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GEOJE JEIL HOSPITAL MEDICAL INSTITUTION CERTIFIED

BY MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE

FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND HEALTHCARE QUALITY

Thank you for coming, sir.

-I'm Director Kim Su-gwon. -I see.

I know you are all busy.

You didn't have come out to greet this old man.

No problem. Please come in.

Before that...

there is someone I'd like to meet.

Who would you like to meet?

It's been a while,

Dr. Song Eun-jae.

Hello, sir.

This is a very isolated place for a talented doctor like you.

No, that's not true.

I am more than lucky to be here.

You are still modest.

Thank you.

By the way,

Doosung Group plans to handle some business here.

Let's see how much better it gets.

Then I will see you again, Dr. Song Eun-jae.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

KIM SU-GWON

MEDICAL SUPPORT MOU SIGNING

KIM SU-GWON

Establishing a non-profit foundation for healthcare?

Doosung plans to work with Jeil Hospital?

Yes, and we will establish a partnership with Seoul Daehan Hospital.

What made the director make a sudden decision?

This wasn't out of the blue. He's been looking for a partner.

Why?

Why do you think?

Is it what I think it is?

What else can it be?

Is our hospital's deficit that heavy?

This ER is causing the biggest deficit.

Although I specialize in Emergency Medicine

I asked him to shut down the ER before the whole hospital goes bankrupt.

One more day of running the ER means that much deficit for the hospital.

But if the ER closes...

Patients will die on the road.

If we establish the foundation, will we come out of red?

I suppose so.

What was the condition?

-Condition? -What does Doosung want?

It's a non-profit foundation.

Seoul Daehan Hospital is also a non-profit organization.

But you know very well

how hard they try

to make a profit.

Why would the Chairman of Doosung come all the way down here

when he doesn't see any profitable business?

It could be one of their CSR project, couldn't it?

You are naive than I thought.

And you are more political than I thought.

That's an interesting way to see it.

Did you think...

I wanted to stay in a place like this?

I'm sorry. I'll find a nicer hotel right away.

I'm saying this is too nice!

-Pardon? -Mr. Oh.

Yes?

Do you think I'm in the mood to kick back and relax in a spa?

Book another hotel at once!

I will do that right away!

You are slow like a snail, aren't you?

I'm sorry.

How did it go?

HQ Director Jang Seong-ho just got off an interview,

and we released the article.

Give it to me.

TELEMEDICINE, HEALTHCARE IN THE ERA OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Look at him smirking.

What is there to smile about?

Pull yourselves together!

This is...

a battlefield where our lives are at stake.

We have to push ahead

with the bill on telemedicine before next election season.

If we fail to pass it,

and the next elected president insists

that the government will take care of its citizens' health,

proclaiming universal welfare crap,

the medical market is off the table for us.

Director Park.

Yes, sir!

How many Koreans have diabetes?

About seven million, sir.

That's right.

A whopping seven million people.

If we pass the telemedicine bill

and sell a blood glucose meter to each person,

that's three trillion won minimum.

The healthcare market

is the golden goose, indeed.

It is guaranteed to become

Doosung's next-generation growth engine.

Do you get it?

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

TELEMEDICINE, HEALTHCARE IN THE ERA OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Telemedicine...

No way.

Doosung might want to use it,

but our director will never agree to use telemedicine.

Excuse me, sir.

Yes?

Why?

What are you going to do with the hospital ship?

Before we start the telemedicine business,

I think we should get rid of any obstacles.

We can't turn a perfectly well-operating hospital ship

into a pile of scrap metal overnight, can we?

Then are you leaving it as is?

Are you stupid?

I placed some bait here and there.

At least one bait will be taken.

Code blue.

NICU, code blue.

What happened? Is she...

Yes, she is Hwang In-gyeong's baby, who was transferred from the hospital ship.

Respiratory failure?

Yes. She has a fever, too.

What is causing it?

It's hard to pick one.

All right.

Yes. I'll do that.

Excuse me, sir.

Someone took the bait, I suppose?

We might solve the problem without breaking a sweat.

What is it? Does your leg hurt?

Maybe I sprained it last time.

It feels weird.

Sit here so I can take a look.

-It's all right. -Sit.

