Bring my dad back!
2003, LIDER HOSPITAL
You're a terrible doctor!
Damn you!
You're a murderer!
Why didn't you take in my dad?
He died in the ambulance!
Calm down!
It wasn't my decision!
-Sir, please stop. -Why didn't you save him?
Sir, stop now.
Let me go.
Bring my dad back, damn it!
I'm not capable enough.
It was my fault.
Damn right, you bastard!
What kind of doctor are you?
How can someone like you be a doctor?
I'm just a doctor. I can't change the medical system!
It was the hospital that didn't take your dad in!
What kind of excuse is that?
I'm sorry.
What kind of stupid excuse is that?
You wait and see!
I'm going to become a better doctor than you!
A terrible hospital like this will be shut down!
What a terrible doctor!
Useless!
2016, JORDAN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL STATION
But I'm working.
Play? I'm working.
Candy.
What's going on?
What happened?
Lift him!
Carry him.
Gun shot wound!
Attention, everyone!
This area must be cleared in one hour.
There has not been any attack yet.
Team A will bring back anyone suspicious.
Team B will set up camp and prepare to provide support.
Please move!
We'll give you oxygen.
It'll be quick.
Try to breathe.
Evacuate everyone here.
On the floor. Everyone on the floor.
Come.
Come here!
All of you on the floor
Please!
Let him go, please!
Everyone needs to go.
He'll lose consciousness any time now.
Doctor, we've been informed that there's a bomb here.
I won't leave my patient.
He's your patient, but also a suspect.
You can't take him. Are you going to arrest a dead man?
You have three minutes.
-Come on. -Come on.
-Go with them. -Dr. Basem...
Go with them, hurry up!
Go!
Come on.
-Dr. Basem! -Go.
-Dr. Basem! -Leave!
Dr. Hsiao! Dr. Basem!
Ali, this is for you.
2016, TAIWAN
I've grown accustomed To having double identities
I have a mission with Or without my white robe
I control the atmosphere here While I save lives there
This is how you survive in the white tower
Dishonest companies decide the price
Hospitals are like football fields Where patients are kicked around
Those with vested interest are filthy rich
The poor sleep in the hallway The rich sleep in suites
Doctors are scapegoats for all incidents
This happens every day
The government and people foot the bill
Those crazy politicians
Should be in the hospital
Insurance systems are skewed
The budget should be adjusted
The system should undergo reform
Political parties discuss it Just to get votes
Their promises always fall through The people are vexed
The DRG is the last straw
If you want change too
Keep on listening to me And put your hands in the air
Come on, all together!
Save life! Treat patients right!
Save life! Patients aren't backup dummies!
Save life! Make politicians Apologize for their actions!
Save life! What we need is justice!
GCS score is three. Vital signs are unstable.
Take him to the ER.
Clear the way!
-Bi-hao, what happened? -He had surgery two days ago.
Save life!
I want to save lives!
Mr. Zhou, who is 62 years old,
had lung tumor surgery at Renxin Hospital last week.
He went home two days ago and fainted today.
It might be pneumonia. It could be a complication after surgery.
-Insert the tube. -Can you help?
Who's the VS in charge today?
Dr. Zhong, but he's operating right now. Didn't we call Dr. Xiong?
We called him already.
Save life! Treat patients right!
Save life! Patients aren't backup dummies!
Save life! Make politicians Apologize for their actions!
Save life! What we need is justice!
Hello? What's the matter?
Heart rate and blood pressure?
Do an arterial blood gas test. Get an X-ray too. I'll be there in 15 minutes.
-Bi-hao. -Dr. Xiong.
The patient's white blood count is up to 18,000.
Band form is ten percent.
Okay.
The director thinks the patient got pneumonia after the surgery.
The wound is fine.
Temperature is 39.6 degrees. His sputum had blood and odor.
The X-ray shows lobar pneumonia and an obvious pleural effusion.
I also hear rales, probably empyema.
Maybe we should put in a chest tube or a pigtail catheter.
If the drainage isn't done properly, he might go into septic shock.
Get him to surgery. Give him antibiotics and do a CT scan.
I'll go contact Dr. Zhong.
Antibiotics...
Dr. Xiong, that's a second-line drug. It might not pass.
Maybe we should just use second-generation.
This is a patient's life we're talking about.
If it doesn't pass, it only affects my performance.
It's not a big deal. It's not the first time.
We're on a tight budget lately.
Please consider twice before using drugs. Or I'll get in trouble.
-Why? -Why?
