While in Houston, Vlad Plahotniuc visited one of the largest hospital complexes in the U.S. - Texas Medical Center, where he discussed the efforts made in Moldova in healthcare. He was accompanied by representatives of Edelweiss Foundation, which he patronizes, so as to initiate new partnerships for the benefit of the Moldovan patients, IPN reports, quoting a press release of Edelweiss.

Vlad Plahotniuc and the representatives of Edelweiss discussed with managers of Texas Children’s Hospital of the same complex, which is the largest pediatric hospital in the U.S., including Cris C. Daskevich and the officials in charge of global projects Susan Raine and Adam Gibson.

In this connection, there were considered possibilities of ensuring cooperation between the U.S. medial institution and Edelweiss, by donations of medical equipment for Moldovan maternity hospitals and by extending the campaign carried out now by Edelweiss – mobile pediatric office “Revive Moldova” – by which free medical consultations are provided for children from villages. 

“Edelweiss gained recognition at regional level through the social campaign “Revive Moldova” that was initiated two years ago for modernizing the Mother and Child Institute. We managed to ensure unprecedented mobilization for donations for repairing this maternity hospital. But there is yet a lot to be done both in Chisinau and in the national hospitals. We had to start from somewhere and we did it and now we continue so as to support the health sector,” Vlad Plahotniuc stated in a meeting with doctors from the administration of the Texas medical center.

According to the press release, this is one of the largest hospital complexes in the U.S., with over 100,000 employees. Texas Medical Center is known also for its medical successes and premieres at its pediatric hospital, where about 25,000 children born with serious malformations are treated annually.