HCB Chapter 1143 - 1102: Blacklist
Chapter 1143 - 1102: Blacklist
June 8th, a sunny day.The groundbreaking ceremony for Anlin Garden was held on a large piece of land to the west of Anlin Hospital.
The two research centers, Anlin Precision and Anlin Intelligent Medical, also held their groundbreaking ceremonies today.
This was primarily due to Lin Jie's desire for convenience and a sense of urgency, as he strongly suggested holding them together.
These two research centers hastily prepared and barely made ready for the commencement.
Lin Jie, with a brand-new shovel, along with Vice Mayor Gu from Binhai, the district mayor of the Phoenix Mountain District, and various shareholders, took part in symbolically shoveling some soil onto the foundation stone.
Afterwards, everyone set down their shovels and walked a few hundred meters to the groundbreaking site of the Anlin Intelligent Medical Research and Development Center.
Vice Mayor Gu, walking at a leisurely pace, glanced at some engineering vehicles parked not far away and said with a light smile to Lin Jie beside him, "Whenever I hear the names 'Anlin' and 'Expert Lin,' I feel delighted."
"Because whenever these names are mentioned, they come with absolutely good news."
He raised his right hand and gestured around, saying, "There's Anlin Hospital, Anlin Garden, Anlin Intelligent Medical Research and Development Center, Anlin Precision Instruments Research Center, and in my memory, Anlin Pharmaceutical as well?"
Lin Jie added, "Yes, there is Anlin Pharmaceutical, which is located in the High-Tech Zone."
Fu Hekun, standing nearby, interjected, "Vice Mayor Gu, in the near future, there will also be a super five-star Anlin Hotel."
Vice Mayor Gu replied happily, "Good, good! The more Anlin's branded industries, the better."
"Nowadays, this entire area is occupied by Anlin and can truly be called an Anlin Industrial Park."
"I am very much looking forward to seeing the Anlin brand become a world-renowned major brand."
Lin Jie echoed, "We also aim for this and will keep striving for it..."
After laying the foundation stones for Anlin Precision and Anlin Intelligent Medical, it was nearly eleven in the morning. Vice Mayor Gu, still in high spirits, along with others, started a tour of the Anlin Hospital, which was basically ready, accompanied and introduced by An Kexin.
Currently, more than four hundred staff members have moved into Anlin Hospital.
They are mainly undergoing pre-job simulation training as nurses and care workers, as well as administrative and logistics staff.
Because of their move-in, the dining area, living and leisure area, and accommodation area of Anlin Hospital have all been fully operational.
The construction standard of Anlin Hospital is of a high-end private hospital that accommodates both domestic and international patients, so the decoration standard is quite high, with special attention to detail.
Each area is not only fully equipped but also exudes modernity and a sense of technology, which impressed Vice Mayor Gu and the others during the tour.
While visiting the wards, Vice Mayor Gu praised, "The wards here are so clean and comfortable, they feel like high-end hotel rooms. I almost want to experience it myself."
"However, there are just less than six hundred beds..."
He implied, "President An, the hospital's scale is still somewhat small and does not match Expert Lin's current fame."
An Kexin deliberately sighed, saying, "Who says it's not? Initially, according to the original plan, the hospital was designed only for 480 beds. The 568 beds we have now are the result of us making every effort to add more beds."
"We didn't anticipate that Expert Lin's fame would soar so dramatically within just over a year."
Vice Mayor Gu laughed heartily, saying, "That's true. Expert Lin's development over the past year is like riding a rocket. I suppose the second-phase project of Anlin Hospital is also on the agenda?"
"I clearly remember, when we approved the project land for Anlin Garden, we specifically allocated several hundred acres for Anlin Hospital's development."
"Vice Mayor Gu, please look!"
An Kexin led him to the window, pointing to a machine not far away that was drilling soil samples, saying, "That area will start construction later this month on an inpatient building with no less than 1,400 beds."
"In the mid-to-long-term planning of Anlin Hospital, various departments will also gradually be pulled out separately to develop into specialized hospitals integrating medical and scientific research."
"By then, even the few hundred acres the city allocated to us may not be enough."
Vice Mayor Gu smiled contently, "Expert Lin, President An, on behalf of the city government, I promise you that the development of Anlin Hospital is always a priority for city support."
"As long as you need land for your development, it will be specially approved."
"I'll share another bit of good news with you. Given Anlin Hospital's tremendous achievements in medical research and its increasingly significant international impact, the city government is discussing putting Anlin Hospital into the financial subsidy range, allowing it to enjoy the same subsidies and tax policies as public hospitals!"
"Really? Vice Mayor Gu, are you not just teasing us?" An Kexin couldn't help but ask excitedly.
Lin Jie also looked visibly pleased.
The reason public hospitals' medical service prices can be much lower than those of private hospitals is mainly due to their substantial government financial subsidies.
In terms of tax burdens, public hospitals also enjoy highly favorable reductions and exemptions.
"I'm not teasing you; right now, we're just waiting for the resolution to pass."
Vice Mayor Gu quietly said, "Not long ago, the Secretary went to the Capital City for a conference and reported to the Chief about the development strategy of the Phoenix Mountain District to focus on medical health, technological research and development, and education."
"The Chief specifically mentioned Expert Lin and Anlin Hospital."
"The Chief remarked that a private hospital was leading a smart medical research project, critical to the country's future livelihood."
"In regard to medical research, so many medical institutions enjoying strong financial support from the government couldn't match the contribution of just one Expert Lin."