It's the deputy director's new policy.
Yes.
SURGERY IN PROGRESS
Close up the wound.
Wait.
This tissue looks different.
The tumor wasn't completely removed.
The empyema is cleared.
If there's a problem, do a pathological section first.
It might just be a scar tissue.
It's not located near the scar. This is a tumor.
Give me the Kelly clamp.
Kelly clamp.
What are you doing?
Right-angle clamp.
I'm cutting it out.
I told you to do a pathological section.
I'll be quick.
Blood pressure is dropping to 80 over 40.
Right-angle clamp. Suction.
Right-angle clamp.
What the hell are you doing?
Suction.
Two units of packed RBC.
Okay. I'll call the anesthesiologist first.
You'd better stop the bleeding within ten minutes.
I only need three minutes.
-Three-zero suture claw. -Three-zero suture claw.
Hold this for me.
Help him.
Okay.
I need the smooth forceps too.
Smooth forceps.
Prepare the scissors.
Scissors.
Another smooth forceps, please.
Here, smooth forceps.
Blood pressure is going up.
Here's the section.
Okay.
I need the hemostatic gauze.
The lung tumor has been removed.
Close up the wound.
Do you know what the expenditure cap is?
If we do extra surgery and get points deducted,
it comes out of our pockets.
I know.
But everything went well in there.
The patient won't need to have surgery again.
If it doesn't pass, take it off my salary.
Dr. Xiong, that's very kind of you.
But that was my surgery.
What if it didn't go well?
You won't get lucky all the time.
We need more doctors in our department.
Dr. Zhong, who just got promoted to VS,
is transferring to the city medical center...
Sir, sorry for interrupting.
I've read this report.
Five of our cases in the thoracic department
got rejected by the health insurance administration.
But the hospital already covered it. Why is it being blamed on the director?
-Dr. Xiong... -Maybe you should ask yourself.
You never pay attention to the department expenditure cap.
The thoracic department gets rejected every month.
How am I supposed to work with that?
But Dr. Xie, among the five cases,
three were combined with general surgery, one was plastic surgery.
You can't blame it all on us.
Is that how you talk to your superiors?
That's enough.
I have to remind you
that the hospital director has been very strict about our budget lately.
That princess deputy director is relentless.
-Just try to cooperate... -I think
the budget is important, but our quality of surgery,
patient rights
and Dr. Xie's image are also important, right?
Dr. Xiong...
Dr. An, is this how you teach your students?
Dr. Xiong, aren't you off work?
You should go now.
Dr. An, see you later.
Teng-feng, all of us support you.
Yes, I really appreciate that.
But I'm doing what's best for the hospital. We should work together.
I've been at Kanglian Hospital for many years now.
I'll do my best to...
Ma'am.
Are there no beds left?
The ER is full today, Ms. Yang.
A few of the beds can go upstairs.
Send minor injuries to small hospitals.
People who are here for drugs can go home.
Okay.
Hey, you're on duty again, Bi-hao?
I'm the rookie in orthopedics.
Would you like to transfer to the ER?
No, thank you, sir.
Hey, I approve that.
Stop it.
The deputy director is here again.
Dr. Wang, why is the ER so full today?
We'll take care of that by noon.
I've noticed that this month,
we've already took over 2,000 CT scans.
And the symptoms in the entries do not correspond with the diagnosis.
If the CT scans are problematic, we should return them.
We don't have the budget to cover them.
I also went over your ER plan.
You've been here for three years.
I just started working here.
I hope we can execute it to the fullest.
No problem.
I'm very grateful that Dr. Hsiao recommended me as the head of ER.
I will do my best to cooperate.
That's all.
Sir.
This is the evaluation report.
So?
How are you adjusting to everything?
I've talked to all the head of departments.
Some personnel adjustments are needed. Other than that, things are great.
That's good.
There's a new drug launch event the day after tomorrow.
You should come with me.
I don't really like social events.
You're the deputy director now.
You should get used to it.
At the event, we'll meet all the Ministry of Health and Welfare officials.
This concerns our evaluation. You have to be there.
I understand.
Preparation for the Da Vinci press conference is done.
We've contacted all forms of media.
We'll have coverage on television, in print and on the Internet.
The evaluation is in a few months.
This time, we should try our best to promote the hospital.
So that we can increase our budget and procure more equipment.
I'll think of a way to pay for that.
If that's all, I'll get going now.
Hey, Wei-yu.
Just to remind you,
you should come home for dinner this week.
Don't forget to make some time.
Okay.
Salma.
