Projects in Hungary

I want to tell you the story of the project in Pecs, Hungary and the St. Stephens Burn Center in Budapest, Hungary.


Pecs, Hungary

Dr. Irene Doktor Csontos, was a Hungarian doctor. She escaped from Hungary while living in Pecs, immigrated to Canada and then to the US and continued her medical education until she received a medical degree in the US. For years she was a Chaplain at the UC Davis Hospital in Sacramento, CA. Later she started her own non profit humanitarian organization, organized a medical school in Belize and had a heart for Hungary.

Assist International has done medical projects at the Bathesda Children’s Hospital and the Summelweis Children’s Hospital in Budapest, Hungary at the request of Irene. Then she appealed for us to do a medical project at the University Pediatric Hospital in Pecs, Hungary.

Pecs is a 2,000 year old city with great culture and history. It also is one of the major medical training facilities in Hungary. It was also the city where Dr. Irene Csontos received her initial medical training.

Assist International in partnership with Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, General Electric, the Livermore Rotary Club of Livermore, CA, Rotary District 5170, the Pecs Rotary Club, the Budapest City Rotary Club, the Oklahoma City Rotary Club and the Roeselare Rotary Club of Austria participated in this project.

Assist International provided 14 Philips full perimeter neo natal and pediatric cardiac care monitors, two ultrasounds, one with echocardiography capability, GE infant warmers, GE bassinets and a GE incubator.

The project was done in honor of Dr. Irene Doktor Csontos. It was our sadness to learn that while this project was taking place, Dr. Csontos passed away due to Cancer. She was highly respected and honored. She was acknowledged by the Hungarian Parliament, the Mayor of Pecs and the President of the Pecs, Hungary Rotary Club. She will be missed.


The St. Stephens Burn Center – Budapest, Hungary

The St. Stephens Burn Center is the adult burn center of Hungary, consequently the most critically burned people are directed to this hospital. Earlier in this year, the President of the Pentecostal Churches of Hungary entered the hospital for treatment of severe burns. While in the hospital, he asked his colleague Rick Wislocky, missionary to Hungary if Assist International would help this hospital as the burn center could not afford the equipment that would strengthen their program. Within a half an hour this respected church leader was dead from a blood clot that entered his heart.

In his memory, Assist International provided for the hospital two anesthesia machines, six full perimeter cardiac care monitors on roll stands, two defibrillators, six infusion pumps and a Hill Rom Fluidization Bed and a generous supplies of bandages, gauze, disposable gloves and sterilization supplies.

This project was done in memory of Reverend Atila Fabian, a highly respected churchman of Hungary.

The hospital and the director of the hospital were deeply grateful for this gift in memory of this great church leader.