Machang Bridge subsidizes surgical expenses for vulnerable groups to donate to Himchan Hospital in Changwon for the sixth consecutive year

Dec 02, 2024

Machang Bridge Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Sung-hwan) delivered a donation of 10 million won to Changwon Himchan Hospital (Hospital President Sanghoon Lee) on the 2nd. Starting with 5 million won in 2019, it has donated 10 million won every year since 2020, and has been participating in the difficult neighborhood surgery cost support project for six consecutive years.

Changwon Himchan Hospital will support the cost of joint and spinal surgery for the vulnerable in Gyeongsangnam-do with the donations received. It plans to select low-income subjects in the region, such as those who need knee artificial joint surgery for end-stage degenerative arthritis, and provide up to 1 million won per operation, providing practical surgical benefits to 10 patients per year.

Bae (71), who recently underwent artificial knee joint surgery using a robot and is being hospitalized at Changwon Himchan Hospital, said he was satisfied with his condition after the surgery. Due to the severe degenerative arthritis, he was already recommended for surgery five years ago, but he only recently underwent artificial joint surgery due to the benefit of donations from Machang Bridge.



Machang Bridge delivered a total of 55 million won to Changwon Himchan Hospital, including donations this year, and 45 patients who were in the blind spot of medical welfare like Bae received surgery support and recovered their healthy daily lives.

For transparent business management, the two organizations share the status of the use of past donations and the progress report of the project, and maintain an organic partnership to continue the difficult neighborhood surgery cost support project.



CEO of Machang Bridge Kim Sung-hwan "We are pleased to be able to ease the financial burden on vulnerable patients even a little."We will continue to practice the value of sharing for the win-win development of the region."."

Director of Changwon Himchan Hospital Sanghoon Lee Hospital "The warm companionship of Machang Bridge, which has been going on for six years, is a great help to the underprivileged in the region."The hospital will repay you for your warm hands with the best medical care."I thanked him.



Meanwhile, Machang Bridge is actively participating in sustainable management (ESG) activities that focus on environmental protection, social contribution, and transparent governance. Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Investment Finance Company (MKIF) is the largest shareholder, and it is conducting various neighborhood love activities such as donation of fruit of love, local scholarship projects, and donation of welfare facilities as well as sponsorship of medical expenses for win-win development with local communities.

Changwon Himchan Hospital is also engaged in various social contribution activities, including support for low-income families through agreements with local governments such as Changwon City, Haman-gun, and Hamyang-gun, support for low-income artificial joint surgery by the Elderly Medical Sharing Foundation, support for artificial joint surgery for senior citizens in Gyeongsangnam-do, and participation in medical support for Wangjin Bus in rural areas of Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Cooperative.

Machang Bridge subsidizes surgical expenses for vulnerable groups to donate to Himchan Hospital in Changwon for the sixth consecutive year
From left, Park Sang-hee, Deputy Nursing Director of Changwon Himchan Hospital, Patient Bae, Director Kang Byeong-ryul of Orthopedic Surgery.





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