing very well that John never had the idea of the man in the city.
You know, the great Halstead is a New Yorker, and he should be opening in New York now, and it shouldn't be too difficult to find him and invite him to join the hospital. After all, John is also a surgeon, and it couldn't be easier to impress the other party in this regard.
And considering that he has already poached Osler and Kelly, if Holstead is snatched again, Gilman and Mr. Welch of Hopkins may only be able to hold their heads and cry......
Now Thomas, of course, also understands the excellence of Osler and Kelly.
Thomas knew a long time ago that John would hand over Heinz General Hospital to himself, but he would never let himself run medical school, at most as a professor of surgery. And Osler and Kelly, one came to the hospital as the director of internal medicine and was destined to preside over the work of the clinical college in the future, and the other was the director of the obstetrics and gynecology department, under the jurisdiction of the hospital, and he had no essential conflict of interest at all, so such a colleague Thomas naturally hoped that the more the better.
"I wish they had come to the hospital sooner!"
As the two turned to leave the train station, Thomas whispered.
"Don't worry, soon."
Patting Thomas lightly on the shoulder, John said with a smile: "Mr. Osler will go back to deal with resignation and other matters, and he will be able to come to New York in three months at the latest...... At the very least, Mr. Osler and Mr. Kelly's quarters should be prepared in advance, but don't panic when the time comes. ”
After hearing this, Thomas couldn't help but roll his eyes, and said angrily: "Don't worry, Mr. Osler can temporarily rent a house, others are very easy to manage, the hospital apartment should be ready to be built by the end of the year, and they will all be treated the same as me at that time!" ”
John had paid his employees to build an apartment building, which was to be completed by the end of the year.
This apartment building, which was originally intended to buy people's hearts and minds and allow these "outsiders" to stay in New York with peace of mind, is not the most common "tube building" on the streets of New York today. At John's request, Steve had the homes elaborately designed, with each building having four floors and forty-eight houses. The larger houses have three or four bedrooms for a family of six or seven, and the smaller ones have two bedrooms, which is more than enough for three or four people. As for those who are temporarily single, John also provides two special dormitory buildings, which are quite comfortable to live in.
There are hundreds of houses in five buildings, enough to arrange for newcomers to move in for years to come.
Of course, such a house would only be available to the elite brought back from Europe, as well as big names like Osler and Kelly, not to local nurses. Otherwise, even with Steve's support, John may not be able to provide such a generous treatment, after all, the low prices in New York are getting more and more expensive, and the future of Heinz General Hospital and medical school is probably not something that hundreds of people can handle...... (To be continued......)