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Charity - Hairy Crab Donations

The Hairy Crab Invitational has raised over $250,000 for the Fudan University Children's Hospital Intensive Care Unit.  Thanks to all our participants, sponsors, contributors, organizers and friends.

Past contributions have paid for training, equipment and an ambulance.

Last year, Dr. Wu sent us the hospital's three year plan for new donations.  Recently, he sent us a 2006 update on ICU's progress.

Checkout Joey's 2007 Update.

Siemens Servo Ventilator 300 made possible by Hairy Crab tournament donations.

Hairy Crab Invitational donations, coupled with the ongoing endowment from the JMI Group, are being used to purchase leading edge medical equipment for the Hospital's Emergency Room and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).  As you might imagine, our contributions are deeply appreciated and making an immediate difference in infant survival rates.

Joey-T presents a new TI500 Globetrotter Neonatal Transport System to Dr. Gui Yonghao and Dr. Wu Jinglei.

To arrange a hospital visit, please contact Joe Tatelbaum (joe@jmigroup.com).  For information on individual or corporate sponsorship programs, please contact Kevin Crowe (kevincrowe@usa.net ).

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April 2004

Hairy Crab/JMI Ambulance in service in Shanghai

Fudan University Children's Hospital has taken possession of a brand new Ford ambulance purchased with donations from The Hairy Crab Invitational and the JMI Group.

Stew Beck and Joey Tatelbaum joined hospital officials for the dedication of the new vehicle April 28th, 2004.

Stew passed along the following story:

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March 2005

The Three-Year Plan on Using the Donations from

JMI for the ICU of the Children’s Hospital

Affiliated to Fudan University

In order to enhance the training of doctors and nurses of the ICU in the Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University and strengthen the academic exchange with the medical fraternities at home and abroad as well as improve the ability of scientific research , JMI Co. plans to make donations for three years in succession (2005-2007) in addition to the original long-term subsidizing and the donation for each year will not be less than RMB Four Hundred Thousand Yuan. The specific arrangements tentatively planned are as follows:

A.     In the year of 2005:

1.      Training the nursing personnel (2 persons)

One will make an advanced study in a Swedish children’s hospital for half a year and the budget estimate will be RMB 60,000; the other will make an advanced study at Mary Hospital of Hong Kong University for half a year and the budget estimate will be RMB 44,000. The above budgets include the expenses for traveling, board, lodging and local traffic.

2.      Attending the domestic academic conferences ( 6 person-times )

The average expense for each person will be RMB 6,000 and RMB 36,000 in all.

3.      Attending the international academic conferences ( 2 person-times )

The average expense for each person will be RMB 35,000 and RMB 70,000 in all.

4.      Items for scientific research ( 2 items )

a.       The intervention of injure to the cardiac function of the critical sick child ( RMB 90,000 )

b.      The gene polymorphism and child septicopyemia ( RMB 100,000 )

B.     In the year of 2006:

1.      Training the personnel ( one for doctor and one for nurse )

The doctor will be sent to make an advanced study at Washington  Children’s Hospital in the United States for half a year and the budget estimate will be RMB 80,000; the nurse will be sent to make an advanced study in Sweden for half a year and the budget estimate will be RMB 60,000. The above budgets include the expenses for traveling, board, lodging and local traffic.

2.      Attending the academic conferences at home and abroad

The budget estimate, RMB 80,000 will be arranged according to the actualities then.

3.      Items for scientific research ( 2 items )

a.       The combining substitutive therapy of respiratory failure for the child ( RMB 120,000 )

b.      The usage of fiber bronchoscope for the child in emergency treatment and the decision of curative effect ( RMB 60,000 )

C.     In the year of 2007:

1.      Training the personnel ( 2 persons )

One doctor will be sent to make an advanced study for half a year in Sweden or Washington of the United States and the budget estimate will be RMB 80,000; one nurse will be sent to make an advanced study for half a year at Mary Hospital of Hong Kong University and the budget estimate will be RMB 44,000.

2.      Inviting the experts at home and abroad to give lectures and the budget estimate will be RMB 36,000.

3.      Attending academic conferences at home and abroad and the budget estimate, RMB 80,000 will be arranged according to the actualities then.

4.      Items for scientific research ( 2 items )

a.       The basic research for functional failure of multiple visceral organs of the child ( RMB 80,000 )

b.      The research of clinical intervention to the functional failure of multiple visceral organs of the child ( RMB 80,000 )

The payment of the above expenses will be made only upon the confirmation and signature of Mr. WU Jinglei, Head of the Hospital Management Department of Fudan University ( the Chief Doctor of First Aid Division of the Children’s Hospital) before being examined and verified by JMI Co.

