To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the charity kitchen of Khanh Hoa General Hospital has not only provided nutritious meals but also helped with the food delivery to patients...
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the charity kitchen of Khanh Hoa General Hospital has not only provided nutritious meals but also helped with the food delivery to patients thanks to cooperation with other hospital staff for over 1 month.
Every day at 6am, kitchen staff and volunteers are present at the hospital to prepare food for patients. All the food is ready for delivery by 9am. Different from previous months when patients used to come to the kitchen to get free food, during this period, food is put into separate boxes for nursing staff to bring to patients.
A patient named Nguyen Thi Mam; Khanh Vinh District, has received free food from the hospital charity kitchen. Her family is poor and her child has lost work due to the impact of COVID-19. Therefore, free meals are helpful during her stay in hospital. She receives 3 meals a day. The food is nutritious and delicious with good variant of dishes.
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Another patient named Nguyen Thi Kim Thang, Van Long Commune, Van Ninh District says, “I am under cancer treatment at the hospital. My family used to go and get the food from the kitchen for me. Since the pandemic, nurses have helped us with the work. I am so grateful.”
The charity kitchen of the Khanh Hoa General Hospital serves some 500 free portions for poor patients. With the funding of VND50,000/person/day, medical staff have prepared healthy and nutritionally-balanced menus for each group of patients. Besides, special food is also served for severe patients who are fed through tubes.
Nguyen Thi Thuy Chau, Chief of the Nutrition Department, Khanh Hoa General Hospital says besides assuring nutrition, during the pandemic, the Nutrition Department has cooperated with the charity kitchen and other departments to take many pandemic control and prevention measures to assure safety for charity kitchen volunteers and medical staff. Accordingly, all kitchen staff is required to abide by the pandemic control and prevention regulations. In addition, to prevent mass gatherings and reduce cross contamination, for over a month, the hospital has provided food delivery service to patients. The work has gone into order after initial difficulties due to staffing shortage.
COVID-19 has caused huge impacts on every aspect of life. Many volunteering activities have been held, bringing practical effectiveness in Khanh Hoa Province. Free nutritious meals provided by the charity kitchen of Khanh Hoa General Hospital are valuable aid for struggling patients during the pandemic.
C.Dan
Translated by N.T
