Bitter aftertaste in sweet story of baby's survival

A NEW-BORN BABY IN Meigu county in Sichuan province, Southwest China, who developed breathing difficulties, was rushed to the hospital where the mother had given birth. However, the hospital can't afford a medical ventilator, so the baby had to be taken to another hospital in a nearby city, which, although it too could not afford a ventilator, had made a breathing machine of its own. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Thursday:

This appears to be a loving story, as the baby survived, but people may still find bitterness in it. Had there been no bold proposal to make their own ventilator, the baby would possibly not have survived.

This time, their self-made ventilator saved the life of a baby, what about next time? It seems an effective ventilator can be made by doctors, what about other medical devices? Children are so vulnerable that all their hope is placed upon the hospital equipment in an emergency. But without even the minimum basic health facilities how can hospitals shoulder this heavy responsibility?