Here?

I think your bones are fine.

Of course, they are.

Maybe sore muscles?

You run around the hospital ship and the ER night and day.

No wonder your legs are sore.

Stop running around.

I'll get you a heating pad.

I don't need a heating pad.

Do as I say.

Sore muscles should be treated early.

Why are you looking at me like that?

You are nagging at me just like my mom.

What?

Let's go.

Thirty-three times.

You sighed 33 times on your way back.

Thirty-four times.

Something's up, right?

It's Hwang In-gyeong's baby.

What about her?

NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Respiratory failure?

What's causing it?

I recall doing the suctioning properly.

Do you think something went wrong during the surgery?

Before we transferred her,

she didn't have a fever, and her vitals were stable.

That's true.

She is a premature baby, who doesn't even weigh two kilograms.

That might be the biggest problem.

I wanted to hold her hand and cheer her up,

so I put my hand into the incubator,

but it was she who held my finger tight.

That girl. She's a fighter.

That made me feel more pathetic.

With that tiny body,

she is doing her best to survive.

There's not much I can do as a doctor,

which is pathetic.

It was unbearable.

Are you Hwang In-gyeong?

Yes?

Were you checking on your baby?

Yes.

How is she doing?

Who are you?

ATTORNEY JO SEONG-MIN

"Attorney"?

-Are you an attorney? -Yes.

And what do you want?

Didn't you have a C-section on the hospital ship?

And it was performed by a surgeon, not an obstetrician.

Yes, that's right.

I think your baby is in critical condition

because of that reckless operation.

What do you think?

GEOJE 505

What is he doing here?

Hello?

What brings such an important person like you here?

I'm here for an inspection.

An inspection?

Yes, you heard me.

Why would you do an inspection without any notice?

You need to give us some time to prepare.

Prepare? Prepare for what?

Is there something you want to hide?

What are you talking about?

Then what is there to worry?

Just do your work as usual.

Get ready.

Hey.

What's going on?

I don't know.

My sister, you're back!

Stop calling me that.

You're a little late.

Yes, I had to stop by somewhere.

-Hello? -Is this Song Eun-jae?

Yes.

I'm calling from Geoje Police Station.

Police station?

GEOJE POLICE STATION

You've been accused of involuntary manslaughter.

We want to question you at the station.

GEOJE POLICE STATION

-Doctor! -Dr. Song Eun-jae!

Was a C-section performed on the hospital ship?

How was Hwang In-gyeong back then?

I heard you're a surgeon. Have you done a C-section before?

Answer me. Have you?

-No. I haven't. -Was it your first time?

Are you aware that the baby is in a critical condition?

Of course.

The biggest reason could be

the poorly operated surgery by an inexperienced doctor, right?

"The Sadim touch of the hospital ship"?

How dare these trash reporters put the blame on Dr. Song?

Should we write comments and tell them to do their jobs properly?

Nurse Pyo, what is going on?

That's strange.

We didn't even know Dr. Song is getting investigated.

How did these reporters find out?

SURGEON SONG EUN-JAE THE SADIM TOUCH OF THE HOSPITAL SHIP

What is this?

Jae-geol!

Hey, Hyeon, what is going on?

Can I answer this call for a second?

Yes, but make it quick.

Yes, it's me.

Where are you? At the police?

-Yes. -Why did you go there by yourself?

Why didn't you tell me?

-There was no need to tell you. -Dr. Song.

I have to hang up.

I'll be there.

No. You don't have to. Even if you do. nothing will change.

Why not?

Take care of your patients. That's more important.

Do you think I'm saying this because I worry about my girlfriend?

Dr. Kwak.

Do you think I am abandoning my patients irresponsibly for you?

-No, what I meant-- -Listen to me.

Dr. Song Eun-jae.

I'm not talking as your boyfriend.

I'm talking as a doctor, who was in the OR with you.

You shouldn't get investigated for this.

If the police started investigating

because the baby fell into a critical condition,

they should investigate me, not you.

I treated the baby.

From the moment she was born

to the moment she was transferred to Jeil Hospital's NICU,

it was all me.

Do you get what I'm saying?

-Yes. -When the detective questions you,

just say what I've just said and get out of there.

