A Half-Step Winner: Qi Tongwei's Journey to the League

Qi Tongwei realized that the severity of the problems in the medical field far exceeded his expectations.

To ensure the accuracy of the data, Qi Tongwei decided that the survey must cover hospitals at all levels, including village clinics, township hospitals, epidemic prevention centers, county hospitals, municipal tertiary hospitals, and private hospitals, and all of them must be investigated one by one.

The first stop of their investigation was the village clinic in Liuzhuang Village, Dabihu County, Yantaishan.

This clinic looks dilapidated from the outside and is empty inside, almost non-existent. At first glance, it is just an empty shell, as if it does not exist.

Not only is there not a single truly professional doctor sitting here to see patients, but even the medicines in the medicine cabinet are almost all expired and useless.

He then went to other places and found almost the same problems.

Faced with such a shocking situation, Qi Tongwei became increasingly angry.

The Provincial Finance Department provides a certain amount of financial subsidies to these village clinics every year, and the village doctors also receive corresponding salaries, but the reality is a slap in the face.

Qi Feng explained at the side: "Uncle, you haven't been at the grassroots level for many years and don't understand the situation. What we saw is not an isolated case. The village clinics in other places are not much different from here.

In fact, the provincial policy was well-intentioned, and was intended to allow villagers to see doctors for simple illnesses at their doorsteps, but it did not take into account the actual situation in the village.”

Qi Tongwei knew that because of his identity, it was difficult for him to hear the truth.

Sometimes when I go out for research, what I see are things that people have prepared in advance, and what I hear are things that have been rehearsed in advance. The reason I was able to see the real situation this time is because everything is kept confidential.

After arriving in Yantai City, I even changed my car. Plus, my nephew wouldn't lie to me, so I was able to see the real scene.

Thinking of this, he put away his anger and asked, "Tell me in detail what's going on?"

Qi Feng took a deep breath and continued, "In recent years, with the accelerating urbanization process, the population in rural areas has become increasingly sparse, and some villages even have only a few households left.

However, the provincial party committee has made it mandatory that every village must be equipped with a dedicated village doctor, which is obviously not in line with the actual situation!

Doing so not only causes a serious waste of resources, but also provides an opportunity for some people with ulterior motives to take advantage of the situation and enrich themselves!

So in my opinion, we have to adopt a 'one village, one policy' approach, analyzing specific issues based on the actual conditions of each village, and not blindly applying a strategy to implement it!"

"You mean, villages with small populations don't need to have village doctors?" Qi Tongwei asked.

Qi Feng replied: "Well, those villages with small populations can set up a clinic for every three or five villages, or simply not have a clinic. Instead of wasting money, it is better to deal with the rural roads to make it easier for people to go to the town for medical treatment."

Qi Tongwei took his nephew's suggestion to heart. After returning, he asked the Provincial Health and Family Planning Bureau to verify and inspect the entire province, abolish some unnecessary medical rooms, and at the same time investigate the corrupt officials and recover the losses.

After visiting the village clinic, Qi Tongwei, accompanied by his nephew, visited the township health center, epidemic prevention center, county hospital, municipal tertiary hospital and private hospital.

After this round of investigation, Qi Tongwei found that the flow of patients in county hospitals and township hospitals was particularly small. In sharp contrast, the flow of patients in municipal hospitals and above was particularly large.

He originally thought that only the provincial hospitals had a large number of patients, but he didn't expect that it was the same everywhere.

As if knowing Qi Tongwei's doubts, Qi Feng began to explain: "Uncle, nowadays, hospitals of a certain scale are basically in this situation, and the number of patients coming for treatment every day is astonishing.

A while ago, one of my employees took his mother to the provincial capital for medical treatment. Just to make an appointment for a gastroscopy, he was told that he would have to wait more than 20 days before a seat would be available! "

"What? More than 20 days? Aren't you afraid that it will delay the patient's condition for such a long time?" Qi Tongwei couldn't help but frowned and asked suspiciously.

