{"id":98062,"date":"2026-11-07T11:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T03:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98062"},"modified":"2026-11-07T11:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T03:12:30","slug":"saved-from-critical-illness-76-year-old-singaporean-man-pledges-19k-yearly-to-china-hospital-singapore-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98062","title":{"rendered":"Saved from critical illness, 76-year-old Singaporean man pledges $19k yearly to China hospital, Singapore News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A 76-year-old Singaporean man who fell critically ill while travelling in Xinjiang, China, has pledged to donate 100,000 yuan (S$19,130) annually to the hospital that treated him, in appreciation of the medical team&#8217;s efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Xu Senfu (transliteration) developed severe breathing difficulties during his trip, and his condition rapidly deteriorated before he was rushed to a local hospital, reported China Daily.<\/p>\n<p>Medical examinations found that he was suffering from a condition affecting the left side of his heart, alongside several underlying health issues, including diabetes, high potassium levels and liver disease.<\/p>\n<p>Given the severity of his condition, he was immediately admitted to the intensive care unit for close monitoring and treatment.<\/p>\n<p>After a week of intensive care, it was reported that his vital signs gradually stabilised, but Xu continued to experience symptoms including diarrhoea, severe thirst and abdominal bloating.<\/p>\n<p>To overcome these complications, the hospital subsequently sought the expertise of a traditional Chinese medicine doctor from a hospital in Shanghai, who was assisting medical teams in Xinjiang.<\/p>\n<p>After six days of taking a prescribed herbal concoction, Xu&#8217;s symptoms improved significantly.<\/p>\n<h2>Hospital receives first annual donation pledge<\/h2>\n<p>In a video shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/weixin.qq.com\/sph\/AO6FAlKYtk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WeChat<\/a> on Tuesday (Nov 3), Xu expressed his gratitude to the medical team, saying he had been anxious when he suddenly fell seriously ill during his trip.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am extremely touched. They saved my life when I was on the brink of death,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Xu&#8217;s wife also recounted the frightening experience, saying she was terrified when her husband&#8217;s blood pressure plunged.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When his blood pressure dropped from 50 to 38, I was really scared and worried,&#8221; she said, while acknowledging the medical team&#8217;s efforts to save her husband&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>Following Xu&#8217;s recovery, he decided to make a donation to the hospital yearly, marking the first time the hospital has received such a donation from an individual.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following Xu&#8217;s recovery, he and his family decided to pledge an annual donation of 100,000 yuan to the hospital, marking the first time it had received a targeted donation from an individual.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is very meaningful, as it represents that our services have been recognised by patients. (We) will manage and use the donations to help more patients facing financial difficulties,&#8221; said the hospital.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dx-token\" data-dx-entity=\"724994\">[[nid:724994]]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/mailto:xingying.koh@asiaone.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">xingying.koh@asiaone.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/singaporean-donates-19k-yearly-china-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 76-year-old Singaporean man who fell critically ill while travelling in Xinjiang, China, has pledged to donate 100,000 yuan (S$19,130) annually to the hospital that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/98063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=98062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=98062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}