FUIB and Rinat Akhmetov Foundation transferred a high-quality lung ventilator to the intensive care unit of the Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No.4

On December 3, the ventilator was delivered to the intensive care unit of Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 4. This equipment is vital for the treatment of critically ill patients. The Servo-I universal lung ventilator by Maquet Gettinge Group, is suitable for both adults weighing up to 250 kg and to newborn children. It supports many modes of lung ventilation. With closed control of ventilation parameters, it provides artificial lung ventilation with feedback and the possibility of adapting the flow to the needs of the patient.

"As a socially responsible business, we continue to help our citizens in the difficult combat against COVID-19. Together with Rinat Akhmetov Foundation, FUIB purchased 1 ventilator and 140 oxygen concentrators. Medical equipment will be distributed among hospitals that help patients with coronavirus in different regions. These are the areas where we work, where our colleagues, clients, partners and friends live. These are our people and our country. We believe that the transferred equipment will save many lives of Ukrainians. We encourage other businesses to join the combat against the pandemic and support our hospitals and doctors in all possible ways. Together, we will definitely overcome COVID-19," said Serhiy Chernenko, FUIB's Chairman of the Board.

We would like to recall that in the spring of 2020, FUIB in partnership with Rinat Akhmetov Foundation purchased medical equipment and personal protective gear for hospitals in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Ternopil, Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A total of 156 hospitals in eastern and western Ukraine with patients suffering the most from COVID-19 at the time received support. In the spring, the bank and the Foundation handed over to medical facilities 2 ventilators, 2 invasive patient monitors, more than 47,000 protective suits, 4,400 personal protective gear kits, 1,200 sanitizers, and 650 pulse oximeters. In addition, the bank provided 1,500 doctors in 9 reference hospitals at its own expense with StopCoronavirus insurance.

When Ukraine faced the pandemic, Rinat Akhmetov was the first to come to the help. He combined the resources of the Charitable Foundation, FUIB, DTEK, FC Shakhtar and other SCM assets. Due to this, 300 million hryvnias were allocated to help the country in the fight against coronavirus. This is the largest contribution of one philanthropist to public medicine. For effective work, the Foundation created the Fighting COVID-19 in Ukraine project, which became part of Rinat Akhmetov - Saving Lives program. The project has no analogues in the country. This is the largest, most systematic and large-scale private initiative aimed at helping public health facilities to fight coronavirus.