All right. I will do that.

All right then.

I will go and pick you up as soon as I'm done here.

Only two operations in a month?

Gee.

This dangerous surgeon is also inefficient.

Inefficient?

A surgeon, who gets paid over 40 million won a year,

bought all these equipment, but performed only two surgeries a month,

not to mention they were free.

Does that make sense?

We saved two people's lives with those operations.

Or were there three?

Do you think those lives worth only 40 million won?

-One of them was a gangster! -Whose life is equally valuable, right?

We don't care what kind of people they are.

What matters is whether they are sick or not.

Wow.

Is it because you sail around the open sea?

You sound awfully romantic.

-Chief. -We will see

if the provincial assembly agrees with you.

The provincial assembly?

The governor officially raised a question to the provincial assembly

about the reckless operations of the hospital ship!

What is your intent?

Why are you so bent on closing our hospital ship down?

What are you talking about?

We are trying to stop wasting our tax money

to manage the province's affairs more economically and efficiently.

I think

this inspection will play a key role in it.

What do you think?

"The extremely inefficient hospital ship."

I told the reporters

to put the link of this below Song Eun-jae's articles.

You're not a complete idiot.

Thank you.

Speed up! The governor's waiting!

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

The island area of jurisdiction

was selected as a telemedicine testing area.

I believe telemedicine is an absolutely necessary technology

for those who live in the medical blind spots

such as mountains and islands

and have difficulties visiting hospitals.

PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE USE OF TELEMEDICINE

Supporting the use of telemedicine

is the long-desired project...

...that I have to fulfill

before I resign.

Therefore, all Doosung employees promise

to do our best to settle the telemedicine system

as soon as possible.

-Sir. -Hey, how have you been?

What are you doing?

Tel... What was it called?

-Telemedicine? -Yes. That's it.

They gave us computers for that thing.

My grandson would be thrilled, right?

Okay. Let me check your blood pressure and sugar level.

With that telemedicine thing,

I don't have to go to the community health center, right?

That's not true.

You have to go there every day to check your blood sugar level.

You also have to stick to your diet.

If you are not careful, you might get a hypoglycemic shock.

You might get really sick.

They say, with this, I don't have to visit doctors.

Ma'am!

Put your arm here, pull this and stick it.

Okay.

-Can you push the button here? -What's going on?

-Which one? -One right here.

-This one? -No, the one next to it.

-This? -No, the blue one.

-She can't do it. -You can push it like this.

Get out of the frame!

Gee.

Good job.

Very good.

That's it.

-Are you finished? -How is Ms. Seo Sun-ae?

-I got kicked out. -Kicked out?

They are shooting a promotional video for telemedicine.

A promotional video?

After receiving a laptop,

the elderly are super excited that they're willing to do anything.

On my way here, I heard the chief of health policy department saying

that a total of 26 islands were included as test areas for telemedicine.

Twenty-six islands?

Interestingly, all those islands...

are the ones our hospital ship takes care of.

Hey.

Does telemedicine even work?

It aims to diagnose and treat patients using video chat.

How can it work?

Auscultation, inspection, palpation, and percussion.

We can still make a wrong diagnosis after all those steps.

How can we diagnose and prescribe medicine through video?

Right?

Unless some human-like AIs

make a diagnosis like we saw in the sci-fi movies.

To examine and prescribe medicine using video chat...

It doesn't make sense, does it?

I don't know much, but I think it is against the current law.

Right. Did you talk to Dr. Song?

She must be getting investigated.

She is iron-hearted,

but it's the police station.

She must be scared.

I will see her as soon as we sail back.

Yes. Go there quickly and let her out.

See you later.

The patient's mother brought her in.

It was a prolapsed umbilical cord.

If I left it as is,

in the worst-case scenario,

we could have lost the baby due to lack of oxygen,

so an emergency C-section was inevitable.

-Did you explain that to her family? -Of course.

But she said she didn't hear it.

That's impossible.

I don't see any written consent for surgery.

Did you get it signed?

Did you or did you not?

I don't think I did.

But I explained it to her thoroughly

and got her oral consent.

How can I believe you?

My co-worker Nurse Cho Mi-hyang was there, too.

I can't trust her words.

