wfn.org | TCN: Christian hospitals enter flood zones to help Morakot victims

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>      Taiwan Church News

>2999 Edition

>August 17~23, 2009

Christian hospitals enter flood zones to help Morakot victims

>Reported by Lin Yi-ying and Chen Yi-hsuan

>Written by Lydia Ma

Christian hospitals did not lag behind other organizations in  rescuing and treating

Typhoon Morakot victims. Mackay Memorial Hospital Taitung branch  assembled

a team of 6 people to go to Chialan village in Taimali and treat  residents. It also

sent medical packages by courier to Pingtung Christian Hospital.

Sinlau Hospital in Tainan city assembled a team on August 15th and  headed to

Mucha Church in Neimen Township, located in Kaohsiung County, to  set up a

>treatment center.

Changhua Christian Hospital assembled a team of 60 doctors and  nurses to

support rescue work headed by Changhua County Health Department.

According to reports, all Christian hospitals in Taiwan have been  asked by the

Department of Health (DOH) to assist and lead medical treatments  in disaster

areas and to assist DOH efforts. As directed by DOH, from now  until October,

flood victims who need outpatient services, emergency treatment,  and hospital

stays are exempt from paying hospital registration fees and food  costs. An

exemption process has also been established for victims who  don’t have their

medical cards with them so that they can still receive medical  attention

>immediately.

Guided by their confession of faith and medical vision, all  Christian hospitals are

doing their best in treating the sick and the wounded. For  example, Mackay

Hospital got in touch with Pingtung Christian Hospital and Chiayi  Christian

>Hospital to provide and share resources.

Mackay Hospital Taitung Branch allocated vehicles to transport  doctors, nurses,

pastors and social workers to Taimali on a daily basis to ensure  that flood

victims had access to counseling and medical services. It also  sent ambulances

to assist victims who needed dialysis. Chaplains from the hospital  organized

group activities, sang praise songs, and offered prayer support  for flood victims,

and helped deliver medical supplies to stranded victims as well.

Sinlau hospital staff set up a treatment center at Mucha Church on  August 15th

and sent a team to help Meinong Church, which was ministering to  victims in

Liukuei. Galilee Prayer Center set up a medical station to provide  victims with

free medical services for two weeks following the flood.

Similarly, Mennonite hospitals in Taitung, Chiayi, and Hualien  were also active

participants in rescue efforts and entered flood zones such as  Dawu Township

>and Chialan Village to assist victims.

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