"Dr. Tan, Dr. Xie had already come by to check this morning," the family member stressed the previous request.
After all, having a doctor show early concern for a patient and their family is crucial, as families also need comforting. Who cares whether the doctor is just an intern or a trainee? Even though they are just trainees, the family member knows that they understand more about the patient's issues than the family does and that they can reach the senior doctors faster than a family member could.
Hearing what the family member said, it was clear that this family of the patient in bed 3 had been in the hospital for a long time and had become savvy, knowing some of the ins and outs of the hospital.
The corners of the mouths of the three in-house doctors turned up subtly.
One was 28 years old, the other 21. Why did the 21-year-old understand the patient's family nuances better than the 28-year-old? It could only be that each individual's thoughts differ.