"Yes, it is more than 20 days. I have specifically looked into this situation. These are all outpatient patients. Inpatients can usually be done in about three days." Qi Feng explained.

"Have you ever understood what your subordinate did in the end?" Qi Tongwei instinctively felt that there was something wrong.

Qi Feng nodded and continued, "Finally, the outpatient doctor recommended a private hospital to him and told him that there were relatively few people there and that he could arrange a gastroscopy as soon as possible. His mother finally had a gastroscopy in a private hospital."

Hearing this, Qi Tongwei's expression became more serious.

He thought to himself that things might not be as simple as they seemed.

Normally speaking, a normal queuing appointment should not take more than twenty days. Is there some ulterior motive hidden in this, or is there some kind of improper collusion of interests between this doctor and that private hospital?

At the same time, Qi Tongwei had another suspicion.

There are so many people seeking medical treatment in hospitals, and medicines are so expensive, so why are almost all hospitals in debt? What exactly is the problem?

He knew in his heart that the issues involved were extremely serious and far beyond what his nephew could handle, so he did not talk to him.

The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has been investigating medical institutions for more than a year. Although many lawbreakers have been transferred to the procuratorate, the problem has not been fundamentally resolved.

Qi Tongwei felt that they should find a new director of the Provincial Health Commission and have him investigate from within, completely squeeze out this abscess and restore a clean slate to the medical field.

But it is very difficult to find this person, as he not only needs to have experience in investigating cases, but also be principled.

Half a month later, after this round of investigation ended, Qi Tongwei brought his nephew back to the provincial party committee. After returning, he immediately found the Minister of Organization Ning Zetao.

"Comrade Zetao, the former director of the National Health Commission is about to reach retirement age, and I need you to find a new director for me." Qi Tongwei said straight to the point.

"Secretary Qi, what are your requirements for the candidate?" Ning Zetao thought that Qi Tongwei already had a candidate and was looking for him just to make the procedure look normal.

"I need someone who has rich experience in case handling and work experience in the health field. This person must also be extremely principled. Do you have a suitable candidate?" Qi Tongwei wanted to choose a director of the Health Commission who was excellent in all aspects.

After hearing what Qi Tongwei said, Ning Zetao realized that he had misunderstood Qi Tongwei.

Ning Zetao frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he slowly said: "Secretary Qi, it is indeed difficult to find someone who fully meets these conditions in a short period of time.

How about this? We can just replace the director of the National Health Commission and the head of the provincial health discipline inspection group. This way we can find a professional who is strongly principled and has been working in the health field for many years.

As for handling the case, it is handed over to professionals, and the power of two people is always greater than that of one person."

After listening to this, Qi Tongwei nodded thoughtfully, indicating that he agreed with this solution.

He also realized that the request he had just made was indeed a bit harsh and a bit unreasonable, so he nodded and agreed.

"Ze Tao, let me wake you up again. The missions of these two positions are very important. We need to thoroughly investigate all problems in the medical field of Handong Province.

Therefore, we must be extremely cautious in choosing candidates and must not be careless in the slightest.

Otherwise, if the person we choose is soon defeated by some evil-minded people, we will become a joke. "Qi Tongwei said to Ning Zetao solemnly with a serious expression.

"I understand, Secretary Qi, please rest assured! I will do my best to select the most suitable candidate." Ning Zetao made a firm and resolute guarantee.

"Okay, you have to come up with a candidate as soon as possible, and also make arrangements for the current director of the Health Commission and the head of the Provincial Health Commission's Disciplinary Inspection Group." Qi Tongwei gave his final instructions.

Ning Zetao nodded and said, "Yes, Secretary Qi, I will prepare it right away."

After Ning Zetao left, Qi Tongwei said to his secretary Liu Zhaojun: "Take Comrade Qi Feng to go through the entry procedures. You should give him more advice in the future."

"Yes, Secretary Qi." Liu Zhaojun quickly agreed.

After saying that, he took Qi Feng to go through the formalities.