Recently, Luxinan Hospital in Yanggu County, Liaocheng, Shandong Province has fallen into a serious financial crisis. According to online rumors, the hospital has been in arrears of employees' wages for up to 8 months, causing a large number of doctors to resign and the hospital's operation to be in trouble. In order to cope with the crisis, the hospital's director, Zhou Hongsheng, had to convene a meeting of more than 400 employees to brief them on the hospital's current state of debt.
It is understood that Luxinan Hospital is a key construction project in Shandong Province, with huge investment and huge scale. The hospital started construction in October 2016, completed construction in December 2017, and officially opened on May 12, 2018. The hospital covers an area of 248 acres, with a construction area of about 200,000 square meters, 2,000 beds, and 32 clinical medical and technical departments.
Today, however, the hospital, which was supposed to be promising, is in serious financial crisis. Due to long-term non-payment of employees' wages, many doctors have chosen to resign, which has affected the normal operation of hospitals. At present, the hospital is no longer able to handle hospitalization procedures, and even minor illnesses are rarely visited.
In such a predicament, the director of the hospital, Zhou Hongsheng, had to take some extraordinary measures. He called a meeting of the hospital's staff, briefed them on the hospital's current debt, and said he would go on a hunger strike for 10 days to reduce his guilt for the staff. At the same time, he also shouted to creditors, hoping that they would give the hospital another chance to reorganize.
This incident has aroused widespread concern in society. Many expressed sympathy for the hospital's plight and expressed support for Director Zhou's approach.
Social hotspots