Timothy Tryal

Sebour- Quinton Has A Meeting
"Who ever this Head of Medicine is, why did they even bother calling a meeting? I mean we don't even work for the hospital. We don't work for Sebour Trauma.. I really hope it is someone who I up to it." said Peggy to Tryal, Rogers and Karl, as well as Peggy's husband Douglas who was sitting in the corner reading a book. Karl shrugged his shoulders and said "I really don't care who it is. They're an hour late. If they called this meeting to waste time they've certainally done that." "Because saving lives is important." the door slammed as Peggy looked up from her paperwork. "Are you serious? He made you Head of Medicine?" Quinton frowned and said "No welcome? Classic Dr Peggy Newton right there." said Quinton as he put his briefcase on the table and said "I had a patient queary knee injury. Scans showed a torn ACL.. but further scans showed he broke his plateu and tore his artery. Bad thing is that the patient was a physio, doing a physio session when the injury happened. He'll be off his feet for a while. So I am sorry for interferring with your day Dr Newton." "You really are prepared for this arent you? You're not taking this lightly?" Quinton sat down as he said "Yes. I am not taking this duty lightly. I have been made Interim Head of Medicine on the orders of Andrew's legacy video, see how long I can take before giving it someone else. I want that to keep going. I want to keep Andrew's legacy going. So yes I am calling a meeting to discuss the use of this hospital for Emergency Overflow." "We've done it for years. You know how it goes." "Actually no I don't, hence the briefcase. Its to free and to overflowed. By the time patients get here they are unstable because you refuse to allow use of the Medical Chopper for highly complex patients. If you used the chopper it would cut down travel emergency times by half. It takes an 30 minutes to an hour driving, flashing lights and bells, a chopper is 10 minute travel and that is the difference between life and death." "We have a helipad but no choppers want to land on it. Quinton you know that!" "I don't care if I know that. You've ignored the fact for over 20 years that this Hospital, Sebour Trauma has the slogan 'The Best Of Care', which I've read since being here has the best of care. This hospital rose from the ashes and was one of the few that could continue on such low numbers. Since the town grew reviews got better and the hospital survived. General survived because the traumas seen there were enough. As you said when I first came to town you see over 20,000 people a year and Sebour Trauma got the left overs, the people in shock, the bruises. It is not good enough.." Peggy rolled her eyes and said "Unless you get the idea to get them to land on our roof, then we can't do that." "Peggy shut up for 5 minutes please. You are not the head of Medicine. I am.." said Rogers. "We can do that. In fact we are going to do that. We are going to allow Medical AirCare. We need it and we need it because a lot of patients who are overflow often have injuries we cannot tend to. Since the NSU opened, we had to let go 2 of our fulltime Neurologists, they work here now, they were seeing patients, at a faster rate without clogging and they were getting higher care, so yes I am prepared to open our landing platform for choppers Peggy. It's not about us anymore. It's about the lives of patients, who are sometimes the lucky ones who even make it to hospital." "But.. I mean.. The expenses.." "Will be in budget as always Peggy. You are our Emergency Director, you always have been and always will be, we respect you, but you have to stop making our decisions." "Is that what you see me as? Making these decisions? I am only doing it because Karl, doesn't know his head from his ass sometimes! Quinton here became the Interim Head of Medicine from a dead doctors medical legacy video, how is that fair? He's suspended at Sebour General, and now he's ordering us to open our landing pad for choppers on, what? A whim?" Douglas spoke up interupting Peggy. "Peggy enough. What he is asking isn't that big of a request. We have the landing pad, use it. And as Quinton said being interim head of medicine is a new challenge I think he deserves. As he said when he walked in. He said sorry as he was saving a life, saving the life of a man whose job it is to make other people feel better. I think its time for you to put aside your feelings.." "My feelings? Douglas.." "It's your brother. I get the freakin picture Peggy and I am tired of hearing it. As a boardmember of Sebour General and your husband this has just got to stop.. Look you have my full support. And you are also one of us, were one of us. You took on a job here at Sebour Trauma. You've done a wonderful job. You have fought back from so much. These setbacks are nothing compared to life and death you've faced at least 10 times in your career.". Rogers smiled as he got off the phone. "That was the paramedic union. They are happy with opening our landing pad to choppers. They said it was about time." "I didn't give permission for that!" said Peggy. Douglas rolled his eyes and said "You.. Don't...Run...The...Hospital!" Quinton smirked as the aruging continued. He then stepped in and said "I know I still have