I run a clinic in the United States

Chapter 9

It was only two o'clock in the afternoon when Brian arrived at the Iris Clinic.He was relieved to see that his old father was safe and sound, but he was also a little worried, and wanted to take his old father to the Santa Clara Valley to seek medical treatment from Dr. Dean.

In terms of medical care in the beautiful country, it is actually different from that in China. Most Americans, for minor ailments and minor surgeries, are basically performed in clinics or community hospitals.And they are all the doctors who run the clinic.

Good doctors basically have private clinics.

As for large medical centers, such as university hospitals or the very famous Mayo Clinic, they often focus on research, teaching, applying for funding projects, publishing papers, and solving difficult cases.

Due to the lack of clinical experience in common minor diseases, experts in large medical centers may not be as good at performing minor operations as doctors in private clinics!

If Zhou Qiao's aunt was still there, and the previous doctors in the clinic were still there, Brian would definitely not make a fuss about such a minor operation, and asked for leave to come back to pick her up!
"Hello, Doctor Zhou, I want to take my father away!" After seeing Zhou Qiao, Brian became more determined.

The main reason is that Zhou Qiao is too young.Now my father is in good condition, but there is no guarantee that there will be no hidden dangers.For example, what gauze fell into it?Necrotic tissue not cleaned up?Something went wrong with the stitching?postoperative bleeding?postoperative infection?
Any hidden danger will cause relatively big trouble.

Brian didn't want his old father to suffer anymore!

Zhou Qiao smiled lightly and said, "No problem, it's fine. But, the bill needs to be settled. Elena~"

"Come, come, come~" Elena heard the call, and immediately fetched the bill that had been printed out a long time ago.

She was more careful, and when she saw Brian coming, she was still unhappy, so she vaguely guessed the follow-up, so she listed the bill early.

I have to say, Elena is really a capable little helper!
"No problem." Brian took a closer look, and the fee was reasonable.

That's $12000. Since Mr. Westin has health insurance, he only has to pay about $500.

In the United States, medical insurance is very important. If there is no insurance, some hospitals may cost two to three hundred thousand dollars just for appendix surgery.Not to mention anything else, just taking an X-ray or CT can cost more than 30 US dollars.It costs eight or nine thousand dollars to get a drip in the emergency room.

But if you have insurance, it will be much cheaper. For ordinary minor illnesses, you can get it for tens to hundreds of dollars.

Zhou Qiao charged US$12000, which is relatively low.

Brian paid the money happily, then picked up his parents and drove straight to Santa Clara Valley.

He didn't call an ambulance, because ambulances in the United States are very expensive. The starting price is 2500 U.S. dollars, and there are additional charges based on the help you need, such as oxygen tanks, stretchers, life support equipment, etc., all of which require extra money.

Moreover, ambulances are not dispatched alone, they are usually dispatched together with police cars and fire engines, whether you just need a simple medical help or not.

Therefore, since the old father was in good condition, Brian drove him there in a private car, which was only about an hour's drive anyway.

In addition, it is convenient for Brian to visit Dr. Dean after work.

When he arrived at Dr. Dean's clinic, Brian briefly explained the situation and asked Dr. Dean to help him with the examination.

Dr. Dean took a closer look and arranged a series of related examinations. He was full of praise for the quality of the operation!
"You said that the chief surgeon is a young man who just graduated?" Dr. Dean asked in disbelief.

Brian nodded and said, "As far as I know, that's true. What, Dr. Dean, did the operation leave some hidden dangers?"

Dr. Dean shook his head and said: "No. The quality of the operation is quite good! There will be no sequelae or complications, don't worry! As for the little doctor you mentioned, he is really amazing. He already has such a young age. Superb standard!"

Dr. Dean felt that even if he performed it himself, it might not be as good as Zhou Qiao's operation.

When Brian heard about it, he realized that he had wrongly blamed Zhou Qiao.

The Westins, on the other hand, were even more fortunate, and at the same time, they trusted Zhou Qiao even more, and decided to support Zhou Qiao more in the future.

