Chapter 31 Handing over power
As we enter March, the weather in New York is getting colder.
"Why is this weather so abnormal?"
After entering his office, John rubbed his hands vigorously and cursed hatefully. Morning is one of the coldest times of the day, but today there was something wrong with his Aurora, and he had to take a carriage to the hospital, and the poorly sealed carriage made him suffer enough - damn the 19th century!
"Sir, your tea!"
Within two minutes of taking a seat in her chair, Miss Brown came in with a cup of hot tea and a kettle.
"Thank you, Miss Brown!"
Hurriedly took the water glass, felt the comforting warmth with both hands, and John sincerely thanked him. When a sip of hot tea goes down the stomach, the hot air flows down from the mouth, through the throat and esophagus to the stomach, and the whole body seems to be warm.
Seeing John's look of enjoyment, Miss Brown smiled slightly and quietly withdrew.
"Ah......h
With a cup of hot tea, John let out a sigh of great satisfaction.
For a person who has just endured a few minutes of cold, there is nothing more comfortable than a cup of hot tea, and this satisfaction is even more comfortable than entering a heated room in a previous life......
Thinking of this, John simply grabbed the phone on the table: "Good morning, Mr. Tesla!" Am I John? Huntelaar. β
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"No, no, I didn't call you today to ask about that communication device......"
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"Yes, I know it's going to take a while to get it right! Today I would like to ask you about the heating last time...... Did you arrange for someone to do the research? β
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"That's great! Mr. Tesla. Please do your best to perfect it! β
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"Yes, I would like to have a heating ...... in the hospital in the winter"
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After hanging up the phone and refilling himself with a cup of tea, John nodded in satisfaction.
Radiators and heating pipes are not complicated. The use of coal is also very mature in this era, so Tesla did not hesitate to agree to John's request, in fact, the only thing that needs to be considered for laying heating is the cost, and John is the least concerned about this. Historically, heating systems were developed at the end of the 19th century, but because they were so expensive, for decades they were only available to the wealthy. Ordinary people simply don't have this opportunity.
But for John, it certainly wasn't a problem.
As the hospital's outpatient volume increases, he can be sure that more and more patients will be hospitalized in the future. Then the matter of laying the heating system in the hospital naturally has to be prepared: in terms of improving the hardware environment of the hospital, Mr. Huntelaar Jr. will never be stingy......
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"Gotcha! Get! β
A crisp knock on the door woke John from his bowed writing.
After receiving permission, the office door was pushed open. Miss Brown walked in and asked respectfully, "Sir." What would you like to eat for lunch? Need I bring it back to you from the restaurant? "It's already noon?"
Hearing Miss Brown's words, John was slightly taken aback.
But after thinking about it for a while, John smiled and said, "Miss Brown, help me buy two set meals and come back, and by the way, invite Mr. Thomas, and say I'll treat him to lunch!" β
"Yes, sir."
Nodding, Miss Brown left the office.
From the beginning of the opening of the hospital. Two restaurants inside also opened at the same time. One is for patients and their families, and the other is for hospital staff. Of course, there are some differences in food and price. As the owner of the hospital, John rarely went to the restaurant to eat in person, because that would make many people uncomfortable, and most of the time he asked Miss Brown to buy it back.
For lunch today, John specially invited Thomas.
The vice president and chief of surgery of Heinz General Hospital has been busy lately, and the endless stream of acute appendicitis patients has enriched the entire surgery, and the arrival of those doctors at Columbia College has made him even more proudβthis kind of satisfaction of being recognized is not something that ordinary people can understand......
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ββ¦β¦ Are you sure? β
Looking at John with a calm face? Mr. Huntelaar, the expression on Thomas's face was unusually strange, and he asked in an undulating tone, "John, are you sure you want to leave the hospital to me to manage?" Letting go? β
"Haha, of course not!"
John laughed and said with a little ridicule: "You are only responsible for the management of administrative affairs, as for the general direction of the development of the hospital and clinical practice, etc., it is still up to us to make a decision...... Of course, under normal circumstances, I won't interfere, and we will only discuss it together when necessary. β
"Good!"
After taking a deep breath, Thomas nodded without hesitation.
Although somewhat surprised by John's sudden decision, Thomas quickly accepted the surprise after a brief period of surprise. After all, he had been with John for a few years, and he knew this kid who was several years younger than himself very well, and knew that his real interest would always be in medical skills, and the job of managing the hospital would soon fall on his head. It's just that what Thomas didn't expect was that this day would come so quickly!
But why don't you agree to this kind of good thing?
Thomas is well aware that he is a good physician, but that doesn't mean he has no interest in more power. In fact, if he came to New York from Europe because of the bright prospects John described, then after more than half a year, Thomas had already fallen in love with the new hospital and was eager to take control of it! Now that he had such an opportunity, and he knew that John really had no interest in running the hospital, why not take it?
Seeing that Thomas readily agreed, John suddenly had a happy smile on his face.
There is such a thing as power, many people don't want to let go after grabbing it, but for John, there is no such idea at all. In fact, as the sole investor of Heinz General Hospital, he has absolute power, and a management right does not explain it. And compared with promising companies like Heinz Pharmaceuticals and General Motors, what can a hospital do even if it develops to the extreme?
There are many, many more important things for John!
"For the time being, I still hold the position of dean."
After a slight groan, John said seriously: "After all, the hospital has just opened, and it is the time when it needs to be stable, so how can I, the dean, have to do it for a full year." But how about you take over the management now? β
"Don't worry, no problem!"
Thomas didn't have any opinion on John's mentions, and nodded with a smile: "John, the history of the hospital will record this incident, and you are the first president of Heinz General Hospital!" β
"Uh......"
Looking at Thomas with a look of me understanding, John was speechless for a moment, and said with a wry smile helplessly: "Okay, then starting next week, you will officially take office, and I can go out of the clinic and go to the operating table in a down-to-earth manner......"
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The tragic week has finally passed, and the update has been miserable. There is a way, I really can't touch the computer a few times these days.
I'm so tired today, barely a chapter, and tomorrow it's back to normal. (To be continued......)