From the first generation to the fourth,
robotic arms have been in development for over a decade now.
The fourth-generation was released in the States two years ago.
It has been used in surgeries in Taiwan.
Compared to traditional endoscopies, with the fourth-generation robotic arm,
we can do much more. It is smaller and easier to set up.
Doctors can see clearly with 3D high-resolution cameras.
The robotic arm can simulate human fingers and wrists.
It also eliminates unnecessary trembling.
It can perform operations in places human hands can't fit in.
It can carry out complex operations with incredible precision.
The stable arm can help doctors stitch up wounds better
when the angle is difficult to work with.
The Da Vinci team in our hospital has received special training overseas.
The doctor giving the demonstrative surgery here
is Sen Xiong from the thoracic department.
He is one of Kanglian Hospital's specially trained young doctors.
On average, thoracoscopic surgeries
take at least five hours.
With the Da Vinci robotic arm, it takes less than two hours.
This can prevent unnecessary injuries
and speed up the recovery process,
providing safe and high-quality health care,
which is our ultimate goal.
Thank you for your wonderful presentation.
Now, we will have the director of Kanglian Hospital, Mr. Zhu,
answer questions.
Please raise your hand.
Yes?
Hello, Mr. Zhu.
I'm Rou-yi Shen from Wake Up Times.
Since the Da Vinci robotic hand is not covered by health insurance,
is the hospital introducing it to increase the revenue?
Or is it because of the evaluation next month?
I've heard rumors that Kanglian Hospital is being downgraded to a local hospital.
This year's evaluations will begin next month.
There is no evidence saying
Kanglian Hospital will be downgraded to a local hospital.
I'm not quite sure where you heard these rumors.
On the other hand, improving surgery quality
has always been our goal.
Not just Kanglian Hospital,
all the other hospitals are working toward this goal as well.
So, I hope our friends in the media
can stop spreading false rumors.
Excuse me.
Due to limited time, I'll give this chance to another audience member.
Yes?
I'd like to ask Kanglian Hospital
how much was spent in total on buying the latest Da Vinci robotic arm.
Thank you.
We've spent hundreds of millions on introducing the Da Vinci robotic arm.
Recently, this surgery system has been adopted by many...
Here.
You usually only read the press releases. I'm surprised you came with me today.
Hey.
Go around and see if there's anything to take pictures of.
-I have to go do something. -No.
It's just a hospital. I'm already done.
We need to look at this hospital in a different light.
What?
But...
Hey!
Who was that journalist?
That was Rou-yi Shen from Wake Up Times.
She probably just wants to get her scoop.
Don't worry, sir.
I'll hold a communication meeting with the media.
That would be great.
Ask those journalists
to write articles
covering the positive aspects of Kanglian Hospital
instead of spreading rumors.
Also, call Mr. Wan for me.
See when he's free this week.
I'd like to talk to him.
Yes, sir.
Excuse me, is Dr. Xiong here?
He's making ward rounds.
Is that so? Thank you.
Are you done? I'll go see you in a bit.
Is this from today?
Dr. Xiong.
Do you remember me?
-No. -That's okay.
I was your junior. I'm Zoe.
Department of Pharmacy? Rou-yi Shen?
I've seen you before.
My junior at the department of pharmacy?
-Yes! -Wow, cool.
I'm a journalist at Wake Up Times now.
I was at the press conference.
I saw you on stage, so I thought I'd come say hi.
If they let a chief resident operate the Da Vinci, you must be good.
You'll probably get to VS soon.
Not yet.
My mentors are still at the hospital and I don't have time to take the test.
You're already ahead of everyone else.
-So you're a journalist now? -Yes.
Yes.
It must have been difficult for you to be a rapper
while preparing for the medical exams.
That's pretty awesome.
Where do you usually perform? Can I go watch you?
I have a gig tomorrow night outside the MRT station.
I'm free. I'll be there.
I should interview you.
You'll get more people to hear you sing.
No need, I'm pretty low-key. I don't want media coverage.
You're too humble.
You should let more people...
Zoe!
-Hurry up! Mr. Du keeps calling me! -Fine!
This is for you.
Hurry up.
Good job. See you soon!
-Come on. -Bye.
Shut up.
But...
Hey, do you know him?
Don't talk to me.
The local government has had endless conflicts with the opposition.
Their homes were wrecked and the refugees have nowhere to go.
This war has widened the gap between conflicting ideologies.
The international division plans to write a series of articles on the Middle East.
Is there nothing new? War in the Middle East...
