Miri Hospital Responds to Environmental Protection, Together Building a Giant Seahorse Sculpture

(Miri, 28th) Miri Hospital is actively responding to environmental protection initiatives, joining hands with 16 organizations to participate in the large-scale “Seahorse Eco-brick Sculpture” project promoted by Tzu Chi Foundation in conjunction with its 60th anniversary, demonstrating community cooperation and environmental awareness.

This seahorse-shaped eco sculpture stands 3.7 meters tall and 4 meters wide, and is currently on display at the Miri Indoor Stadium. The sculpture is entirely made of eco-bricks, symbolizing the importance of reducing plastic waste and promoting a green lifestyle.

To encourage staff participation, Miri Central Hospital specially organized a “Red Heart” Eco-brick Challenge. Departments and staff actively collected and compressed plastic waste to create eco-bricks, thereby reducing landfill waste and making a contribution to environmental protection.

In the competition, the Rehabilitation Department performed exceptionally well, winning the “Best Contributing Department” championship; the Anesthesiology Department (Operating Room) won second place, and the Pediatrics Department took third. In addition, Nurae Sia from the Rehabilitation Department won the “Heaviest Eco-brick Award” for producing the heaviest and most densely compressed eco-brick.

The hospital management thanked all of the participating departments and staff for their contributions to environmental protection and expressed hope to continue promoting sustainable development and the concept of a green community in the future.