Ronald McDonald House Charitable Foundation donated 2 intensive care newborn incubators and 20 colorful children's wheelchairs to Hsinchu City Mackai Children's Hospital today, so that critically ill newborns can get better medical care.

(Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

[Reporter Hong Meixiu/Hsinchu Report] Ronald McDonald House Charity Foundation donated 2 intensive care neonatal incubators and 20 colorful children's wheelchairs to Hsinchu City Mackai Children's Hospital today, for premature babies and newborns in the greater Hsinchu area Acute and severe families provide more complete and perfect medical resources and quality.

Kou Biru, executive director of the foundation, said that according to the 2021 birth notification statistics from the National Health Administration, 1 out of every 10 newborns in Taiwan has a birth weight of less than 2,500 grams, and about 1 out of every 100 babies is born with a low birth weight. Very low birth weight newborns weighing less than 1500 grams.

Taiwan is a society with a low birth rate, and children are precious assets in the future. Therefore, 2 intensive care neonatal incubators and 20 colorful children's wheelchairs are injected so that children in need can have good medical resources and grow up healthily.

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Kou Biru said that since 2018, the foundation has donated a total of 33 intensive care neonatal incubators to 20 hospitals, and joined hands with Xiao Qingyang to create colorful children's wheelchairs based on the design concept of children's big toys. It also donated 38 hospitals, a total of 300 wheelchairs for children.

Ronald McDonald House Charitable Foundation donated 2 intensive care newborn incubators and 20 colorful children's wheelchairs to Hsinchu City Mackai Children's Hospital today, so that critically ill newborns can get better medical care.

(Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

Weng Shunlong, director of Mackay Memorial Hospital in Hsinchu, pointed out that the two donated incubators and equipment will greatly help the newborn medical team to carry out relevant treatment and care work, and together they will protect the baby's safe growth with love.

Yang Junren, director of the Municipal Mackay Children's Hospital, also said that for newborns born prematurely, urgently, and with congenital diseases, in addition to professional medical care, the support of medical equipment is even more indispensable. The infant incubator is a protective umbrella to protect their lives. This high-end multi-functional incubator has very few neonatal intensive care units in China. Now there are two intensive care neonatal incubators, which will surely help more children in need with their children. Families get support.

According to the statistics of the hospital for the whole year of 2021, the total number of births in Zhushi is 3,451, and 1,922 newborns were born in Mackay, of which 362 were premature babies, accounting for about 18%. There were 56 premature babies weighing less than 1,500 grams , these slap fairies reported early, their body organs are immature, and their bodies are very fragile. Respiratory distress, unstable body temperature, water loss and other conditions are common complications. There is an intensive care neonatal incubator to reduce loss. Increases the chances of child survival and reduces sequelae of premature birth.

Ronald McDonald House Charitable Foundation donated 2 intensive care newborn incubators and 20 colorful children's wheelchairs to Hsinchu City Mackai Children's Hospital today, so that critically ill newborns can get better medical care.

(Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

Ronald McDonald House Charitable Foundation donated 2 intensive care newborn incubators and 20 colorful children's wheelchairs to Hsinchu City Mackai Children's Hospital today, so that critically ill newborns can get better medical care.

(Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

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