Release date: 2017-04-06

When charitable donations become opaque and undisclosed, it will inevitably lead to many speculations.

Recently, a news report about the violation of the operation of the Huxian Chinese Medicine Hospital and the US-China Charity Foundation and the donation of medical equipment in the real money transaction, said that the US-China Charity Foundation passed the Xi'an Red Cross Society to the Chinese Medicine Department of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. The hospital and the Gaoling District People's Hospital donated large-scale medical equipment such as nuclear magnetic resonance and 64-row CT, and evaded the public bidding process by means of paid donation. There are binding restrictions on maintenance and consumables behind the donation facts, so as to maximize profits.

In this regard, on March 27, 2017, Li Xiaodong, deputy secretary-general of the Xi'an Red Cross Society, told the China Business News that the China-US Charity Foundation did donate a batch of medical equipment to the Huxian Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and the Gaoling People's Hospital. The red letter will only serve as a “bridge” and there will be no cost in the middle. As for whether there is a bundle of sales, consumables and other items after the donation, this is directly negotiated by the medical institution and the US-China Charity Foundation, and the Red Cross does not participate.

Under the contact of the Red Cross, the reporter contacted a person who claimed to be a US-China charity foundation, Cao Qiang, and asked for interviews on the amount, specifications, model and donation model of medical equipment donations in the two hospitals. However, as of press time, there was no positive response.

On the other hand, the reporter checked the official website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and found that the US-China Charity Foundation did not obtain the filing procedures of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It is also difficult to find the specific office address of the US-China Charity Foundation through public channels.

Regarding the above-mentioned doubts, on March 28th, the Xi County government of Xi'an publicly responded that the problem of “bidding the illegal bidding by the Huxian Chinese Medicine Hospital and the US-China Charity Foundation in the form of donations” is not true.

“The donation process of the donation equipment of the US-China Charity Foundation has strict donation conditions. The county-level Chinese medicine hospital has accepted the equipment transfer and complies with relevant regulations and procedures, and has not violated the Health and Family Planning Committee’s regulations on medical equipment donation management.” Xi'an Municipal Government It is said that the supervision period of the four sets of equipment is 6 years. In order to ensure the efficient operation and normal use of the donated equipment, Zhongzhao International Tendering Co., Ltd. is entrusted to determine the maintenance organization to carry out maintenance and repair of the equipment for 6 years through the bidding. The maintenance cost refers to the same type of equipment. The price in the market is negotiated with the manufacturer.

Charity donation is suspect

“Medical device donations should be a good thing, but if the purpose of the donation is to bypass the normal tendering process, then this free donation should be re-examined.” A medical institution told reporters that in the medical device industry It is true that some suppliers have carried out illegal sales through the “donation + handling fee” of the “small head” of the charity, thus bypassing the normal tendering process.

What is even more worrying is that these donated medical devices are likely to have decks and counterfeit products due to the lack of open tendering procedures. The above person said.

Then, whether the equipment donated by the US-China Charity Foundation to the Huxian Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and the Gaoling People’s Hospital is said to be “fake charitable donations, but actually avoid bidding”.

According to public information, at the end of 2016, the US-China Charity Foundation donated 300.025 million yuan of large-scale medical equipment to the Huxian Chinese Medicine Hospital through the Xi'an Red Cross Society. The equipment includes GE 1.5T new fiber NMR equipment, GE 64-row 128-slice spiral CT machine, Siemens high-end real-time 4D color Doppler ultrasound system and Siemens DR.

According to a report previously reported by Xi'an News Network, the donated Huxian Chinese Medicine Hospital will jointly carry out public welfare activities with the Huxian Red Cross Society and reduce the 50% inspection fee (personal burden) of the low-income group to effectively reduce the medical expenses of the people in need.

In this regard, Director Zhang Xing of the Hospital of Chinese Hospital of Huxian said that the China-US Charity Foundation did donate a batch of medical equipment to the hospital. Currently, the equipment room is under construction. These equipments have not arrived, so it is impossible to judge whether the donated equipment is has a problem.

In addition, Director Zhang also said that he has already paid attention to the news about the US-China Charity Foundation. The hospital is verifying relevant information. As for whether there are bundles of repairs, consumables, etc., it needs to be reported to the Dean before they can reply.

It is understood that in addition to donating equipment to the TCM Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the US-China Charity Foundation also donated a batch of medical equipment worth 25.4 million yuan to the Gaoling People's Hospital of Xi'an in November 2015. The equipment includes new fiber nucleus. A set of resonance equipment, a set of spiral CT machines and a set of high-pressure syringes.

In this regard, Wang Fang, deputy director of Gaoling People's Hospital, told reporters that the equipment is currently in use, but apart from the equipment, it is not clear whether there are other intermediate costs. Because Gaoling People's Hospital made a major adjustment to the original leadership team in January 2017.

As for the detailed list of equipment provided, as well as the specifications, model and sales model of the equipment, Wang Fang told reporters that it is necessary to ask the local propaganda department for disclosure.

“In medical devices, due to different models, specifications and manufacturers, the price difference is also relatively large, so detailed equipment details must be provided to give the price of the equipment and the equipment manufacturers.” A GE person said that if Information such as the model number of the medical device can be provided to verify the authenticity of the device.

