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Health-care heroes and heroines cited for contributions in anti-SARS battle

Thirteen frontline health-care workers and 11 medical facilities will be cited later this week for their contribution to the nation's battle against SARS, an official announced yesterday.

Lee Ming-liang (李明亮), vice chairman of the Cabinet's SARS Prevention and Relief Committee, said the government will not forget dedicated SARS-fighting medical personnel while punishing those who have violated precautionary rules.

Seven doctors, medical professors or epidemiologists will each be given NT$100,000 in cash for dedicating themselves to battling the disease

The seven include Yeh Chin-chuan (葉金川), a Tzu Chi University professor, and Yen Mu-yung (顏慕庸), an infectious disease doctor at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, both of whom had contributed much to the evacuation of patients from the SARS-infected Taipei Municipal Hoping Hospital.

Six nurses, including two from Hoping, will also each receive NT$100,000 in cash for their contributions to the cause.

Meanwhile, 11 medical facilities, including National Taiwan University Hospital, Armed Forces Sungshan Hospital, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Memorial Hospital, Veterans General Hospital and Cathay General Hospital, will each be rewarded NT$200,000 for their all-out efforts in taming the disease.

Premier Yu Shyi-kun will present the rewards and citations at a ceremony to be held later this week.

Meanwhile, Colonel Lu Li-chun (呂立群), formerly the superintendent at the Armed Forces Sungshan Hospital , was promoted to the post of department chief at the Ministry of National Defense's Medical Bureau for his dedication to the anti-SARS campaign.

The ministry post is traditionally filled by a major general. Under Lu's leadership, Sungshan has been transformed into a SARS-only hospital.

Meanwhile Lee said that three of the four new cases reported Monday were in northern Taiwan.

"The origins of their infections could all be traced," he said.

Touching on the general domestic SARS situation, Lee said: "So far so good."

Since last Wednesday, the number of new probable SARS cases reported daily has fallen below five.
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