Today, on International Nurses Day, Fresenius Medical Care, the
world’s leading provider of dialysis products and services, is
celebrating the extraordinary contribution that its nurses make to
the organization and wider community – every day, and particularly
in the face of our current global health challenge.
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Fresenius Kidney Care nurses volunteered
to care for dialysis patients who contracted COVID-19 in Wuhan,
China, where the outbreak first took place. (Photo: Business
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Throughout the world, International Nurses Day is celebrated on
12 May, the birthday of Florence Nightingale: founder of modern
nursing and infection control. This year, the day is particularly
noteworthy, as it marks the 200-year anniversary of Nightingale’s
birth with 2020 declared as the World Health Organization’s (WHO)
International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. It is also very
fitting that 2020 will be remembered as the year that the COVID-19
pandemic shook healthcare systems to their core and where, more
than ever before, nurses rose to the challenge of caring for
patients on the frontline.
‘Stories of Strength’ by Fresenius Kidney Care nurses
At Fresenius Kidney Care, the dialysis care services division of
Fresenius Medical Care, nurses have demonstrated the critical role
of nurses during the pandemic. Some of them volunteered to care for
dialysis patients who contracted COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, where
the outbreak first took place. Qun Xiao, who was one of the first
nurses to treat infected dialysis patients, recalls that she
initially felt anxious about her role, but those feelings
disappeared when she saw her patients, many of whom had been not
received their life-sustaining dialysis treatment for days. “Their
faces simply lit up when they saw us. We were their hope,” she
recalls.
Liangju Jiao, who has been a dialysis nurse for 20 years, says
that her role was like nothing she had ever done before, with
exhausting shifts spent in full personal protective equipment
(PPE). “At first, I was worried about getting infected. But when I
saw patients getting help and being cared for, I felt that it was
all worth it. Some even called us life-saving angels,” Liangju
reflected.
Supporting Fresenius Kidney Care nurses during the global
pandemic
Practical support on the ground has been vital for nurses during
the global pandemic. Fresenius Medical Care employees have been
quick to provide infection prevention and control guidance, and
have often gone to remarkable lengths to secure PPE for nurses. The
company’s human resources departments across Asia Pacific are
working together to provide access to counselling services for
ongoing support. Office-based employees have delivered ‘Share that
you care’ video messages to nurses, as a personal way of
acknowledging and thanking nurses for all that they do.
‘Hearts for Hearts’ campaign
Throughout the year, and specifically on International Nurses
Day, Fresenius Kidney Care hosts special events to recognize and
engage with nurses. This year, the organization has created a nurse
engagement campaign ‘Hearts for Hearts’. The campaign’s name stems
from nurses being the heart of Fresenius Kidney Care and having big
hearts for their patients – who show their love and respect for
nurses in return. Additionally, everyone in the organization has a
heart for our nurses.
At the core of the Hearts for Hearts campaign is a dedicated
online hub for the company’s nurses, providing a place to celebrate
the joys and acknowledge the challenges of being a dialysis nurse
in the 21st Century. The site includes information, resources and
practical tools to help nurses navigate the challenges of their
profession – from stories that showcase nurse heroes like Qun Xia
and Liangju Jiao, to hand care tips through to simple yoga and
meditation practices and extending support to the nurses’
families.
“All of our nurses are extraordinary people doing extraordinary
work in these extraordinary times,” said Harry de Wit, President
and CEO of Fresenius Medical Care, Asia Pacific. “International
Nurses Day is always an important day for us. This year, it has
become a momentous occasion where we are able to both celebrate and
support our nurses and their families for the ways in which they
have gone above and beyond to care for our patients in such
challenging times – a time where they are truly nursing the world
back to health – as the official theme of this year’s International
Nurses Day states.”
More ‘Stories of Strength’ of Fresenius Kidney Care healthcare
heroes can be found on our LinkedIn:
Qun Xiao’s story:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6658922704344887297
Liangju Jiao’s story:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6656737662566785024
Mingxia Xu’s story:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6653909576041234432
Dr. Angel Zhang and Rose Xu’s story:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6661093178508226560
For further information, please contact: Dr Alexandra
Villar: Alexandra.Villar@fmc-asia.com
ABOUT FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE
Fresenius Medical Care is the world's leading provider of
products and services for individuals with renal diseases of which
around 3.5 million patients worldwide regularly undergo dialysis
treatment. Through its network of 4,002 dialysis clinics, Fresenius
Medical Care provides dialysis treatments for 348,703 patients
around the globe. Fresenius Medical Care is also the leading
provider of dialysis products such as dialysis machines or
dialyzers. Along with the core business, the company focuses on
expanding the range of related medical services in the field of
Care Coordination. Fresenius Medical Care is listed on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FME) and on the New York Stock Exchange
(FMS).
For more information visit the company’s website at
www.freseniusmedicalcare.asia
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