Support patients from financial to spiritual
Two weeks ago, a young couple (over 30 years old, from Nghe An ) brought more than one hundred million VND to the Social Work Department, Children's Hospital 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Here, the staff provided a list of children with difficult circumstances, whose families could not afford to pay hospital fees.
All cases were directly investigated and verified by the hospital, and the locality where the patients resided confirmed the situation in writing. After being thoroughly explained about each child patient, the young couple decided to pay the hospital fees for the 17 children being treated, with a total amount of 113 million VND. According to Master Chu Van Thanh, Acting Head of the Social Work Department, Children's Hospital 1, Ho Chi Minh City, the couple's desire to do charity work had existed for a long time.
When the trend of “paying hospital fees for strangers” spread widely on social networks, they immediately went to the hospital to help children in a practical and safe way. In fact, over the past month, the Social Work Department has received many young people, from students to newly employed people or youth groups. Everyone hopes that their help will reduce the burden of hospital fees for the unfortunate children. This scene is quite different, because in the past, benefactors were usually middle-aged or had a stable income.
“Many students said that they saved money from milk tea, pocket money or asked their parents for more to help sick and disadvantaged children. This made us very touched. Paying hospital fees for strangers not only helps the sick in time, but also spreads kindness and empathy among young people, creating a wave of love spreading in the community,” said Mr. Chu Van Thanh.
Although she is familiar with the stories of charity in the hospital, Ms. Le Minh Hien, Head of the Social Work Department, Cho Ray Hospital, is always moved when meeting a special benefactor - Ms. Tran Thi Long. After a period of learning about the forms of patient support, Ms. Tran Thi Long decided to pay the hospital fees for strangers - a practical and sustainable way to help. For the past two years, she has quietly appeared behind the door of the Social Work Department to meet each situation, talk directly and hand each envelope to the patient. There were times when she supported the hospital fees for 15 poor patients, helping them overcome the most difficult moments. Not only simply providing financial help, the way she gives the gift with a bow sometimes makes the recipient surprised. They feel the respect and sincerity, not the favor.
“The giver bowed his head in gratitude, the receiver bowed his head in gratitude, leaving a warm feeling in the hearts of all who witnessed it. Cho Ray Hospital is fortunate to have many doctors and nurses with kind hearts, trust and willingness to share the burden with poor patients,” shared Master Le Minh Hien.
Preventing charity fraud
Recently, many hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have frequently issued warnings about the situation of falsifying documents and medical cases to call for charity and transfer money to personal accounts. By using heartbreaking images of children and patients, scammers post information on fake hospital Facebook pages. Any comments warning of fraud are immediately deleted and blocked by scammers. In a moment of carelessness, many good people have become victims of charity profiteering.
As a result, kindness is eroded, and patients who really need help are deprived of the opportunity. According to Master Chu Van Thanh, paying hospital fees for cases that have been clearly verified by the hospital is a practical way to prevent kindness from being exploited. Based on the list of patients with their medical conditions, treatment time, family circumstances, and expected hospital fees, benefactors can choose to support according to their ability. A few small things make a big difference, and a 19-month-old patient with congenital heart disease was supported with nearly 600 million VND to perform a percutaneous heart valve replacement at Children's Hospital 1. Many people choose to help silently, without leaving their names or addresses, without asking for gratitude, they just want to bring the opportunity to live a better life to strangers.
However, in order to maintain support from the community and spread kindness, hospitals always strive to be open and transparent in all social work activities; diversifying forms of support and care for poor patients. Not only receiving hospital fee support, hospitals also coordinate with sponsors, organize charity kitchens, zero-dong stalls, and carry out daily, monthly or periodically. This is not only an effective way to reduce the burden of food and clothing for patients during their hospital stay, but also to foster kindness to spread in the right place and at the right time. "Everyone has compassion and wants to help others, but we hope that kindness will be given to the right people and in a timely manner," said Master Le Minh Hien.
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy, Deputy Head of the Social Work Department, Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City, each month, the hospital coordinates to support more than 1,000 children in difficult circumstances, receiving more than 500 benefactors. The support process at the Social Work Department is strictly implemented to ensure transparency and appropriate needs.
“After the support is completed, we will send pictures and financial reports (if requested) to maintain trust and long-term relationships with donors. In addition to being a bridge, the Social Work Department also has the duty to protect people from fraudulent acts disguised as charity. Through recommendations, instructions on how to verify and encourage the use of the hospital's official channels, we contribute to maintaining the purity and trust in volunteer activities,” said Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/dong-vien-phi-cho-nguoi-la-chia-ganh-nang-nhan-long-tin-post809391.html
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