However, as of press time, neither the Gaoling People's Hospital nor the Huxian Chinese Medicine Hospital provided a detailed donation agreement signed by the two parties and a detailed list of medical equipment donated by the US-China Charity Foundation. There is no explanation for the existence of repairs or consumables bundled sales.

"mysterious" donor agency

So, what kind of organization is the US-China Charity Foundation? The reporter searched through the Internet and found no detailed introduction in the country, but was mentioned in some news reports.

According to media reports, the US-China Charity Foundation was established by Chinese-American charities in the central United States. Since its establishment, the Foundation has been associated with the China Red Cross Society, the China Charity Federation, the China Primary Health Care Foundation, and the China Red Cross Fund. The Association, the Shaanxi Red Cross Foundation, the Hebei Red Cross Foundation and other institutions have cooperated and donated large-scale medical services to county and county hospitals in Chongqing, Guangxi, Yunnan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Hebei, Fujian, and Jiangxi. More than 60 sets of equipment.

In 2012, the US-China Charity Foundation and China Charity Organization jointly launched a new “Love Medical Treatment Equipment Donation Project” to donate advanced large-scale medical imaging such as spiral CT and MRI to qualified county and county hospitals. Diagnostic equipment, has now donated large medical equipment to Xianyang, Weinan, Shangluo, Xi'an and other places in Shaanxi Province.

However, according to relevant regulations, whether it is an offshore or a domestic foundation, it should be filed in the civil affairs department. However, the reporter did not check the US-China Charity Foundation on the official website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Li Xiaodong said that it is not clear whether the US-China Charity Foundation is filed in the civil affairs department. The US-China Charity Foundation was introduced by a leader of the Shaanxi Red Cross Society. The reason for the trust is because it was learned that the foundation had donated medical equipment in Yunnan and Chongqing.

As for whether these medical devices are qualified, in addition to the free donation of equipment, there are still other costs and other issues. Li Xiaodong said that the Xi'an Red Cross has only played a communication role in the middle. As for the specific details, it is the foundation and the foundation. Hospital docking.

"It can be guaranteed that the Xi'an Red Cross does not charge any fees in the middle." Li Xiaodong told reporters.

Subsequently, under the introduction of the head of the Xi'an Red Cross, a person who claimed to be the US-China Charity Foundation Cao Qiang and the reporter got in touch. Cao Qiang said that he has been concerned about the related news, and is willing to accept interviews in order to be positive and correct. However, it subsequently stated that “I can only be sorry before I get permission from the agency!”

Subsequently, our reporter called Cao Qiang many times, but the phone was not answered or rejected. In this way, the reporter asked about the model, price, donation model of the medical equipment provided to the Huxian County and Gaoling Medical Institutions, and whether there are “handling fees” in addition to medical equipment and whether the Foundation is in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The filing and other issues were submitted to Cao Qiang in the form of a text message, but as of the time of the issue, no clear answer was received.

According to the introduction of Xi'an Red Cross, Huxian Chinese Medicine Hospital and Gaoling People's Hospital, the head of the US-China Charity Foundation, which was originally docked with the hospital, is Cao Qiang, who is also the main person in charge of the China-China Charity Foundation in China. In a public report, the reporter found that Cao Qiang is a director of the US-China Charity Foundation.

Subsequently, the reporter hoped that Cao Qiang could provide the specific address of the US-China Charity Foundation in China. The reporter will conduct an interview on the above-mentioned related issues, but did not receive a response. In addition, the reporter did not find the specific office address of the US-China Charity Foundation in China through online search.

So, what is the difference between donations and normal bidding? Wang Fang said that the procurement of large medical equipment in Gaoling People's Hospital was completed through government tendering. But if it is a donation, there is no need to go through the government, and the hospital and the donor can directly connect.

An industry insider said that there are hidden rules behind the medical device charitable donation. "The money for large-scale equipment to make consumables is enough for the equipment. This kind of donation has a lot of benefits. How much does the hospital take a check and how much the medical equipment provider takes? This is a hidden rule in the industry."

However, whether the US-China Charity Foundation has such problems in donating large-scale medical equipment to medical institutions such as Hu County and Gaoling District in Xi'an has yet to be investigated and confirmed by relevant departments. The reporter also submitted a request to the donated medical institution and the US-China Charity Foundation to check the donation agreement signed by both parties.

In fact, with the development of China's medical industry, hospitals at the city and county levels have invested heavily in hardware equipment in recent years, and have purchased a large number of advanced medical equipment. In order to reduce equipment procurement costs and ensure equipment quality, it is generally procured by the government and requires an open tendering procedure.

For the donation of medical devices, the “Measures for the Administration of Public Welfare Units to Accept Public Welfare Donations” are also issued. Among them, the relevant regulations require health and family planning units to accept donations from public welfare undertakings that must not violate national laws and regulations, must be voluntary and free of charge, and must not involve commercial for-profit activities. It shall not be suspected of unfair competition or commercial bribery, and shall not be linked to the purchase of goods (services) by the unit, and shall not be attached to the economic interests, intellectual property rights, scientific research results, industry data and information and other rights and opinions related to the donation, and shall not harm the public interest and The legitimate rights and interests of other citizens.

Then, since it is a free donation, why are you not willing to publicly donate the model, specifications and donation model from medical institutions to donors? The newspaper will continue to pay attention to this issue.

Our reporter Cao Xueping and Wu Yong also contributed to this article.

Source: China Business Network

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