Pacific Prime Saves Children with Congenital Heart Disease with Shanghai Rende Foundation Heart-to-Heart Fund

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Pacific Prime Saves Children with Congenital Heart Disease with Shanghai Rende Foundation Heart-to-Heart Fund

2025-06-04 15:01 Last Updated At：15:10

SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 4, 2025--

Pacific Prime, a global health insurance intermediary group in international health insurance and employee benefits solutions, is proud to announce that two children with heart disease, financially assisted by Pacific Prime Group's Shanghai office in China, successfully underwent surgeries in May 2025! The two children are a 3-year-old girl from Guizhou and an 11-year-old boy from Xinjiang, both of whom are recovering well and will soon be discharged.

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Ms. Zoe Xia, Human Resources Manager at Pacific Prime Group's China office, recently visited the two children to learn about their post-operative conditions and to express the care and best wishes from Pacific Prime employees.

"We believe that every child deserves a chance at a healthy life," said Ms. Vittoria Depino, CEO of Pacific Prime Group’s China office. "We are honored to help these families in need, bringing hope to their children's future, and we hope to continue spreading this love to help even more child patients."

As early as 2022, Pacific Prime Group's China office had collaborated with the Shanghai Rende Foundation’s Heart-to-Heart Fund to launch numerous charity activities, such as charity cycling events, drink-for-a-cause events, and fundraising through selling teddy bears handmade by children. The present charity activity not only restored health to the two children, but also reinforced Pacific Prime Group's long-term commitment to charity. Pacific Prime Group will continue to fulfill its corporate social responsibility, bringing hope to even more groups in need.

About the Shanghai Rende Foundation Heart-to-Heart Fund

The Shanghai Rende Foundation Heart-to-Heart Fund is headquartered in Shanghai. Unlike other organizations, it operates with a zero budget and is staffed entirely by volunteers, ensuring donations are used entirely on treatments for child patients.

We are honored to take part in charity activities alongside the Shanghai Rende Foundation and express gratitude to our employees for their contributions. It is through our joint efforts that we are able to change the lives of these children with heart disease.

To learn more about the Shanghai Rende Foundation, please visit:
https://www.rendefoundation.org/

About Pacific Prime

Established in 2000, Pacific Prime Group focuses on personal insurance solutions and corporate insurance and is a shareholder in the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN). The Group is dedicated to providing meticulous professional services to clients worldwide and has offices in multiple regions across the globe, with approximately 15 offices in China, Hong Kong (China), Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, UAE, Indonesia, UK, US, Mexico, the Philippines, and Australia.

Pacific Prime occupies a significant global strategic position of Pacific Prime Group and is one of the few wholly foreign-owned professional insurance intermediaries in China. Pacific Prime operates from its headquarters in Shanghai, with additional offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

To learn more about Pacific Prime, please visit: https://www.pacificprime.com/

Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.

The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

About 15,000 nurses are involved in the strike, according to New York State Nurses Association.

“After months of bargaining, management refused to make meaningful progress on core issues that nurses have been fighting for: safe staffing for patients, healthcare benefits for nurses, and workplace violence protections,” the union said in a statement issued Monday. “Management at the richest hospitals in New York City are threatening to discontinue or radically cut nurses’ health benefits.”

The strike, which comes during a severe flu season, could potentially force the hospitals to transfer patients, cancel procedures or divert ambulances. It could also put a strain on city hospitals not involved in the contract dispute, as patients avoid the medical centers hit by the strike.

The hospitals involved have been hiring temporary nurses to try and fill the labor gap during the walkout, and said in a statement during negotiations that they would “do whatever is necessary to minimize disruptions.” Montefiore posted a message assuring patients that appointments would be kept.

“NYSNA’s leaders continue to double down on their $3.6 billion in reckless demands, including nearly 40% wage increases, and their troubling proposals like demanding that a nurse not be terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job," Montefiore spokesperson Joe Solmonese said Monday after the strike had started. "We remain resolute in our commitment to providing safe and seamless care, regardless of how long the strike may last.”

New York-Presbyterian accused the union of staging a strike to “create disruption,” but said in a statement that it has taken steps to ensure patients receive the care they need.

"We’re ready to keep negotiating a fair and reasonable contract that reflects our respect for our nurses and the critical role they play, and also recognizes the challenging realities of today’s healthcare environment,” the statement said.

The work stoppage is occurring at multiple hospitals simultaneously, but each medical center is negotiating with the union independently. Several other hospitals across the city and in its suburbs reached deals in recent days to avert a possible strike.

The nurses’ demands vary by hospital, but the major issues include staffing levels and workplace safety. The union says hospitals have given nurses unmanageable workloads.

Nurses also want better security measures in the workplace, citing incidents like a an incident last week, when a man with a sharp object barricaded himself in a Brooklyn hospital room and was then killed by police.

The union also wants limitations on hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence.

The nonprofit hospitals involved in the negotiations say they’ve been working to improve staffing levels, but say the union’s demands overall are too costly.

Nurses voted to authorize the strike last month.

Both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani had expressed concern about the possibility of the strike. As the strike deadline neared, Mamdani urged both sides to keep negotiating and reach a deal that “both honors our nurses and keeps our hospitals open.”

“Our nurses kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable,” Mamdani said.

State Attorney General Letitia James voiced similar support, saying "nurses put their lives on the line every day to keep New Yorkers healthy. They should never be forced to choose between their own safety, their patients’ well-being, and a fair contract.”

The last major nursing strike in the city was only three years ago, in 2023. That work stoppage, at Mount Sinai and Montefiore, was short, lasting three days. It resulted in a deal raising pay 19% over three years at those hospitals.

It also led to promised staffing improvements, though the union and hospitals now disagree about how much progress has been made, or whether the hospitals are retreating from staffing guarantees.