Chapter 8: Lost

“…… Why? ”

Standing at the door of the examination room, John scratched his hair in disbelief and thought about it secretly.

No one came to see the doctor in the morning, which made Mr. Huntelaar a little worried.

Although the hospital is opening for the first day today, it seems normal that no one comes, but don't forget, Heinz General Hospital is one of the most densely populated areas in Manhattan, and the big line on the roof of the building has been lit up all night these days, so there should be no fewer people who know that this is a hospital. No one has come in such a situation, and no one has even come in to ask, how can it not give John a headache?

Come to think of it, there could only be two reasons.

The most important reason should be that people still know too little about Heinz General Hospital, maybe they don't know that the hospital is opening today, or maybe they don't know much about the basic situation of the hospital, especially the level of medical treatment......

There is no doubt that for New York at the end of the 19th century, there was only one way to improve the "business" of its hospitals, and that was to increase the prestige of the hospital as much as possible. Just like Beijing in later generations, everyone will think of colleagues as soon as they have eye disease, and when they have cardiovascular disease, they will naturally consider Fuwai and Anzhen, and when it comes to the strongest hospital, Xiehe 301 must be the best! And in this regard, Heinz General Hospital has little confidence.

"And the other reason is probably this luxurious building."

Looking around at the building he had spent his time and dollars building, John couldn't help but frown. Whether in Europe or after returning to New York, he has always paid attention to the situation of major hospitals, so he can be sure that his hospital is absolutely the best in terms of hardware! Spacious rooms and corridors, clean and bright spaces and decoration, I don't know how many times stronger than those dark, crowded, dirty hospitals!

Perhaps this is what prevents the patients from coming in.

"Alas......"

After clarifying these issues. John sighed softly and said, "It seems that in addition to letting New Yorkers know the news of the opening of the hospital, we must find a way to solve this contradiction......

……

“…… Unexpectedly, there was really no one! ”

Standing at the gate of the hospital, his expression seemed to be calm, but Thomas, who could still faintly see the disappointment, sighed softly. Said lightly.

"Well, not a single one."

After listening to Thomas's words, John's face suddenly darkened again.

Although it was a quiet day in the hospital today, and everyone seemed to accept the fact that there were no patients on the first day of opening, John still noticed everyone's loss. After all, after half a year of preparation, almost everyone has been looking forward to this day for a long time, and the deserted situation is indeed a little disappointing.

Before I knew it, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

Since there was not a single patient in the hospital, neither John nor Thomas had any reason to work overtime. The two left their consultation room at the same time. As the president and vice president of Heinz General Hospital, the two of them naturally have the obligation and responsibility to discuss and solve today's problems.

"Whew...... Is the person on duty arranged? ”

Exhaling heavily, as if trying to exhale the depression in his heart, John asked casually.

"It's arranged, and the two doctors will stay all night."

After first talking about his arrangement, and then after hesitating for a moment, Thomas suddenly asked, "John, do you understand the reason?" ”

"Figured it out."

Nodding, John gave Thomas a rough idea of why he had come to mind. In fact, in his opinion, the lack of fame in the hospital is not very troublesome. As long as you are willing to pull down your face and advertise, it should soon be able to change, and John himself has a new plan.

But the second reason is the words. For a while, he really couldn't think of a particularly good solution.

Thomas was obviously thinking the same way as John, he shook his head and asked with a wry smile, "John, I've always wondered why you had to build the hospital like this...... What about luxury? I can understand the need to recruit people and buy equipment from Europe, but is it really necessary to build the hospital itself like a high-end hotel? I think you know that too. The people who come to the hospital in New York City are mainly ordinary people, and this building is too luxurious for them! ”

"This ......"

John was also speechless about Thomas's question.

But after a slight groan, John finally nodded heavily. "Thomas, I know there are many people who may be a little confused, but believe me, I didn't deliberately build the hospital like this for show-off or any other reason......"

There are some things that John really can't explain directly to Thomas right now.

Although John, who is a reborn, is very rich, he did not spend a lot of dollars just to slap his swollen face and become fat, and the reason why such a "luxurious" hospital was built naturally has sufficient reasons: for example, Thomas's luxury in their eyes is actually only the hardware level of an ordinary hospital in later generations, and it is not even top-notch; For example, facilities that seem unnecessary but cost a lot of money are designed to meet the basic needs of the hospital of the future. For example, as the base camp of the traverser, Heinz General Hospital will inevitably become famous all over the world in the future with the prestige of its owner, and John certainly hopes to leave a legendary hospital that can be passed down for a hundred years......

There are many reasons to do this, but only one is the most important!

As for the positioning of Heinz General Hospital, John was very clear from the beginning. He has no interest in building a hospital that only serves the poor, although he has the financial resources to support such a hospital, and he does not lack enough compassion, but rather than building a charity hospital, he wants to build a hospital that can provide high-quality services even if it is not cheap, and the so-called high quality here includes a clean and elegant diagnosis and treatment environment and the attentive service of the medical staff in addition to advanced medical technology......

Sounds familiar?

That's right, Mr. Traverser is planning to ...... those noble hospitals in the future Oh, no, I should say that the private hospitals in China were copied to New York in 1888. In order to achieve this, he even recruited so many excellent doctors from Europe with high salaries, and worked hard to build Heinz General Hospital into the top hospital in New York and even in the whole of North America!

How can you do it without state-of-the-art hardware?

Thinking of this, John was not interested in continuing to explain, he shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Thomas, anyway, you arrange a few newspapers to advertise, and I will also think of a way to try to make our hospital run as much as possible......

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Alas, Kavinka is dead.

When I checked the various materials of this era, I found all kinds of unreasonableness, and I was very entangled when I wrote it. So after spending four hours writing this chapter, I decided to give up on the details.

Don't drill the horns, let's follow the routine of writing novels. (To be continued......)