Modern cabinets and bed scales for Budapest’s Paediatric Clinic
The Tűzoltó Street Department of Budapest’s Paediatric Clinic looks back on a history of more than 135 years in child health care.
This clinic was the very first beneficiary of a donation from the Robert Burns International Foundation back in 1998, and every year since then the RBIF has endeavoured to provide much-needed support to help the excellent doctors and nurses perform their tasks to the best of their ability.
In 2024, the clinic came to us with two requests. Firstly, there was a pressing need for bedside cabinets. Dr. Erika Tomsits Szirtesné, chair of the Foundation for the Patients of the Tűzoltó utca Paediatric Clinic explains why.
The reason for the bedside cabinets is related to the consequences of the recent COVID pandemic. This is because the patients in the fever ward are no longer allowed to share a common playroom/dining room, and so we were compelled to come up with some solution to organise the meals in this ward, even if that meant the patients eating from their bed. These items of furniture are suitable for these purposes, they meet all of the hygiene requirements and are easy to move.
The second request was for modern bed scales. The scales financed by the Robert Burns International Foundation are light, accurate, easy to place under the patient lying on them and, of course, they can easily be used to measure the weight of another patient after disinfection.
In the case of patients suffering from chronic debilitating illnesses (intensive care, oncology, neurology), it is particularly important to monitor weight changes accurately during treatment – added Dr Tomsits.
The hospital in Tűzoltó utca is one of the principal children’s hospitals not just in Budapest but for the whole of Hungary. Children needing special treatment are often transferred here from other hospitals, so it makes sense to help ensure this hospital has the equipment needed to offer the best available support for sick children in Hungary. This assistance is made possible as ever by our Burns Supper sponsors, and in 2024 our main sponsors included @Budapest Airport, @bp and @FirstMed.
