Equipment donated by the Orchestra – control and the legal aspect

All equipment purchased by the WOŚP Foundation is transferred solely to those healthcare centers which have signed a contract with the National Health Fund, in other words to only those hospitals which provide free-of-charge assistance. Each medical device is a free donation. However, being the donor, the Foundation reserves the right to control the donee, as have been written in the provisions of the contract of donation. Furthermore, the donor imposes upon the donee the obligations as listed below:

• The subject of the donation may only be used for non-commercial purposes.
• The subject of the donation must be used permanently in treatment of children.
• The subject of the donation may only be used for treatment of children.
• The subject of the donation should stay in the medical department to which it has been transferred and should not change its initial location.
• The subject of the donation may not be given to any third party (for instance another hospital) without the consent of the Foundation.

Since the Foundation has purchased a great amount of equipment – some dozen thousand devices  – we are not able to check ourselves whether they are all used properly. We can, however, count on the mechanisms of social control. Thanks to the information we are provided by the people, the Foundation is able to intervene in any case of abuse. In practice, the Foundation reacts to such information. Whenever the donated devices are used improperly, e.g. when the hospitals charges the patients for using them or when they are transferred to another department, we can act.

Besides, in the event of reorganization of healthcare units, the hospitals which are to be closed down should request the Orchestra’s permission for moving the donated equipment to other newly-opened institutions. Before such permission is granted, the Orchestra always checks what kind of unit it is an whether it will be able to fulfill our conditions – to treat and diagnose many children without charging.