Hairong Pharmaceutical Company received a batch of special guests in the evening of June 4, German experts and Chinese doctors and nurses from Sino-German Red Cross Field Hospital. "We invited them to have a dinner together as a kind of comfort because our condition is relatively better" Xue Li’an introduced, "as it is the special time for earthquake resistance and disaster relief, these foreign experts and Chinese doctors and nurses are living at tent and eat the same as those disaster-affected people, which has impressed us a lot".
Sino-German Red Cross Field Hospital was established with the assistance of German Red Cross Association and open for official operation on May 26 as the first international hospital of Dujiangyan City. Located at Dujiangyan Tianfu Avenue, the hospital had 120 beds and was available for 200 sufferers at the same time. It could provide medical services for 200,000 people. With 11 German experts, 42 doctors and nurses from Shanghai Huashan Hospital and partial doctors and nurses from the People’s Hospital of Dujiangyan City, "Sino-German Red Cross Field Hospital delivered a fat boy infant safely for the pregnant woman with the family name Zhang from Shuanghuaishu Village, Puyang Town, Dujiangyan City on the fifth day after it was open. The family named the infant as ‘Fang Zhongde’ in order to appreciate the field hospital. I intended to comfort them at that time." as said by Xue Li’an.
A very interesting episode happened during the dinner. It was the 49th birthday of Mr. Clauth, General Designer of Sino-German Red Cross Field Hospital and Expert of German Red Cross Association on June 4. When doctors and nurses brought the birthday cake as prepared elaborately in advance and lighted the birthday candles for him, the middle-aged foreign expert was obviously moved with tears in eyes when addressing. After the dinner, Mr. Clauth told the reporter that it was the first time he’d been in China. He knew little about the county and thought it could be similar to Africa, but now, the impression was completely different. "I’M SO HAPPY TODAY", as emphasized by Mr. Clauth.
After the dinner, Hairong Pharmaceutical Company donated tens of boxes of daily articles and drugs including essential balm on the spot to Sino-German Red Cross Field Hospital. Xue Li’an said "I cannot remember the times of such small-sized donations at Dujiangyan City".
Things that Xue Li’an cannot remember were clearly memorized by those benefited from the company. A battalion initiator of a department of PLA Air Force refused the reporter’s interview for confidential purpose; but when he heard that the reporter just tended to get known something related to military-civilian joint efforts between Hairong Pharmaceutical Company and PLA soldiers, he received the interview upon approval of his leader. "We’re primarily responsible for safeguarding and goods discharge after our arrival on May 13. The most difficulty was the shortage of water and electricity power after our arrival; but Hairong Pharmaceutical Company solved it in the shortest time. " as said by the initiator. What had the company helped to solve was far beyond these difficulties. When they found the temporary tents where the soldiers were living were too crowded and established on flat field, they emptied out a sloping field within the factory to enable these soldiers to establish new tents. "The people’s army won the war without the people’s support in the past, now the people’s support also cannot win the new success in the earthquake resistance and disaster relief without the people’s support." Signed the young initiator.
A special army was resided within the factory, partial doctors and nurses of the general hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Amy, which included key members transferred respectively from No. 301 Hospital, No. 304 Hospital and No. 309 Hospital. They were not active at various medical rescue points but active at the relief front, the most dangerous places. Later than 8pm, June 5 when receiving our reporter’s interview, Senior Colonel Luan Fuxin, Deputy Director of No. 304 Hospital said "our doctors and nurses are very toilsome. They usually entered villages to diagnose at risk of their life or went to the relief front in small teams by rubber boat; therefore, they would feel very comfortable even residing intent upon their return to the greenbelt. As a result, we really appreciate the company’s help". During the conversation, his phone rang with order from the control headquarter for rescuing the crashed helicopter in request of four doctors to the rescue site immediately to provide medical guarantee for the rescue team. "It seemed that we could talk in detail after we return to Beijing", Deputy Director Luan completed the interview in a rush and when the reporter asked when he would return to Beijing, he replied "we will fight to the last moment."