WU Jinglei

The First Aid Division of the Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University

 March 30, 2005

2006 Update

A Summary About the Conditions of the ICU in the Children’s

Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University: Successes to Far and Challenges Ahead

For several years, with the financial support of the Hairy Crab Golf Tournament and the JMI Foundation, the Fudan University Children’s Hospital has been taking the lead throughout the country in such aspects as advanced medical instruments & apparatus, personnel training, and the level of medical treatment and curing as well as the service capacity. The general circumstances are summarized as follows:

A.     The ICU has been equipped with Medical Instruments up to World Standard.

Prior to receiving this financial support, the equipment of the ICU could barely fill the requirements of clinical treatment. The quality and quantity of the equipment was not up to the minimum standard of a university teaching hospital. The hospital spent the first round of funding on two sets of full-function respirators, one set of portable respirator and one set of central monitoring system (covering the minimal amount of sick beds in the ward at the time.), fiber bronchoscope, automatic peritoneal dialyser, auricular defibrillator and some micro transfusion pumps, thus the equipment of the ICU had reached the required standard.

B.     The Patients Transferring System & Curing Capacity have been Improved & Perfected

The next round of financing bought a fully heated and automated respirator used for the transfer of very sick infants within the hospital. Later the donations financed a high tech ambulance that, along with the mobile respirator allowed the hospital to transfer very sick patients from other hospitals into our ICU and surgical ward. Further financing allowed two nurses to study at St Marys Hospital of Hong Kong University. They were trained in mobile Intensive care, and this has allowed the hospital to render services of transferring and curing critical neonates in Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and raised a lot the success rate of rescue as well. Up to now the hospital has successfully transferred and cured around 800 patients including the “Quadruplets” who are well-known throughout the country and the critical child from Taiwan which has aroused high attentions on both sides of Taiwan Straits. Thus the hospital has become the largest first-aid center of critical newborns in Shanghai and East China areas.

C.     A Large Number of Medical Personnel throughout the country have been trained for Pediatric Rescue

The donations have not only benefited the ICU of the Children’s Hospital itself, but also allowed us to train a large number of medical personnel from everywhere of the country, especially from those outlying districts, so that still more sick children may enjoy the benefits of medical treatment and the hospital affiliated to a university can play its role better. Every year the hospital trains about 50 doctors and 30 nursing staff for ICU from the grass-roots hospitals and run three times of continuous study classes for doctors and nurses.

D.     The Development and International Exchange

As a result of the financial aid from Hairy Crab Golf Tournament and the JMI Foundation and the hard work of the hospital staff, the ICU of the Children’s Hospital has turned into the pediatric rescue center. We treat the highest amount of patients with the most complicated diseases in Shanghai area and we are playing an important role in preventive treatment of SARS and Bird Flu.  We have won the enthusiastic praise from the government and the general population. Consequently, the ICU ward has been appointed as the key branch of learning, the key laboratory of the Ministry of Health and the financing base of Chinese Medical Board of America (CMB) for training the pediatricians from the grass-roots hospitals of China. At present the hospital cooperates with Canadian Neonates Federation in cultivating high quality doctors and nurses especially for the rescue of neonates for a long term. Also the hospital has run successfully three Shanghai International Pediatrics Symposiums. This is a major teaching event that brings together pediatric colleagues from all over China.

E.     More Work Left To Do

We appreciate very much the efforts and the support of the people making these donations. They have had a major impact on people’s lives. We have a lot more work to do and future donations will allow us to reach out further and to gain new heights.

WU Jinglei

The First Aid Division of the Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University

April 2006

2007 Update

2006/7 saw the continued support for the hospital from The Hairy Crab.

The equipment donated to date is having a significant impact on the hospital and its work on very sick children. The Crab-donated monitoring system has greatly increased the capacity of the ICU to handle special cases and survival rates have continued to improve. Patient load in one specialized area of the infant ICU has increased from 300-600 patients on an annualized basis.

Specialized anti-choking equipment donated by the Hairy Crab has had a significant impact on the hospital’s ability to help victims. Another machine is presently being ordered, using Hairy Crab supplied funds, for use on very small children.

 In 2006 the Hairy Crab donated ambulance was used to transport a very sick child and his family to Taiwan via Xiamen. The ambulance was ferried to an offshore island where the child was then transported back to Taipei. The Hairy Crab donated mobile intensive care unit was used throughout the trip. This was an extraordinary effort that gained attention on both sides of the Taiwan straights. In its own way, then, the Hairy Crab is contributing to world peace.

For 2007 the hospital has submitted a wish list for equipment. Hopefully, incoming donations will allow us to help them to purchase this much needed equipment. At the same time, Hairy Crab donations will be used for extensive training. This training will have three parts.

1.       Sending staff abroad for training. The hospital has ongoing relations with the major children’s hospitals in Stockholm and in Vancouver.

2.       Sending staff to far away hospitals within China to help train Doctors and Nurses in the less wealthy parts of China.

3.       Bringing Doctors and Nurses to the hospital for training within the facilities in Shanghai.

All of these trainings will contribute not only to ongoing improvements within our facility, but to helping poorer regions of China improve their abilities to help children as well. Hopefully, our donations will help make lots of kids healthier all over China.

 The Hairy Crab is a great golf tournament. It is a great thing that we can have so much fine while we are doing good at the same time.

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