79 KBC Split Health Workers Receive 600 HRK from Split-Dalmatia County

December 10, 2020 – As a sign of gratitude from Split-Dalmatia County, Prefect Blaženko Boban handed over a valuable donation to the head of the Split KBC Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Dr. Ivo Ivić, for all KBC Split health workers who are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.

Namely, Dalmacija Danas reports that on behalf of the County, the Prefect handed out vouchers for 79 employees, including doctors, nurses and technicians, cleaners, and other staff who are making superhuman efforts in the fight against the pandemic in these challenging times.

“We decided to give each employee, our heroes on the front lines, a voucher worth 600 kuna from the budget, and I am glad that two valuable devices for the hospital arrived today, after the previous two that have already arrived, which, as we see, initiated an avalanche of kindness, i.e., donations,” said the prefect Blaženko Boban, and asked Dr. Ivić to thank each dedicated employee on behalf of the County and his personal name.

“There is a huge amount of work. People are tense and tired, but let this be one candle for them to light up their coming days. Your donation really started an avalanche of gratitude, and we received five more devices from the Split Tourist Board, so we basically met our needs. We still have a hard job ahead of us, it will not be easy, but we will do our best,” said Dr. Ivić, who explained that these are high-flow oxygenation devices that are now in use at the hospital.

“The biggest problem in patient care is the supply of oxygen. The first stage is a normal flow of up to 16 liters of oxygen per minute using a nasal tube or mask. For those who are seriously ill, this device allows us to supply them with 60 liters of flow per minute, and for a good part of those patients who have reached the stage that they need so much oxygen, that means they could avoid a ventilator,” said Dr. Ivic, and added:

“Our experience so far is that we have managed to bring two of the three patients to recovery with the help of this device. Before these devices, all such patients had to use a ventilator, and it is known that this is a long-term method of treatment when it comes to COVID and for these patients means a high mortality rate, almost 70%,” said Dr. Ivic.

On this occasion, he also praised his colleagues at the hospital, from the cleaners, nurses, and technicians to doctors, and others who are really working miracles in these difficult times.

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