Maria Hospital.

Doctor Da Vinci stood silently by the window at the end of the corridor. Its four arms slowly rotated, and the waveform chart on the long screen shook rapidly, as if it was caught in some kind of dilemma.

Zhou Yi walked up to it, "What's wrong? Is the evaluation not going smoothly?"

"No, Chairman, it went very smoothly. I have passed the rating of Holy Mountain and am now a B-level Deputy Chief Physician."

Zhou Yi felt greatly relieved and clenched his fists.

Very good.

Da Vinci's progress was faster than he had anticipated.

In the era that Zhou Yi lived, a doctor's treatment level relied heavily on numerous consultations and surgeries. This model was still effective in the Wasteland Era; as long as they continued to treat a large number of patients, it would enhance the capabilities of Maria Hospital and its doctors.

"What difficulty are you encountering now?"

"It's about choosing a specialty."

The Mechanical Doctor said, "Relying on the company and Maria Hospital, I am fortunate to receive and treat a large number of patients. In less than a year, I conducted 17,924 outpatient visits and 611 surgeries, maintaining a cure rate of over 90%. This is all thanks to the adequate medical equipment you provided, as well as the unlimited supply of medicines."

Zhou Yi did a quick calculation in his head.

Most of the time, it was Da Vinci alone handling everything at Maria Hospital. It worked tirelessly all year round, maxing out the number of consultations and operations. Non-electromechanical life simply couldn't withstand this.

In terms of work efficiency and stability, electromechanical life indeed has an inherent advantage.

However, Zhou Yi found it strange, "Currently, there are less than 2,000 employees in the company. Have they visited the hospital that many times?"

Da Vinci said, "Out of these outpatient visits, over 12,000 were patients from Sand Port City, Oasis Town, Chicken Head Town, and Green Onion Town."

"You allowed me to use my discretion, so I opened the consultations to the public on fixed days each month."

"The medical fees they paid were all transferred to Mr. Gong Zheng, and each transaction was recorded. Although I set the prices quite low, they are enough to cover the treatment costs."

Zhou Yi nodded.

That was no problem.

His main concern was whether Da Vinci could handle everything alone. Medical resources should, of course, prioritize internal needs before considering others.

"After a large number of consultations and surgeries, my 'Diagnosis and Treatment' and 'Surgery' already reached B-level 70 days ago."

"The more difficult part is medical research."

Da Vinci paused, "I have written two research papers, 'Analysis of the Clinical Efficacy of Partial Resection and Suturing of Sheng Snake's Guangna Organ Under Simple Neuroendoscopy' and 'Study on the Basic Diseases of Bone Fish and the Impact on Bone Structure Function,' which followed."

"The first paper summarizes the achievements based on clinical experience after treating and operating on a large number of Sheng Snakes."

"The second paper came about after the formation of the delivery center. I consulted with Mr. Bi Qi from the Bone Laboratory, finding a direction through the treatment of Bone Fish deliverymen."

"These two specialized fields were not previously covered in the 'Medical Encyclopedia,' but due to the need for verification in the paper, the review period was long. Just an hour ago, I received formal notification from Holy Mountain. Both papers passed the blind selection verification, and my medical research achievements were recognized and deemed to be excellent new directions."

"My Deputy Chief Physician information has been updated, and Maria Hospital has been included in the list of designated medical institutions by Holy Mountain."

In simple terms, it's like getting a real-name verification from Holy Mountain, getting a V-tag added.

Becoming a designated medical institution will incorporate us into the insurance system of Mechanical City, allowing the residents of Mechanical City to seek treatment here and get reimbursed according to their insurance.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but be vigilant, "What is the insurance reimbursement process like?"

"Chairman, this process fully adopts insurance procedures, with deductions made through a special insurance account. At the beginning of each month, it automatically settles the bills from the previous month. All drugs, materials, tools, manpower, and service fees have clear pricing standards."

Da Vinci explained, "This brings some electromechanical life patients to Maria Hospital, like those passing by here may seek our diagnosis and treatment. In the long run, this is a good thing, as treatment costs for electromechanical life are usually quite expensive."

Zhou Yi tapped on the screen, checking the company page.

Sure enough, there was a new category labeled 'Medical,' rated B.

The details included 'Bone Fish Diagnostic Treatment' and 'Sheng Snake Diagnostic Surgery,' which were denoted as core competencies.

The successful upgrade to Deputy Chief Physician directly elevated the status of an entire industry.

Red Kestrel had initially thought that a B-level Mechanical Doctor was a strategic-level talent, difficult to poach from other places, and indeed it was true.

"Maria Hospital has been designated as a specialty hospital."

The Mechanical Doctor continued, "A specialty hospital needs to determine its main specialty directions. But here, our most distinctive treatments are diagnosing and treating Bone Fish and Sheng Snakes."