As they get older, they need regular monthly physical examinations, blood sugar, blood pressure, blood lipid screenings, etc.In addition, Mrs. Westin also wants to lose weight and needs professional health guidance.

Not for beauty, but for longevity!After all, obesity brings many diseases.

After accumulating, there is a lot of money in a year!
The main focus of private clinics is repeat customers.If Zhou Qiao knew that there was an extra old couple loyal to her, she might wake up laughing from her dream.

If there are one hundred and eighty old couples like this, the profitability of the Iris Flower Clinic will be very impressive!
In fact, Zhou Qiao is in a good mood now!

Because, with Mr. Westin's order, he earned more than 3600 US dollars.

This is his estimated net profit after deducting all costs, including the inspection fee of the inspection company.

If there are another thirty or forty such "big orders", Zhou Qiao feels that the property tax money should not be a problem.

Of course, solving the property tax is only a basic guarantee of life, ensuring that the house will not be taken away by the state government, and the two beautiful white little sisters will not wander around.

In the evening of that day, Zhou Qiao invited two little Caucasian sisters to Chinatown for a hot pot meal to celebrate the opening of the clinic.

He was really tired of eating hamburgers, so he wanted something spicy!

Elena, like him, actually likes spicy food and praises Chaotian pepper and millet pepper.Ava prefers something lighter.

So they ordered a mandarin duck pot.

Zhou Qiao picks up food for Elena from time to time, and occasionally for Ava, fearing that Ava will become suspicious.

"When I'm free, I'll take you to Chongqing, China, to eat authentic Sichuan spicy hot pot! Guaranteed to be spicy and cool, you can breathe fire in your throat after eating!"

"Okay, okay!" Elena looked forward to it very much, and then secretly rubbed Zhou Qiao with her foot under the table, scratching his heart, and said in her heart that if you don't provide me with a seventeen or eight o'clock medical point at night, I will not spare you !

Ava shrugged and said, "I want to see the Jiangnan in your Chinese legend. In the past, Anna often talked about how the misty and rainy Jiangnan is beautiful..." She said the last sentence in Chinese.

Raised by Anna and living near Chinatown, Elena and Ava both know a few words of Chinese.However, they were not biological after all, and Anna didn't spend much time teaching them Chinese.

It may also be because they are not Chinese in the first place.

"Yeah, definitely!" Zhou Qiao thought to herself, if she brought such two beautiful Caucasian little sisters back to the country, it would be more face-saving!

There was a commotion outside, Zhou Qiao quickly touched the gun at his waist.Fortunately, it was just two homeless men fighting, and it subsided quickly.

Zhou Qiao is relatively timid, even in Chinatown, he still carries the only hot weapon in the clinic - an M1911 pistol!This is a very classic gun, over 100 years old!

However, it is still very useful!It is powerful, has a simple and stable structure, has experienced the baptism of many wars, and is durable!Although it has withdrawn from the military and police field, major firearms manufacturers in the United States are still producing various improved, commemorative and craftsmanship models of the M1911, which are deeply loved by Americans.

It is a pity that I do not play with guns when I come to the United States.It's a pity that he has been busy and has no spare time to practice marksmanship.

In addition, in the entire clinic, there is only this gun, which was bequeathed by Aunt Zhou Qiao.

If you want to buy a long rifle or the like, you can only buy a single shot.It is probably impossible to experience the various firearms in the chicken.Unless he goes to the army.

Of course, it is impossible to serve as a soldier for Yankees!He came here to inherit the clinic, and he came to grab the American wool!

After dinner, Zhou Qiao took Elena and Ava to shop at the night market in Chinatown.Here, it becomes a gourmet pedestrian street.

People come and go, bustling.

A police car was parked on the side of the road, and the recorded voice of the policewoman kept looping, and she was speaking Chinese, but it was a bit blunt, and it sounded weird:

"If you don't have a sales permit, you have to pack up and leave, this is a warning, if I come back, we will take your property..."

Zhou Qiao: "..." No matter where you set up a stall, it's not easy!
In the evening, the account balance grew steadily again.

(End of this chapter)