You have money. Sick children need money to get better. Therefore, making a donation
to your local children's hospital seems like a logical fit. But it's
much more than that. Donating your money to anyone in need feels good, but donating
it to children in need feels better. Children, by their innate cuteness, have
won over their nanny, Vancouver's richest businessmen, even vicious warlords.
It's because deep in our DNA we are programmed to protect children, and
through them the future of our species. That's what a donation to a children's
hospital is: an investment in the continued existence of humanity.
If you need further convincing that donating your spare income to your local
children's hospital is a solid choice, let's run through all the
good things that a children's hospital accomplish with your money.
The first and most obvious use for donated money in a children's hospital
is to buy equipment. Medical technology is constantly advancing. The equipment
needed for today's procedures might be completely inadequate once the
next breakthrough is made. Hospital equipment like heart monitors, ventilators,
and magnetic resonance imagers cost hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars
plus maintenance and repair fees, as tubes and suction diffusers frequently
need to be replaced.
How much each hospital allocates for the purchase of new equipment varies,
but it is generally the most urgent need. Some hospitals also conduct crucial
research into the causes and potential treatments of conditions and diseases
that plague children. This work can be extremely expensive due to the specialized
equipment required and the salaries of the skilled laboratory personnel. Funding
it can be very satisfying, especially if your hospital comes up with a new treatment
for Seasonal Affective Disorder. Hamilton and the rest of the world will resonate
with the news.
Along with the much needed research and equipment allocations, donations to
children's hospitals also go toward helping needy families. Even in Canada,
where we pride ourselves on our efficient welfare system, employment insurance,
and federally funded health care insurance, there are still situations where
a new mother might not be able to afford the baby feeding set she needs. Having
the hospital provide one for her will seem like a godsend, but programs like
this often aren't possible without your donation, as money from the province
or federal government is too sorely needed to pay for administrative and equipment
costs.
Donated money is also put to use outside of critical care, for although medical
equipment is necessary to preserve the existence of sick kids, comforting surroundings
are needed to preserve their well-being. A comforted child faces treatments
better than one that is afraid or depressed, so some donated money goes toward
putting a friendly face on hospitals for the sake of the kids. This includes
everything from using paint and stickers to decorate with words from popular
kids' shows on the wall to creating a reservoir of cuddly teddy bears
children can draw upon when they need something to squeeze.
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