"If we position ourselves this way, it might be difficult to attract external patients, because Bone Fish and Sheng Snakes almost certainly cannot consult the 'Medical Encyclopedia.' But if we give up our advantage, then indeed we don't have significant achievements in other areas to mention, and filling that in wouldn't help much in terms of publicity."

Zhou Yi immediately understood.

What Da Vinci hesitated about was whether to report the truth, making Maria Hospital essentially tell the deaf about our treatment for the deaf and mute; abandoning its strength meant missing out on utilizing this publicity platform.

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, just tell the truth. What we specialize in here is treating Bone Fish and Sheng Snakes, even though these two types of Guangna Species and electromechanical life rarely interact and mostly live deep in the Dead Sea. It's like this now, but it might not be the case in the future."

Not to mention other things.

The number of Bone Fish deliverymen will definitely continue to increase, by then the hospitals will need to maintain their health.

"True."

Da Vinci seemed to have understood it instantly, "To a doctor, patients are just patients, regardless of their species, what we need to do at the hospital is to cure them."

Exactly.

Zhou Yi told him, "Da Vinci, I know you are considering the company's interests. But don't worry about these things, you just focus on the progress in the medical field, I'll handle the rest."

"Yes, Chairman."

Then Da Vinci and Zhou Yi talked about Feng Ying, who had recently joined them, and spoke highly of her.

"Dr. Feng has extensive treatment experience, uses medications precisely and cautiously, and posesses unique physical therapy techniques. She can stabilize the vital signs of some emergency patients with her 'Shock Absorption' hands, and has a good understanding of rehabilitation."

"Speaking of which, Chairman, there's one more thing, we are still seriously understaffed at our hospital. The basic requirement for a designated medical institution is to have at least two doctors and a total of four medical staff members."

"I have invited a colleague who used to work at the East District Sanatorium in Recursive City. Although very young, she is a very responsible nurse who can securely manage and measure various drugs and continuously monitor the real-time conditions of each patient, making long-term observations and timely responses to their conditions."

Da Vinci stretched his long neck, "Nurse Lily, please come here."

A long white box suddenly rolled out of a ward on wheels and eventually stopped in front of Zhou Yi.

"Hello, respected Chairman, I am Nurse Lily."

Lily's voice was electronically feminine, yet the non-human aspect was still very clear.

Zhou Yi looked slightly amused.

As Lily's body was, in fact, a double-door refrigerator about 1.5 meters tall and 50 cm wide. It was entirely white, but fitted with two retractable six-axis mechanical arms, and there was a small square screen on its door.

Zhou Yi still reached out his hand and shook the mechanical arm, "Welcome aboard."

A (＾▽＾) emoticon appeared on Lily's screen.

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for this precious opportunity. I'm delighted to be here. I will follow Dr. Da Vinci, work hard and serve every patient to help them recover and be discharged soon!"

"Ah! Patient 7 needs to have his medication changed, please excuse me, I need to go work now."

The refrigerator nurse turned around and rumbled into a nearby ward.

Zhou Yi then asked Da Vinci, "Did you only invite Lily over?"

"Yes, Chairman."

Da Vinci said, "I also invited other doctors, but they all refused. Since the environment in Recursive City is good and there was no reason for them to leave. Although I am already a deputy chief physician, my specialty is too niche and they are not willing to pursue it."

"I'm terribly sorry, I haven't been able to recruit more doctors for the hospital."

Zhou Yi instinctively wanted to pat him, but eventually stopped himself to avoid contaminating the doctor's mechanical arm.

He stretched out his hands instead, "No worries, you've already done well."

"Da Vinci, I'm very pleased with you. One day, Bone Fish will become a group nobody can ignore, then your specialty will be the absolute standard. Until then, we just need to be patient."

"Thank you for your words of consolation."

Da Vinci's screen waveform started to become smooth and regulated, "Although I haven't recruited doctors from Mechanical City, there are indeed medical personnel who have applied to come and work here."

"I've talked with Dr. Wei Wu, who set off from Steel Port one and a half months ago and could arrive here anytime. Please check when he arrives, to see if he's suitable."

"Oh?"

Zhou Yi was suddenly interested, "What's the background of this doctor?"

"He is a Bone Man doctor, skilled and specializes in treating Bone Men. When he learned that my medical research was related to Bone Fish, he became very interested, contacted me several times, hoping to work at our hospital."

"Dr. Wei Wu is the chief physician at Steel Port's port hospital, with an outstanding record over his 7 years of tenure, and no previous flaws or misconduct."

"There's just one issue."

Da Vinci stated, "He has rather unusual personal beliefs, as a member of the Night Church. Dr. Wei Wu did not conceal this."

Zhou Yi remembered.

The Night Church worships the night and the unknown, venerating a deity called the Night God.

This theology could be problematic.

Human history told Zhou Yi that followers of deities could easily become fanatical and controlled.

Still, since the other party had come all the way, Zhou Yi decided to meet him in person first.

If not suitable, they would just reimburse his travel expenses and let him go back.

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