You might have gotten your stories straight

-after performing without consent. -Detective.

That's why you should have gotten a written consent.

Isn't that basic for surgeons?

What?

Were you not in your right mind because it was your first C-section?

How was the suctioning after the delivery?

You were still not in your right mind, weren't you?

What are you getting at?

Maybe you finished the suctioning while leaving substances behind

and caused the baby to fall into critical condition--

That's not true.

-Then? -I'm sorry that the baby

is in critical condition,

but you can't know for sure that the suctioning was the cause.

It can still be one of the causes, right?

Before the investigation, I asked around for doctors' opinions.

I heard if you leave meconium or contaminated amniotic fluid

in the baby's lung during the suctioning, it can cause respiratory problems later.

Are you 100 percent sure nothing went wrong during the suctioning?

No, it's impossible to be 100 percent sure of anything.

Could something have gone wrong during the suctioning then?

We can't jump to a conclusion like that.

The cause of an infant respiratory distress syndrome

is often unclear.

Sometimes, we find the cause during the treatment and medication.

More than anything,

the biggest problem

of Hwang In-gyeong's baby was that she was only 1.9kg--

Drop it.

Explain the suctioning process step by step.

What?

-Explain what-- -After cutting the umbilical cord,

what happened during the suctioning?

Explain that to me.

-That's... -That's what?

Why can't you explain it?

You shouldn't get investigated for this.

I treated the baby.

From the moment she was born

to the moment she was transferred to Jeil Hospital's NICU,

it was all me.

Song Eun-jae.

Dr. Song Eun-jae!

Why can't you answer me?

Were you not in your right mind during suctioning, too, or...

did someone else

do the suctioning?

No, that's not true.

I did the suctioning.

Really?

Then why are you hesitating to explain?

GEOJE POLICE STATION

I can bring you back anytime, so be prepared to come.

Putting aside what happened during the suctioning,

performing an unconsented surgery is already a crime.

The problem is...

Is there another problem?

I'm not an obstetrician. I'm a surgeon, so...

So what?

I've never performed a cesarean section.

This is your first time?

Can you trust me and let me do it?

Without her family's consent, I can't operate on her.

I did explain everything to her

including the risks

without adding or leaving any parts.

Yes, please.

Please save my daughter and the baby.

Please save them both.

I got her consent, too.

Why then?

Ma'am.

Ma'am, please hear me out.

-I have nothing to hear. -I have to tell you something.

We have nothing to say.

How do you feel?

I'm sorry about what happened to your baby,

but pediatricians and I will do our best

so that your baby will fully recover.

-We have nothing to say. -I just...

have a few questions.

-No, don't even try. -It won't take your time.

Ma'am.

Before the surgery,

didn't I clearly ask for your consent?

I also made it clear that I'm a surgeon, not an obstetrician.

Don't you remember that?

I don't know. I don't recall hearing it.

-Ma'am-- -Stop.

Stop harassing my mom. We have nothing more to talk to you.

Also, my attorney told me not to talk to you.

Attorney?

Did you hire an attorney?

Dr. Song Eun-jae.

I'm Attorney Jo Seong-min.

You met Hwang In-gyeong, didn't you?

Yes.

Stop harassing my client.

If you want to meet her, find me first.

I'm her legal representative.

Hello?

Where are you? Still with the police?

No, after the investigation, I came to the hospital.

The hospital? Are you on duty today?

-No. -Then what are you doing there?

I needed to sort some things out.

Wait for me. I'll be right there.

All right.

"Law firm."

LAW FIRM PUREUN

"Leading law firm in Geoje."

It's a local firm.

ATTORNEY JO SEONG-MIN SPECIALIZED IN LABOR DISPUTES

"Labor disputes"?

Why did a labor attorney

jump into medical disputes?

PUREUN JO SEONG-MIN

ATTORNEY JO SEONG-MIN

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF DOOSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

So, this attorney

is connected to Doosung?

Did I make you wait?

No.

-You must be exhausted. -I'm hungry.

Should we go and eat something delicious?

I have something in mind.

You chose the menu yourself?

People do change.

An old woman in front of a computer checks her blood pressure and sugar level

with self-monitoring devices for home.

