Five breathing support machines worth approximately 19 million forints have been donated to Semmelweis University’s Városmajor Heart and Vascular Centre by MOL as a contribution to the healing work during the epidemic. The machines will remain at the Centre after the emergency situation has been revoked and will be used in the specialized training of doctors and healthcare workers.
The donated respiratory support machines are to assist the breathing of patients with acute heart failure at the Városmajor Heart and Vascular Clinic. They can be used in several ways: to avoid the intubation and long-term ventilation of the affected patients, to provide oxygen therapy to patients who have been off the ventilator or to clear mucus by humidification.
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“We know that the coronavirus can be particularly dangerous to patients with heart conditions. The respiratory aids donated by MOL provide high-flow oxygen, which can be very important for the recovery of such patients.”, said Dr. Béla Merkely, Director of the Centre and Rector of Semmelweis University after viewing the devices at the intensive care unit of the Centre together with Péter Ratatics, Managing Director of MOL Hungary.
“As a responsible company, MOL Hungary actively participates not only in the prevention and defence against the coronavirus but in its treatment as well. As part of this mission, we have donated five respiratory aids worth 19 million forints to the Városmajor Heart and Vascular Centre.”, said Péter Ratatics, Managing Director of MOL Hungary.
At Semmelweis University’s Városmajor Heart and Vascular Centre patients suspected of having coronavirus are treated in a separate intermediate unit, where all the equipment necessary for their treatment is available, including ventilators.
Source: MOL
Photo: Attila Kovács – Semmelweis University
Translation: Ágnes Raubinek
