China News Service, May 15 (Xinhua, China) reported that recently, the Chinese Overseas Chinese Mission in San Diego made two major donations to the New York hospital.
In April, the All-American Chinese Cultural Education Foundation (ACCEF) in San Diego donated 10 non-invasive ventilators and a PPE valued at $ 50,000 to the SUNY Downstate Hospital affiliated with the State University of New York. However, after hearing that Elmhurst Hospital in New York is a public hospital in the hardest hit by the local government and lacks medical supplies, ACCEF quickly teamed up to donate medical supplies to the hospital organization in New York's Association of Asian American Physicians (CAIPA).
The two overseas Chinese delegations jointly donated 15 non-invasive ventilators, 10,000 FDA second-grade medical grade surgical masks, 400 FDA second-grade medical surgical N95, and a large number of masks and protective masks to Amherst Hospital in New York on May 13. eyepiece. The total value is about $ 60,000.
U.S. Congressman Meng Zhaowen, New York State Rep. Jin Huixi, New York State Senator Ramos and other government officials, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Amherst Hospital, Seymour League, Senior Director of Community Medical Development Mei Zhi Hao and doctor representatives Huang Huajun and Zhu Ziqiang attended the donation ceremony. Dr. Zhang Weiya, the head of the ACCEF New York area, Dr. Liu Jigao, Chairman of the Asian American Physicians Association, Shen Hui, Vice Chairman (COO), and Xue Li, Director of Foreign Affairs attended the ceremony as donor representatives.
US Congressman Meng Zhaowen, representing Congress, expressed high respect and heartfelt thanks to the ACCEF organization of Chinese in California for New York's anti-epidemic work, and praised the New York Asian American Medical Association for setting an example for the Chinese community.
New York State Rep. Jin Huixi praised the joint donation from ACCEF and CAIPA and saw the contribution of Asian communities to the US epidemic resistance.
New York State Senator Jessica Ramos said that Chinese Americans have set a perfect example for other ethnic groups. All ethnic groups can unite to fight our common enemy, the New Crown Virus.
Dr. Seymour League, deputy director of the Amherst Hospital, said that ACCEF and CAIPA sent charcoal in the snow, which immediately resolved the shortage of ventilators and PPE in the hospital. On behalf of hospitals and patients, he expressed his high respect and heartfelt gratitude to the Chinese American Charity Organization. The doctor of Seymour League presented the T-shirts specially made by the hospital for the fight against the New Crown War to the politicians and guests present. The T-shirts are printed with the words "New York, Health, Medical, Strength, Love" and other patterns to express Amherst Hospital's ambition to benefit the people.
Dr. Liu Jigao, Chairman of CAIPA, the Asian American College of Physicians participating in the donation event, sincerely thanks ACCEF for his generous donations and selfless dedication. He said that he will distribute all donated items to the hospital departments and medical staff who need it most.
ACCEF director Cai Jing, who is in charge of the general arrangement of donations, said that we have donated to New York Hospital twice. Among them, not only the contribution of donations, but also the hard work of many people, she proposed to thank these partners and individuals, "If Without so many volunteers, it is difficult for us to complete two such large donations. "