YOUR RESULT HAS BEEN SENT

She sends her data to a doctor of her choice

and starts to talk to the doctor through a monitor.

Are you taking your medicine?

Yes. I'm taking the medication for the blood pressure.

That's good enough.

Any other problems?

SEO SUN-AE: 76 YEARS OLD

It's nice, isn't it?

-It's easy, right? -Yes.

No need to visit the community health centers.

What an amazing directing!

Looks like it was easy for her, right?

-Wasn't it? -Come on.

Are you naive or stupid?

How can Ms. Seo Sun-ae, who can't even use the remote,

use a computer?

Measuring her BP and blood sugar level with those devices?

If they could do it themselves,

why would Hyeon call them every night?

That's true.

Let's say that the grannies can use the computers,

can those devices actually diagnose an illness?

No.

Why are they so into telemedicine anyways?

The local government is super supportive.

-I guess someone's behind it. -Who?

Someone who wants to make money by selling the idea of being healthy.

Who wants to make money by selling the idea of being healthy?

-It's okay. Go and eat next door. -Yes.

Hello, Director Kim!

Did I make you wait?

No, I just got here.

Come on. Sit.

-Mrs. Han. -Yes.

Two oyster rice soups,

some fresh oysters, and grilled ones, too.

All right.

Is it because your business is going well?

You serve less food.

Please don't say that!

I invited a special guest, so treat us well.

Don't worry. Just come more often.

Are you a regular here?

I first came here on the groundbreaking of Doosung Heavy Industries,

so it's been 30 years.

You are a leader of Korea's leading company,

but you continue to be modest.

I admire you, Chairman Jang.

I'm just a merchant.

Doctors like you are the ones who should be admired.

What is nobler than saving people's lives?

I'm flattered.

Actually, that reminds me...

-Yes. -I heard

Jeil Hospital is having a problem.

What do you mean?

You know.

Dr. Song Eun-jae I met the other day.

-And? -I heard she got charged with a crime?

-That's-- -From what I've heard,

she performed surgery without the family's consent.

-Her story is different. -Probably.

Even the dead make excuses in the tomb.

I don't like problems.

In fact,

it has been only a week since we signed an MOU.

I'm not sure if it is a good idea

to invest in Jeil Hospital.

Sir.

You are a thoughtful person.

I believe you will make a wise decision.

Oh, my! It smells great!

Let's see.

Yes! This is it!

Help yourself.

-Jae-geol, I want one, too. -Okay.

What the heck?

-What will happen now? -What is it?

"Base for telemedicine"?

If Geoje Jeil Hospital becomes the base for telemedicine,

is your father one of those, who wants to make money by selling health?

Hey. You're here.

Telemedicine?

Don't you know how dangerous it is?

-We'll minimize the risk. -How?

-I told the chiefs to find a way. -Father.

I won't change my mind, no matter what you say.

Just leave me alone.

-Is it for money? -I have to save the ER.

And the hospital ship will shut down.

Without the ER, our patients will die on the street.

You...

If you have to choose

between the ER and the hospital ship, what would you choose?

-It's not a matter of choice. -It is.

There is no such situation where everyone is pleased.

From now on,

you will make many decisions as cruel as this

because you'll be a member of our foundation.

Father.

How old are you?

You're in your thirties.

You can't cry like a baby anymore.

Watch and learn.

This is the real world of grown-ups.

What you had in mind was instant ramen?

What are you talking about? Instant ramen is good.

Don't put too much water.

It will taste bland.

Don't boil it too much. The noodles will get soggy.

You're the one who is nagging.

Looks good.

Why aren't you eating?

Why are you looking at me?

Eat slowly.

I guess you were starving.

Back then,

I was really starving.

When?

When I first came to the hospital ship.

MEDICAL RECORDS NAME: OH HYE-JEONG

I read the chart you wrote

and imagined how sick Mom was.

While doing that,

I felt like my heart would burst.

It was crazy.

I felt terrible for Mom.

I missed her so much.

Do you know what was funny?

My stomach rumbled so loud.

Mom was gone like that,

and I got fired from the hospital.

And the operating room was a mess.

Exactly.

In that situation, no one would care for food,

but I was starving.

Fortunately, someone left a bag of instant ramen there.

