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THE NAME BEHIND THE FALSE DELIVERY
“At least she has received it,” Kellan forced himself to say.“Yes,” the paediatrician replied. “Now we watch how she responds.”Ethan remained several metres away.He did not enter the treatment room or tell the family who had authorised the emergency delivery.To everyone watching, Ethan appeared more concerned with confronting Sallis and protecting the evidence than with what was happening inside Nia’s treatment room.That appearance was misleading.From the moment Daniel revealed that the pharmacy could not provide a single vial, Ethan had treated the replacement medicine as an urgent priority. While challenging Sallis in the corridor, he had remained in contact with Naomi, authorised her to pursue the emergency request and followed every stage of the delivery through the secure updates appearing on his phone.His expression had remained controlled because showing panic would not have helped Nia.Ethan also understood that Nia might not be the only patient who needed the missing a
DID THE MEDICINE ARRIVE TOO LATE?
Ethan caught his forearm without moving from his position.The difference between them became immediately clear.Sallis struggled to move his arm.Ethan did not appear to use any effort.“Do not touch me again,” Ethan warned.He released Sallis.The procurement director stumbled backwards.Before he could order the security officers to intervene, three people entered the corridor.One of them wore the identification badge of the National Medical Compliance Office. The other two carried credentials belonging to the confidential financial investigation.Naomi had issued the urgent referral as soon as Sallis attempted to remove Ethan and control the delivery acknowledgment.The medical compliance officer presented a sealed notice.“Are you Dr Victor Sallis?”Sallis straightened his coat.“I am the hospital’s Director of Procurement.”“You are required to cooperate with the preservation of all documents connected to the meropenem delivery recorded three months ago.”“My department is alre
THE PRICE OF A CHILD'S LIFE
Neither officer moved immediately.Ethan’s credential carried an authenticated government reference, but Sallis pointed towards the exit.“He is interfering with hospital administration. Escort him outside.”One of the officers approached Ethan.Before he could touch him, a nurse rushed from the paediatric department.“Dr Sallis!”Everyone turned.“Nia Bell’s condition is deteriorating,” the nurse said. “The paediatrician needs the prescribed antibiotic immediately.”Mara followed her into the corridor.Her face had lost its colour.She looked at Sallis.“Please,” she begged. “You said the hospital had the medicine.”Sallis avoided looking towards the ward.“The pharmacy is experiencing a temporary stock problem. You have already been given the name of an approved private supplier to purchase the Meropenem medicine from.”“We cannot afford what they are charging.”“I am sorry but that is the only available option.”Mara tightened her grip around the drawing book.“My daughter needs th
THE RECORDS SAID IT WAS THERE
“Mr Ward?”Ethan suddenly turned upon hearing his name. “Yes.”Daniel examined the audit credential before returning it.The audit reference matched the number Naomi had sent to Daniel’s secure terminal. The photograph, name and government verification seal also confirmed that the man before him was the authorised records examiner he had been instructed to assist.Daniel’s remaining uncertainty concerned Ethan’s appearance, not his credentials. Nothing about the plainly dressed man suggested that a sensitive national investigation was moving around him.“We should not discuss this where everyone can hear us,” Daniel said.He guided Ethan towards a quiet section beside the pharmacy office and placed the preserved inventory file on a counter between them.“Naomi instructed me not to alter the electronic record or inform the administration before you arrived.”“You followed the correct procedure,” Ethan replied. “Tell me exactly what you preserved.”“I preserved the inventory and photogr
NO MEDICINE FOR NIA
Mara held her daughter’s hand. “When the doctors make you stronger.” She replied her.Nia closed her eyes again.Outside the ward, Kellan approached every hospital office he believed might help him.His questions eventually reached Dr Victor Sallis, the hospital’s Director of Procurement.Sallis wore a tailored suit beneath his white administrative coat. His office controlled major supply contracts, supplier compliance and the documentation used to accept large deliveries.He already knew about the discrepancy.His department had approved the hospital acknowledgment attached to the meropenem shipment.Admitting that the delivery might never have occurred would place every document carrying his office’s approval under investigation.Kellan’s repeated questions caused an administrative employee to contact Sallis’s office.At almost the same time, Daniel arrived from the pharmacy carrying the preserved inventory record and the list of authorised medicine releases. He had learned that Ni
THE MEDICINE THAT NEVER ARRIVED
Two days after Daniel Arven opened the medicine cabinet, the four hundred and eighty missing vials remained recorded inside the national inventory.Nothing had changed on the computer.East Avalora Regional Hospital still appeared to possess enough meropenem to treat hundreds of critically ill patients.Daniel knew the truth.Following Naomi’s instructions, he had photographed the empty cabinet, preserved the original inventory entry and prepared a list of every pharmacy release made during the previous three months.He had also searched for authorised transfers to the emergency department, intensive-care unit and other hospital wards.None accounted for the missing medicine.Daniel had not altered the inventory or accused anyone.For two days, he continued performing his duties while pretending that nothing unusual had happened.East Avalora Regional Hospital stood near one of the busiest commercial districts in the region. Ambulances arrived from smaller clinics throughout the day,
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