Over 1,1 million HRK to health institutions throughout Croatia
18.12.2009
Today, at the Clinical Hospital Sestre milosrdnice in Zagreb, T-Hrvatski Telekom presented this year's holiday donation intended for health institutions throughout Croatia. On this occasion, T-HT's President of the Management Board and CEO, Mr. Ivica Mudrinić, handed over a symbolic check to Prof. Dr. Sc. Krešimir Rotim, Head of the Clinical Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, for procurement of equipment required for emergency admission to the Clinic for Surgery.
In addition to the above mentioned equipment, this year's holiday donation ofT-Hrvatski Telekom includes necessary equipment for five more health institutions in Croatia: the Institution for Emergency Medical Service in Rijeka and the Emergency Departments of the Health Care Centers in Vukovar, Šibenik, Dubrovnik and Slavonski Brod. The donations' total value amounts to 1.151.500,00 HRK.
„By this donation, we wish to actively contribute to the advancement of protection and rescue of human life, and to the improvement of health protection quality to the benefit of all of us“, said Mr. Ivica Mudrinić, President of the Management Board and CEO ofT-HrvatskiTelekom at the presentation of T-HT's holiday donation „and our now already traditional support to emergency medical services initiated in 2006 by T-Mobile, comes just in time for the holiday season when humanity and caring for others is becoming even more important.“
Accepting the donation intended for the Surgical Clinic, the Head of the Clinical Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Prof. Dr. Sc. Krešimir Rotim stated that „high quality medical equipment was really essential in diagnostics and medical treatment of patients, and for medical practitioners working in health care, especially in emergency medical services, such equipment could be crucial in saving human lives “; he also pointed out that „it was really a great pleasure to accept this donation as a valuable contribution and a sign of being aware of the importance of investing in necessary and valuable medical equipment, and therefore he would like to thank, on his behalf and on behalf of the hospital, T-Hrvatski Telekom for its good will. This really is a beautiful and valuable gift for the holidays“, concluded je Prof. Dr. Sc. Rotim.
This year's donations were awarded in line with professional recommendations, and fully adjusted to the current needs of the individual institutions. Thus, financial support to the Clinical Hospital Sestre milosrdnice in Zagreb was intended for furnishing of the surgery department's emergency admission with an electrocoalgulation device and video colonoscope, while the Emergency Medical Service in Rijeka will use the funds for procurement of a defibrillator with 12-channel ECG and an external heart massage machine. The Health Care Center in Vukovar will use the funds for procurement of a mobile12-channel EKG system for the ambulance car, a stationary 12-channel ECG for the emergency medical care unit, a pulse oxymeter, an aneroid blood pressure monitor, a stethoscope and otoscope, while Health Care Center in Slavonski Brod will procure a defibrillator, pediatric reanimation sets, reanimation sets for adults, aspirators and a set of ortho collars for children and adults , as well as a complete set of splints. The fund for the Health Care Center in Šibenik are intended for procurement of a defibrillator, a pulse oxymeter, an intubation set and an aspirator, while the funds for the Health Care Center in Dubrovnik will serve for procurement of a monitor, defibrillator, 12-channel ECG, external heart stimulator and a reanimation bag.
By this project, T-Hrvatski Telekom is carrying on the four-year practice of investing in health care initiated by T-Mobile, guided by the notion that efficient communication is often crucial in the protection and saving of human lives.
The total value of all donations so far to health care throughout Croatia for procurement of medical equipment, vehicles and training projects amounts to almost 10 million HRK.
Emergency medical service, the area of this year's holiday donation activities of T-Hrvatski Telekom, has been chosen because of its general significance for society as a whole, but also for each individual regardless of age, gender, residence or social status. By this donation, T-Hrvatski Telekom once more proved its status of being a company putting strong emphasis on corporate good citizenship and care for the community in which the company is operating.