You've been doing this for the past year.
Mr. Du, it's different this time.
This project includes the story of an international medical station
and the recent bomb attack they went through.
There was also a Taiwanese doctor in the international organization.
-We think this will be a good approach. -Yes.
This is quite good.
What do you think, Zoe?
Doctors? I have something.
If we want doctors, I have someone who's more worthy of the interview.
He's only a resident at most.
What can we write about him?
Stop coming to meetings unprepared.
You think just because he's handsome, I'll agree to it?
His name is Sen Xiong. During the day, he's a surgeon.
At night, he has another identity.
A rapper with thousands of fans.
He just became the chief resident, but they let him operate the Da Vinci.
An article like this will also appeal to the general public,
not just readers who are interested in medical issues.
Okay.
Interesting.
A surgeon and a rapper.
-Good. -See?
Also, he has a good backstory.
His dad was a victim of the medical system.
He died in the ambulance
because the hospitals refused to take him in.
I'm not sure if you remember, I did another...
This is an article on Jian-de Yeh.
Wait a minute.
Are you writing about Jian-de Yeh
or Sen Xiong?
Both of them.
Both of these stories are problems in the medical system
that appeared after the implementation of health insurance.
So I think an article like this
is not only entertaining, but also fulfills our social responsibility.
Let me remind you all.
What readers nowadays want
is novelty and entertainment.
Leave social responsibility to the scholars.
Zoe.
Just write about the surgeon rapper.
It'll be a hit.
Don't write about something that happened a decade ago, okay?
But Mr. Du, I was hoping to combine the two...
That's all. Meeting's over.
Mr. Du, I've been collecting the materials for a long time.
Can you just take a look?
Look into that war zone doctor. See if there's anything interesting.
We want justice!
-Dingsheng killed innocent people! -We want justice!
-The government is responsible! -Dingsheng sells faulty drugs!
We need to stand up for ourselves, right?
That's right!
Dishonest company!
Get out of the way! Can't you see that I'm protesting?
-Justice! -Justice!
Justice!
-Come out and face it! -You can't do this.
-Excuse me. -Get out!
-Get out of the car! -Get out and explain!
Explain this!
Explain!
You should be concerned about this.
-Hey. -Explain!
Protest!
Protest
-Protest! -Come out and face it!
Dishonest company!
They killed innocent people!
Protest!
-Hey! -Sir!
Sir, please leave.
But I'm passing out flyers.
Sir, if you don't leave I'll have to kick you out.
They're dishonest companies.
-You should be concerned. -Let's go.
Just read this.
-Dishonest company! -Protest!
-You've killed people! -Protest!
-You've killed people! -Dishonest company!
Deputy Minister!
We've been protesting for so long!
Listen to us!
-It's fine. -This is our petition, Mr. Wu.
-Please help us. -Okay.
We do discuss your petitions.
I will take this with me and discuss it with the others.
What is there to discuss?
You must be patient and stay confident.
Patient? Do you know how long we've been waiting?
-Mr. Wu, you must help us. -I will.
You're a liar!
Stop lying!
Stinking liar!
Stop pushing me!
What a terrible person.
What a hypocrite.
-Protest! -Come out!
Protest!
The legislator is here.
Dear friends, listen to me.
I hear your voices. I can feel your anger.
I promise you all
that I will take care of this issue.
We will hold the government responsible.
Okay? Don't worry.
We've protested for so long. No one listens to us.
I understand.
You must help us. We want justice.
-That's your petition, right? -Yes.
-Give me a copy. -Please help us.
I will.
I've received your petition. I will take care of this. Don't worry.
I promise I'll deal with it.
You must be tired. Go home and rest. No need to worry.
Please help us, Mr. Wan.
I will.
You must help us.
I will.
Take care!
Is he lying?
He put the petition in his pocket.
He didn't even read it.
I told you this wouldn't work.
We need to go to the Presidential Office Building.
Yes, let's go there!
-Yes, let's go there! -Yes, we should!
Come out!
Yes.
-Hey. -Congratulations, Dr. Ou.
Congratulations, Dr. Ou.
This is wonderful.
We wouldn't have Dexnedine if it wasn't for Dr. Ou.
-Yes. -Mr. Wu also helped a lot.
Mr. Wan just helped a tiny bit.
I really appreciate the Ministry and Mr. Wu's support.
-That's true. -You're too kind.
Supporting upgrades and transformation in the biotech industry
is the government's job.
It's nothing special.
You're exaggerating.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.