friends at General and I may still be hated by some. But I have unfinished business here, and I plan to use this time wisely. No more mistakes from me. I am the boss and this time I will make sure it goes my way.". Karl then said "We were agreed the last time we talked. Andrew will be proud, and everyone else will be proud." Peggy rolled her eyes as she said "We made the choice to cancel the suspension. But since you've taken on this heavy new role, we support any new changes. And I agree, its been a long time coming, but the landing pad will open, and further constructions will happen. We are about to be approved for a new renal unit with 20 more beds." "That is good.". Quinton looked at Tryal who hadn't said much. "Tryal, what about you? I know we've had our differences.." "It's different. But I understand. You're a good doctor. I see why Dr Vinton made you his Interim Head of Medicine. You know several years ago you were on lifesupport. You were hanging on for life. You claimed your saw your dead wife, and sometimes I think that's all we need a little bit of clarity. A little bit of dare. It's something you've had for years. When you faced the board for the 3rd time, I never expected you to ever practice, let alone drive yourself to be better, a lot of alcoholics I have seen pack it in, you haven't. You've done everything possibly can and you can damn well make sure you don't end up like that, to make sure you can change. You changed. When you walked out of General the last time. It broke me a little bit, I was sad to see you go. I see someone now, how is walking, setting up meetings with hospital staff you don't even work with anymore, telling them what is what, as a good thing. Andrew did the same thing. We wouldn't budge of the NSU, we wouldn't budge of the Chopper Pad, but ever since you've been at Sebour Trauma, you've pushed for change. For the better. Why Peggy, Rogers and Douglas can't agree on anything is they think you should've left Sebour, gone back to Begs. But Karl and I, though you should've just reitred from medicine then and there. But you have proved everyone wrong. I am glad I know you as a person and as a doctor.." Quinton smiled as he said "I'd like to bring you aboard the ship of Trauma." Tryal then said "You'd want me? I mean.." "It would be the same salary and we would release someone from here to go over to General, but I think it's a chance no one else would ever get.." Douglas then said "I have paperwork if you need it.." "Douglas!!" said Peggy. "You knew this was going to happen Peggy, please. For once just be quiet." Quinton nodded and grabbed out of his briefcase documents as Karl said "We get who?" "I'm paging them now.".. Suddenly a knock at the door. "Come in.." The door opened and the person walked in. "Dr Tryal comes in to Sebour Trauma. And Dr Owen Altmann goes to Sebour General, as the head of Trauma Medicine." Peggy raised her eyebrows and said "We haven't had a head of trauma medicine ever.. Why the change, and why now?" "Peggy.. shush.." Owen nodded his head and said "I've done 4 active tours as a war surgeon, have seen everything nothing surprises me anymore. Just last week I had a patient with a gun lodged in their 'holster', turned sour when one of our doctors went to do an exam and she was shot internally in the spine. Paralysed herself, claimed she smuggled the gun on orders from her boyfriend who was in jail.. Funniliy enough she is now in jail for Attempt Arms Smuggling.." Peggy rolled her eyes. "So we get rid of Regal Legend over here for Broken War Medic.. Thanks Quinton.. Thanks alot.." "Broken War Medic? I don't think so Dr Newton. I have been everywhere my medical career has taken me. It has taken me to Harvard. John Hopkins, and the UoW. You don't get to call me Broken War Medic. I served my country because medics in conflict zones are highly sought after but they never fly out. You don't get to call me that at all, Doctor Newton..." Quinton smiled and said "He's all yours, have fun Owen. Fair sure you'll have more guns in 'holsters' at General." "Please don't even joke about that Quinton.." Quinton laughed as Owen and Douglas went outside. and Quinton said to Tryal, Rogers and Karl. "Can me and Peggy have a moment please?" they nodded and they went outside. "You have a lot of nerve to brush General like that Quinton. I mean why?" "I don't need to explain why. I am here to do a job. This one. And I am going to do it right, this time if I screw up, it's on me and no one else." "Tryal.. What are you doing with him?" "None of your concern." Quinton went over to the door and he said "If you excuse me. I have to go waste some time saving lives." Quinton closed the door leaving his open briefcase on the table. Peggy went over to it and looked at the paper work, they were news clippings. She looked at one and it said 'MEDICAL WORRY, disgraced doctor becomes Head of Medicine at Sebour Trauma.' and another 'NEW BEGININGS. From Brain surgery to Interim Head of Medicine.', she looked at one more that said 'A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO MEDICINE' as Peggy looked up and Quinton was in the doorway. Peggy looked and said "I'm sorry.." "Don't be.." They smiled as Quinton said "Times change." Quinton was now ready for the biggest challenge of his career.