SWISS KRONO, a manufacturer of wood-based panels and other wood-based products located in Żary, has assigned 500,000 złoty (PLN) to help hospitals
in the Lubuskie Voivodeship fight the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. These funds will be appropriated for the purchase of furnishings, medical equipment and personal protective equipment for hospital staff.
The local company has decided to support hospitals and their physicians acting on the front line in the battle against the coronavirus.
- “From the very beginning, we have actively engaged in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic, hence our support for hospitals in the region. Under the circumstances, we deem such an action quite natural and extremely important. This is also our way to express respect for all the medical services fighting the epidemic,” explains Maciej Karnicki, President of SWISS KRONO Sp. z o.o.
The company has been involved in helping local hospitals many times, but never on such a large scale.
- “Our pro-social activities are always focused on the local community. We have been operating here since beginning, we owe a lot to our employees who live here with their families, hence this quite natural decision to help regional hospitals,” adds Jarosław Masina, SWISS KRONO spokesperson.
Which hospitals are to be supported?
Hospitals in Żary: the Borderlands Military Hospital no. 105 and the Island Hospital will receive 100 thousand złoty each for specialised medical devices and furnishings.
“Of this amount, 25 thousand złoty will go to the Żagań-Żary Association for Respiratory Care. We are in the process of finalizing this donation. Żary City Hall has also declared support in the amount of 100 thousand złoty. We plan to spend the received funds on: diffusers for disinfection, portable resuscitators, disinfectants, personal protection packs, HEPA filter masks,” states Deniz Mrozik, spokesperson for the military hospital.
The Multispecialist Provincial Hospital in Gorzów Wielkopolski will receive 15 beds from SWISS KRONO, worth a total of 214 thousand złoty, intended for the neurology ward.
The company has also assigned 100 thousand złoty for specialised medical devices and furnishings for the University Hospital in Zielona Góra.
Armed for the battle against the virus
At present, there are over 2,550 people infected with coronavirus in Poland (as of 1 April 2020), including 47 in the Lubuskie Voivodeship. It is here where the first case in Poland was registered. Today, the ‘patient zero’ feels good; after a 16-day-long stay at the hospital in Zielona Góra he left the ward on 17 March with a negative test result. 43 people have died so far in our country due to the coronavirus, most of them having co-existing diseases. To date, there have been no fatal victims in our region.
Spokesperson
Jarosław Masina
email: jaroslaw.masina@swisskrono.com