Man fulfills promise made in tragedy to donate ambulance to Argentina
Man fulfills promise made in tragedy to donate ambulance to Argentina
2026-05-13
Back in 1988, a family was involved in a car accident while on vacation in Argentina, killing the wife before she could reach the hospital. But throughout the entire ordeal, the hospital staff showed them such compassion that the husband vowed to one day return the favor. Now, 38 years later, he was finally able to donate an ambulance to the community. In recognition of his kindness, the Argentine government put Taiwanese flags on the outside of the vehicle as a reminder of where it came from.
Hsu Wen-ming
Ambulance donor
My wife passed away because there was no ambulance. This has been weighing on my heart for over 30 years. This has been the driving force behind all my efforts.
A wish held for 38 years has finally been fulfilled. Mr. Hsu, who raised his daughter as a single father, lived frugally for decades to save up NT$1.8 million, all to donate to strangers who live on the other side of the world as thanks for helping him through his darkest hour.
Hsu Wen-ming
Ambulance donor
I owe the Argentinian people. The afternoon my wife passed away, my daughter didn’t have any milk to drink, and she wouldn’t take a bottle. She was hungry and crying. But a nurse who had just given birth herself took my daughter and breastfed her. Seeing that... I just broke down. I couldn’t hold it in anymore.
On the day of the donation, the hospital invited the doctors and nurses who were there at the time of the accident. In 1988 while traveling in Argentina with his wife and six-month-old daughter, Mr. Hsu and his family were in a serious car accident. Since there was no ambulance, his wife passed away on the long journey to the hospital. The father and daughter were sent to a second hospital, where these “angels in white” stepped in to help at their most vulnerable. Mr. Hsu left that day with a solemn vow to repay their kindness.
Hsu Wen-ming
Ambulance donor
I told my wife I’d make sure that her sacrifice wouldn’t be for nothing. I donated an ambulance so that no one else has to suffer the way we did.
As one of the furthest countries from Taiwan, sending an ambulance to Argentina was no easy task. International shipping logistics and regulations were complicated, and the pandemic put a halt to the plan for six years. But the vehicle finally arrived, giving what’s essentially a mobile ICU to this community. In a rare gesture, the Argentine government placed both Mr. Hsu’s and his wife’s names on the ambulance and displayed Taiwanese flags to the outside.
Hsu Wen-ming
Ambulance donor
This is the first ambulance in all of Argentina to display a foreign flag. There’s no other. Since they put it on, it’s had a huge response from the Taiwanese community in Argentina.
Mr. Hsu’s story deeply moved the local community and garnered widespread media coverage, serving as a shining example of the friendship between the people of Taiwan and Argentina. Now, this ambulance—bearing the flag of the person who sent it—begins its mission to save lives in the place where his story first began.
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跨越38年的感謝! 男捐阿根廷救護車回饋 當地貼國旗回報
2026-05-13
有台灣男子1988年和妻小到阿根廷旅遊，沒想到途中遭遇車禍，妻子送醫不治，但過程中，醫院護理師認真細心照顧父女倆，讓他立誓，一定要回饋當地。終於在38年後，捐出一台救護車，而阿根廷政府更義氣相挺，為了認證是台灣人所捐，直接在車頭貼上台灣國旗，讓人超感動。
[[捐贈救護車台人 徐文銘]]
“因為沒有救護車，所以造成我太太的過世，這個是一直掛在心裡三十多年的事情，我的努力目標，也是因為這個事。”
盤踞在心中長達38年的心願，如今終於達成。徐先生單親扶養女兒，每個月省吃儉用，存下180萬，不為別的，只為回報給，地球另一端曾幫他度過艱難時刻的，陌生人。
[[捐贈救護車台人 徐文銘]]
“我本身是欠阿根廷人的。太太過世的時候，那天下午小孩已經沒有奶水喝了，她也不喝牛奶，孩子餓了哭啊，剛好有生孩子的那個護士，就把我的女兒抱去喝奶，看到那個情況，我心裡面就是，真的是就沒有辦法了，哇，那個真的崩潰了。”
捐贈救護車這天，院方特地找來當時的醫生、護理師。1988年，徐先生和太太，帶著6個月大的女兒，到阿根廷旅遊。沒想到途中發生車禍，卻因為沒有救護車，太太在送醫途中撒手人寰。父女輾轉被送到第二家醫院，正當自己好無助，白衣天使伸手相助，讓他在心中立誓，一定要回報這份恩情。
[[捐贈救護車台人 徐文銘]]
“就跟我太太說，你的犧牲啊，犧牲得有價值，我把救護車送到這邊，不要再有人像我們，受到這樣子的的傷害。”
阿根廷是距離台灣最遠的國家之一，愛心穿越大半個地球，可不容易。跨國流程跟法規限制，本就繁雜，再碰上疫情，讓捐贈計畫，卡關六年。不過它終於還是來了！這輛救護車可以說是移動式加護病房，阿根廷政府，更是破例將夫妻倆的名字都放上車體，更在車頭，直接貼上台灣國旗。
[[捐贈救護車台人 徐文銘]]
“這是全阿根廷第一個貼著外國國旗的救護車，從來沒有第二部。那這個貼上去以後，那其實在阿根廷的僑界引起很大的迴響。”
徐先生的故事感動院方，當地媒體也大篇幅報導，成為台阿間，最佳國民外交。而這輛貼有台灣國旗的救護車，也將在阿根廷展開任務，救治更多生命。
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