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Chapter 2

作者: Perfect Timing
In the meantime, comments keep appearing in the comment section.

[That woman is already laying the groundwork to sway public opinion in her favor!]

[She's going to portray you as a doctor who refused to help someone in need.]

[Don't bother with that yet. Hurry up and secure the evidence!]

I saved each screenshot one by one and asked the nurse on duty to back up everything, including the duty log entries, the landline call records to 911, and the recordings on the consultation phone.

I had just finished when the hospital director, Michael Yarrow, called. "What's going on, Bryson? I've heard that a complaint has already been escalated to the administrative general duty office on duty."

"I've handled everything according to procedure."

Michael kept his temper in check. "You're following procedure? You're only ten minutes from her house! Is it really that hard for you to go take a look, Bryson?"

I tightened my grip on the phone. "I'm not a paramedic, nor have I been authorized to use prehospital medical equipment. In addition, leaving my assigned post to make an unauthorized house call would be a procedural violation in itself, Dr. Yarrow."

Michael's voice turned cold. "You know we have to handle exceptional cases differently, don't you? There are hundreds of people in the residents' group chat calling the hospital heartless now! Please just go over there first, even if it's just to show your face."

I looked toward the ER lobby and said, "If the patient is suffering an acute myocardial infarction, the paramedics are already en route. If the patient is deceased, entering the premises without authorization could contaminate the scene, Dr. Yarrow."

Michael paused for a moment. "You're making this more complicated than it needs to be. Do you not know that the family involved is emotional right now? You're a doctor! You can't always fall back on the rules! You need to show some compassion sometimes!"

I suddenly chuckled. "I made a recording of this call as well."

"Bryson, don't try to scare me with a call recording." Michael's tone suddenly hardened as he continued, "You also should know that the hospital didn't train you just to go looking for fights with patients' families."

"I wasn't hired by the hospital to violate regulations, either."

Michael suddenly ended the call.

Jasmine asked softly, "You're really not heading over?"

"It's not that I won't go. It's that I can't go down there under these conditions."

I dialed the dispatcher again. "I'm an ER doctor at Mercy General Hospital. I received a distress call a short while ago.

"You see, the caller claimed the patient was having a heart attack but refused to contact 911 or follow my instructions for emergency care over the phone. She kept demanding that I come to her home privately.

"I've already arranged for an ambulance through 911, but given the unusual circumstances, I'd like police assistance to check on the patient's safety and record that I haven't gone to the scene or entered the home."

The dispatcher asked me for the address and the caller's phone number, which I gave both without hesitation. "Please don't go there yourself and make sure you can still be reached on the phone."

I hung up, and my heart rate finally started to slow down.

Yet, before I could even catch a breath, the administrative general duty office called. "There's a big commotion at Azure Residences, so the hospital leadership wants you to go with the medical affairs team and at least appease the family, Dr. Chapman."

I looked at the comments that were still in the comment section.

[Don't go alone!]

[Don't go until the police and ambulance arrive.]

I said, "I'm willing to cooperate with the police and clarify the situation, but I won't enter someone's home under the guise of a house call."

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