Jiao Yahui, the director of the National Health Care Commission’s Medical Administration Bureau, who came to power because of the New Crown epidemic, revealed the preliminary findings of the investigation into Zhang Yu’s case, sparking a public backlash.
In response to the revelation of the medical system’s chaos and shady practices by Dr. Zhang Yu, an oncologist at North Medical College, the National Health Care Commission said it had made a preliminary conclusion that the doctors named in the complaint were basically in compliance with treatment norms. The public strongly disagreed with the official conclusion, criticizing the Health Care Commission for blatantly shielding the doctor. It is known that the complainant, Zhang Yu, was not only pressured by officials to suspend his practice, but also ostracized and criticized by his peers for the incident. (By Huang Xiaoshan/Cheng Wen)
Jiao Yahui, director of the National Health Care Commission’s Medical Administration Bureau, answered a reporter’s question about Zhang Yu’s complaint against the industry, saying that after a peer review by experts from the National Cancer Center, the preliminary conclusion was that Shanghai Xinhua Hospital doctor Lu Wei’s treatment of Qinghai patient Ma Moumou was basically in line with the norms. The results of the investigation of whether Lu Wei was involved in a conflict of interest are still awaited by the Shanghai Health Care Commission.
The response from the Health Care Commission was met with almost unanimous skepticism from the public, who also expressed their discontent with the suspension of Dr. Zhang Yu.
Hong Tao, a veteran media personality, questioned the National Health Care Commission’s claims, saying that the Commission itself was the most responsible for the system’s collapse and that their so-called conclusions were unconvincing. At the same time, he believes that the suppression Zhang Yu suffered after exposing the industry’s shady practices also reaffirms that speaking the truth in public comes with a huge price tag.
Hong Tao said: “The National Health Care Commission is definitely standing up for its medical system, and it’s avoiding the important things. But in fact, the patient’s family he did not even look for, how can it be considered a logical and rigorous investigation? Like Zhang Yu, he is willing to come forward and tell the truth, but this society, this system, is not allowed to survive such people, you have to be complicit, only then.
Hong Tao also pointed out that the reason for the intense conflict between doctors and patients in China, and even the frequent bloody attacks on doctors by patients, is the lack of protection of patients’ basic rights, from the national medical system to the behavior of individual doctors. He said Zhang Yu simply spoke from the heart, which is why it triggered the public’s emotional resonance.
Hong Tao said: “In terms of the current state of medical care, most hospitals are not aiming to save lives and cure people, but to make money in various ways. You include many doctors do not speak of medical ethics, this is a fact. Patients they are actually very poor, on the one hand, he has to suffer the pain of the disease, and on the other hand, he was unscrupulous doctors and hospitals to squeeze the family to death. The majority of people believe what the doctor from the North Medical Center said.
Mr. Song, a concerned clinician, believes that from a professional point of view, it would be biased to consider Zhang Yu’s case as a widespread phenomenon in the industry today. He believes that it makes sense that people would follow the emotions of the people because they are ignorant of the profession. But he pointed out that the deeper reason behind the incident that attracted public attention is the weak credibility of the medical system, and that the public does not trust doctors or the Health and Welfare Commission.
Mr. Song: And no one in the industry dare to reveal their names, the people have like in non-their own professional (field) malicious speculation. But this can not be blamed on everyone, because our whole society is harming each other.
Our reporter called the North Medical Center, but the publicity department refused to accept the interview on the grounds that it could not verify the reporter’s identity. The chemotherapy department also refused to disclose Zhang Yu’s current condition.
The publicity department of Beihang Hospital: Where are you, please? Sorry, we don’t accept phone interviews here. The company’s main goal is to provide the best possible service to its customers.
The daughter of the patient in the incident, Ma Moumou, pointed out that Zhang Yu gave them a lot of help when they were in trouble, but the attending doctor, Lu Wei, became very cold when they had no money to buy medicine.
Zhang Yu, an oncologist at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Peking University, wrote an article on social media platforms in the middle of this month criticizing the system’s corruption and doctors’ profit-making, which led to the failure to save a large number of cancer patients. Sources from the medical community say Zhang Yu has been under tremendous pressure since the story broke. The National Health Commission has said it will thoroughly investigate Zhang Yu’s complaint.
China has seen a high incidence of cancer in recent years, with more than 4.57 million new cancer cases and at least 3 million deaths last year alone. The lack of government assistance and the malicious exploitation of profits by medical institutions and doctors has led to serious bankruptcy of patients due to illness. However, information related to this is considered a state secret and is forbidden to the public.
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