Did you cook and eat it?

No.

I couldn't find the power for the electric range.

I sprinkled some spice on it

and ate it raw.

It must have been sad.

Everything was unfamiliar and awkward as if I was in a stranger's house.

It hasn't been long since then,

but I feel like...

it was long ago.

Why?

Because you feel at home on the hospital ship now?

With a boyfriend who would cook ramen whenever you want?

But I...

I think

I should leave the hospital ship.

What?

What did you say?

I think I will...

get off the hospital ship.

What do you mean?

I'm sorry.

I couldn't keep your promise.

I told the police

that I did the suctioning.

What?

So that's what you should say, too.

Why did you do that?

That was

the only way to protect the hospital ship.

I KNEW THIS. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IS SCARY.

Because of the articles on Dr. Song,

people are hostile towards the hospital ship.

According to these articles,

the hospital ship is a hazardous place

where a psychopath doctor swings her scalpel

without the consent from a patient's family.

Moreover,

what if the assembly accuses us of a reckless operation?

When have we ever operated recklessly?

They would say free treatment itself is reckless.

People are already saying it.

"I will go to the hospital ship, so give me a free appendectomy."

"Stop playing with our tax.

Stop giving them money." Do they say stuff like that, too?

Of course, that's the majority.

Our governor must be so thrilled.

They might actually consider

closing down the hospital ship.

Close us down?

-They can't do that. -Who doesn't know that?

Then we should come up with a plan.

What is the plan?

Say something already!

It may sound cruel,

but...

we're in desperate need of one person's sacrifice.

One person?

Who?

Are you talking about...

Dr. Song?

What?

You got any other plans?

Are you going to turn the hospital ship into a shipwreck?

Good gracious.

Doosung will do whatever it takes

to shut down the hospital ship.

We can't give them any reasons to do that.

For now,

the best solution is for me

to leave the ship.

If I do that,

they won't have a reason to attack us and hesitate.

Dr. Song.

Someone should stay behind to protect the hospital ship.

If the ship takes a hit,

the patients you've been taking care of

will be subjected to use telemedicine.

You know better than others how dangerous telemedicine is.

Can you let that happen?

Give me some time.

Two days.

Or at least a day to think about it.

Let's decide after that.

-Dr. Kwak. -Please.

-Lee Jang-sik! Please come in. -Yes.

Please sit over there.

I told you not to skip medication.

I didn't do it on purpose.

I tend to forget. What can I do?

Kim Sun-deok.

You shouldn't take everything because they are good for your health.

Look how your liver index soared.

I was sick, so what else can I do?

I have to take anything to get back up.

Stop bursting blisters with a toothpick.

If you get infected, you might even have to cut your leg off.

Then you get rid of the blisters.

Blood sugar monitoring is critical to a diabetic patient.

Don't skip your medicine.

Don't eat sweet and salty food.

Don't forget to put some lotion on so it won't get dried.

If I don't forget.

-I will put a bandage on. -Okay.

Here.

All done. You can get off the bed.

Thank you.

Take care.

Hello?

Do you remember me?

It must be tough for you.

Did I make you

go through this hardship?

"Kim Han-sol."

You have a name now.

You can do it, Han-sol.

With a body that small,

you fought hard with us.

You endured with all your strength

and fought fiercely

to come to this world.

So just...

Just give it one more try.

Here...

This world can be

exhausting from time to time.

Still,

it's a place worth living.

There are a lot of...

exciting things, too.

Did you see the baby?

Her name is Han-sol.

What are you going to do?

I am going to...

save the hospital ship.

-Detective Kim? -Yes.

I called you. I'm Kwak Hyeon, the physician on the hospital ship.

Yes. What is it?

There is some misunderstanding regarding the C-section procedure

performed on Hwang In-gyeong.

I'm here to tell you

the truth.

You don't care whether the hospital ship shuts down?

I am obligated to tell the truth to the patient and her family.

Because the general public believes the media.

Are you worried about ruining the reputation of the hospital?

Don't you know she made my baby sick?

Starting today, hand over your patients and leave the ER.

I tried hard to smile,

but it didn't work for me.

Don't try to fight alone from now on.

Subtitle translation by Hye-won Yoon