Say Hello to Black Jack 11

Say Hello to Black Jack, Volume 2, Chapter 11 (pp. 67~86)


<67>
ZWUP

=Dad—
=Phone call—

=Oh Yes—
=Just a minute
[note]Italics in this chapter indicates dialogue originally spoken in English. Recall that both the character's parents are English teachers.

[x2]GLOP

=Hello, I'm calling on behalf of the Eiroku University Hospital Cardiac Surgery Department.
=You must be Eijiro Saito's father?


<68>
=Long story short...
=There is a chance Eijiro-kun may be dismissed from our hospital.
#11: The Lawless Tower


<69>
[x2]CHIRP

=Fired?
=Harakiri?
=Dissocial personality disorder?

=What's it mean Dad?
=Is Eijiro no longer going to be working at the hospital...?

=I don't know...
=They said "He has displayed a poor work ethic, and there is a possibility of him being asked to leave..."

="I remember you were a junior-high school English teacher...?//Being an educator yourself, this must be highly regrettable."

="After all the hard work he's put in to join our ranks, he'll end up as a physician in a small hospital somewhere."
="Furthermore, in the case of his dismissal, you will be returning his 20 million yen scholarship in monthly installments of 1 million yen..."


<70>
TRRRRR

[x2]TRRRR

=He—y, Saito-kun—
=A call from mommy—

=Mom...
=I told you not to call the hospital...

=Huh...?
=Fired...?

=Dad's worried sick!!
=What in the world did you do over there!?


<71>
=Mom believes in you, okay!!
=We believe in you!!

[x2]CLACK


<72>
=Over here.
=Hurry so no one sees you!
[sign]Storeroom

=Hey...
=People've been talking about you...

=That you told Mr. Miyamura not to get surgery here.
=The surgical department is furious.

=Your instructor probably let it slip to the nurses.
=All the nurses are saying you're gonna be leaving Eidai soon.


<73>
=Why do I have to be leave...?

=Sure, I told Mr. Miyamura the truth...
=But it really is the truth...


<74>
=They don't care about the truth!
=Anyone who diminishes Eidai's reputation is their enemy.

=Then, is Mr. Miyamura going to be saved if I quit the hospital!?

[x2]HUFF—


<75>
=Look, just try and be more careful.

=If they hear about you asking a non-Eidai surgeon to do the operation...
=You're really gonna get kicked out of here.

=Shit...
CONK

=I'm sorry...
=Doctor Kita... He didn't agree to do the operation, right...?


<76>
=Do you know any other good doctors...?
=Or even people who might know good doctors...?

=I'm...
=Pissed at myself...

=There's nothing I can do for Mr. Miyamura as a doctor...


<77>
=But...
=I won't stand to have him die...!!


<78>
[x2]CLACK

PIP

=Ow!!

=Okay... That'll be it for today.

=D-
=Doctor...


<79>
=Uh... Uhh...
=So... How is my body... Doing...?

=Arteriosclerosis of the left circumflex coronary artery and descending coronary artery due to the morphological changes caused by high blood pressure and dyslipidemia...
=Impending myocardial infarction caused by temporary ischemia causing organic angina pectoris, combined with cirrhosis deriving from alcoholic liver disease...

=What's the point of telling you?

=You run a liquor store, right?
=You're not a doctor, are you?


<80>
=I don't know what that intern told you...
=But it's not like we actually want to operate on patients.

=There's this thing called a surgical letter of request.
=The patient requests an operation, so we operate...

=So you know...
=We're doing it 'cause you asked us to.

=Well...
=Try not to be so conspicuous about your thanks.


<81>
=It leaves a nice impression on the professor.
=I think most patients give around... 1 million yen?

=In the end, we're gonna be the ones...
=With your heart in our hands...


<82>
=Hello,
=I'm sorry to be calling on such short notice, but you see...

=No way—
=We wouldn't dare whisk a patient away from Eidai—

=Doctors...
=What do they live for...?

=Patients...
=What do they live for...?


<83>
=If Mr. Miyamura dies because of Eidai's neglect...
=Then this isn't a civilized society.

=If killing isn't a crime...
=Then this isn't a constitutional state...


<84&85>
The patient has the right to refuse or accept treatment after receiving ample explanation of their treatment process.
The patient has the right to humane, courteous treatment.
The patient has the right to receive an explanation of their illness, and the methods for treatment, in language they are able to understand.
The doctor must not alter his demeanor based on the patient's religion, nationality, race, political alignment, or social status.
The doctor must not receive any form of payment other than the agreed upon portion of the medical bill
The patient has the right to choose his or her own doctor.
(Excerpts from the World Medical Association Declaration of Lisbon et al.)


<86>
=Professor's rounds—
=Professor Fujii is making his rounds—!