Please join me in welcoming International Pharmaceutical Federation awardee,
Dr. Sha-li Ou.
She will now start off the launching event
for the new generation, highly-effective sedative-analgesic agent, Dexnedine.
Thank you.
Dexnedine has almost no side effects and it is not addictive.
It is a breakthrough in the field of analgesic drugs.
Who did you say you're going to interview at the MRT station?
Sen Xiong.
Sen Xiong?
Who is Sen Xiong?
The doctor you saw me with that day.
Dr. Xiong.
I see.
Oh, Dr. Xiong.
You seemed to be interested in him.
When you guys were at school, did you...
You know? "Sen, pay attention to me."
You're so annoying.
I'm interviewing him because he's a rising star in the medical world
and his dad was a victim of the medical system.
Don't you think that's conflicting?
Yes, very conflicting!
The most conflicting part is that we're at the MRT station now.
Mr. Du wanted us to cover the Dingsheng event
-and now I have to go alone... -Good job.
I haven't done anything yet.
Don't drink and drive.
I'm not going to drink.
I never drink.
Take a lot of pictures.
Fine. I will.
We have like ten left.
He's here.
You're late again!
-He picked it up from you. -Sorry.
He shouldn't have.
-Turn it on. -You're always late!
-Is it turned on? -Not yet.
Mr. Wu, this drug is really something, isn't it?
-Yes. -The predicted market share is amazing.
-It is. -Mr. Wu.
-Mr. Wan. -Mr. Zhu.
Let me introduce you to my daughter.
She's Kanglian Hospital's new deputy director.
I see. Extraordinary.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Mr. Wu, congratulations.
You're pretty much in charge of the Ministry of Health and Welfare now.
We can't say things like this.
No need to say what we all know, right?
That's true.
Speaking of which,
industry upgrade is a very important issue,
but unfair resource distribution in the health insurance system
is making it very difficult for small and middle hospitals to survive.
Perhaps reformation in this aspect is a more pressing issue.
-If Mr. Wu could... -Mr. Zhu.
I know you want to discuss Kanglian Hospital being downgraded, right?
No need to be indirect. We understand.
It must be very difficult for you.
Great work.
I just wanted to ask you, Mr. Wu.
What is Kanglian Hospital doing wrong?
Could you give us some advice?
That way, we can improve.
I'm sorry, we're the competent authority.
I can only tell you
that the evaluations are done according to the rules.
All right.
Mr. Zhu.
Mr. Wu is right.
The evaluations are done according to the rules.
But if you need anything, I am at your service.
We go way back.
Don't we? Don't worry.
All right.
Be happy. It's a happy day.
Let's get some food. Come.
Yes.
-How many of you work overtime every day? -Every day
Do you choose
-To endure unfair cruelty? -To endure unfair cruelty?
Clock in, clock out Day by day, just to survive
All you get is a low salary And frustration
The circumstances ask us To bear with them
They experiment on us like lab rats
No one likes to have microwaved food
No one likes to be insulted
We used to love this island
Now, everyone is fleeing it
It used to be an economic superstar
Now, it's an international joke
We have no place in the world
Even doctors need health And labor insurance
The government is leeching off the society
It's a nightmare for us all
Should we try to change it Or detach ourselves?
Should we try to bring about reform Or stop caring?
This is just the process The society is sick and needs help
I choose to be a part of this revolution
I will fight until the end Our faith will guide us
Nobody cares, right?
Nobody is concerned?
A lot of people died and you don't care?
None of the media companies are covering it.
We're all going to die, you know?
I'll make sure you know.
Let's die together!
What is he doing?
Ready?
I'm blowing this place up!
Run!
Help!
He has a bomb! Run for your life!
A bomb! Run!
Hurry!
Run!
-A bomb exploded! -Call an ambulance!
There was an explosion at a downtown MRT station just now.
I'm a doctor. I'm going to help you.
He's stuck.
-How long until the excavators get here? -Around 15 minutes.
-What are you doing? -An amputation.
There are only two doctors here.
If you're okay with it, we can start now.
Are you in or not?
Doctor! Can you tell us what happened?
I didn't think I'd meet you here.
How have you been over the years?
-You're working with Dr. Xiong? -Yes.
Be careful.
He never follows the SOP.
It's risky.
Dr. Hsiao, it's good that you're here. I need an anesthesiologist.
We'll start in thirty minutes. Two at the same time.
What?
-His blood oxygen saturation is low. -Wait. Just wait for me.
Number 2028, you have a visitor.
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Subtitle translation by Sophie Chang