"The Chief emphasized that medical undertakings relate to the people's well-being, and limited money should be spent wisely, without overly differentiating between public and private. What should be supported must be strongly supported."
An Kexin and Lin Jie then understood that such good fortune must have been influenced by the leader in the Capital City's directives.
They listened again as Vice Mayor Gu said: "However, since we're receiving city financial subsidies, what about the prices for medical services?"
An Kexin quickly replied: "Vice Mayor Gu, in the medical price list we announced the other day, the basic medical service prices are roughly one and a half times those of public hospitals."
"This is considering that the hospital will accept quite a few patients from overseas."
"By estimating and calculating, we plan to use most of the profits earned from foreign patients to subsidize domestic patients. Based on this, we established the discounted service price."
"Additionally, the hospital also has the Anlin Charity Fund, special assistance mutual fund, etc., to support severely ill patients from families in difficulties."
Vice Mayor Gu nodded and said: "I am aware of the Anlin Charity Fund. Since its inception, it has consistently supported families facing difficulties due to severe illness."
"Your constant insistence on giving back to society is one of the key considerations for us in making this decision."
"Speaking of which..."
Vice Mayor Gu looked at Lin Jie and seriously said: "It's mainly because of Expert Lin's significant contributions."
"Expert Lin has not only produced one world-shaking research result after another but is also devoted to medical education, committed to enhancing the nation's medical research and service standards."
"For someone like Expert Lin, who does real work and great things, striving to contribute to the nation, we're willing to spend, and doing so happily..."
After eating a working lunch in the employee cafeteria at Anlin Hospital, Vice Mayor Gu and the people specially attending the groundbreaking ceremony left and returned to the city.
Lin Jie, An Weize, An Kexin, Gong Xuepeng, Fang Jianbin, and others did not leave together but gathered in a small meeting room for a meeting.
"Being included in the city's fiscal subsidy scope like public hospitals is truly great news."
Gong Xuepeng said with some excitement: "Expert Lin, President An, with the subsidies, should we continue to lower the medical prices?"
Lin Jie pondered and said: "It's best not to lower them anymore."
"Lowering them to the same level as public hospitals doesn't fit our development positioning. My idea is to build Anlin Hospital into a research-oriented hospital, not necessarily the more patients, the better."
An Kexin also stated: "I agree with Lin Jie's opinion."
"Further lowering medical service prices might cause public discontent. We can use government financial subsidies to cover domestic patients' medicine prices, examination fees, etc."
"By the way, what's the latest news from Phoenix Mountain Hospital?"
Gong Xuepeng chuckled lightly: "They haven't followed our price list but have come up with a so-called discount."
"The newly appointed Phoenix Mountain Hospital director, Dr. Clive Lirel, announced that the first hundred patients visiting daily would enjoy half-price discounts excluding medication, surgery fees, and medical supplies."
He mocked: "This feels like a mall promotion, doesn't look much like a hospital."
Lin Jie laughed: "This is also a way of responding to our pricing strategy!"
He then looked at Fang Jianbin, concerned and asked: "How are things regarding going abroad? I'm hearing things aren't optimistic?"
Fang Jianbin nodded and solemnly said: "It's very bleak."
"From yesterday afternoon until this morning, I instructed the HR and office personnel to contact all the doctors who haven't reported yet."
"The current statistics show that seventy-six people received invitations from a company called Xingyao International, an overseas intermediary service, during the time around the Spring Festival."
"Among these seventy-six people, eighteen have clearly stated they will not honor their contracts with us."
"Additionally, seven couldn't be reached."
Fang Jianbin indignantly said: "Through their emergency contacts and previous workplaces, it's basically confirmed that these few have gone abroad."
Gong Xuepeng, looking worried, said: "Expert Lin, President An, when we open, a wave of patients is expected to come, and our staffing is already tight. Now we're suddenly short of more than twenty people?"
"Do we need to hire urgently?"
An Kexin said slowly: "Urgent hiring won't guarantee quality. Considering our relationship with affiliated hospitals and military hospitals, we can temporarily second some doctors over."
"However, recruitment efforts must also begin."
She hummed: "Moreover, our recruiting standards shouldn't be lowered; they should be significantly raised. Anlin Hospital is not the Anlin Hospital from a year ago."
"Isn't that right, Expert Lin?"
Lin Jie nodded and continued: "Thinking from another perspective, this isn't a bad thing; the other party helped us weed out petty, narrow-minded, and foreign-fawning individuals."
"As for recruitment, from my perspective, it can proceed slowly, or even be temporarily paused."
He confidently said: "Hospitals like Johns Hopkins Hospital wishing to establish exchange and cooperation with us, I'm sure won't be the only ones."
"With seven or eight, ten or more such hospitals, each sending a few doctors here for learning and exchange, it'll be enough to meet our need for doctors."
"They come from reputable medical institutions, their skills and capabilities are naturally strong, and importantly, we don't need to pay them salaries."
Lin Jie's words brought a relaxed smile to the faces of those present.
Then Lin Jie's tone changed, sternly saying: "Those without contract spirit, breaching parties, cannot be easily let off. Let the lawyers contact them; the penalty cannot be reduced by a single cent."
"As for those unreachable, evading breach responsibilities, if they are unkind, don't blame us for being unjust!"
Lin Jie was truly angered, coldly saying: "The world of medicine, big yet small; let's see through this matter the extent of my international influence, see if we can blacklist them."
"Additionally, this intermediary company also needs investigation; how did they obtain contact information for all our hired employees?"