Professor Barlow believes that Dr. Hai's greatest achievement was in breaking down the barriers of mistrust and misunderstanding between Chinese and white people. On one occasion, the son of a local rancher suffered blood poisoning after a wound on his upper arm became septic, and misdiagnosis by a Western doctor allowed his condition to become worse.
鮑羅教授認為海醫師最大的功勞可說是打破華人與白人間的隔閡，當地有位牧場主人，其子因上臂受傷而惡化為敗血症，又因西醫診斷錯誤，以致病情加重。