Businessman offers 10 wheelchairs to Braga Hospital to thank “exceptional service”

The Braga Local Health Unit (ULS) today received 10 wheelchairs from the family of a user who is being monitored by the Oncology Service at Braga Hospital. The gesture of solidarity appears as a form of gratitude for the care provided by professionals.

Bruno Gutman, 43 years old, born in Rio de Janeiro, is Portuguese-Brazilian and moved to Braga five years ago, the city where his third child was born, at Braga Hospital.

Recently, the father began to be monitored at the Oncology Service at ULS in Braga, where, according to Bruno Gutman, quoted in a statement from the hospital unit, “the service provided has been exceptional”.

From that moment on, he says, “we raised money from friends and family, many in Brazil, to collaborate with the Hospital, firstly because users receive free care, secondly because we can play an active role in the proper functioning of the institution”, said the lawyer and businessman.

“In this way, we reciprocate for the services that have always been provided to our family, to the people of Braga and to all foreigners who reside in the city”, he added.

The family was received by the Board of Directors of ULS de Braga at the Braga Hospital Library, which recognized the generous gesture and highlighted the importance of these types of acts for the institution.

“This donation is a recognition of the work that our professionals carry out, daily, with dedication and humanism”, stated Américo Afonso, member of the Board of Directors of ULS de Braga. “Wheelchairs will be used to improve the quality of life of our users who require assisted mobility”, he highlighted.

Domingos Sousa, president of the Board of Directors of ULS de Braga, reiterated his gratitude on behalf of the entire institution: “Health is everyone’s commitment, from prevention to treatment of the disease, and there has to be this sense of commitment between all”.

“We were very grateful to see people being part of the solution to problems and proactively contributing to the improvement of the NHS”, he added.

Bruno Gutman took advantage of the moment to motivate more business entities in the city of Braga to replicate the gesture.

“Braga has a huge business sector, there are many companies with a lot of value, which can be active elements in favor of social responsibility, he concludes.