Our Mission is to educate and assist local medical teams in providing heart surgery and cardiac services to adults and children in underserved regions of the world.
Our Vision is a world where access to cardiac care can be realized by everyone.
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Upcoming Missions
Mission to Develop Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
JULY 6th – 20th, 2019
We have pleasure in announcing the return mission to JKCI (The Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute), Dar Es Salaam.
Invitation to Pediatric Heart Surgery Mission to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
October 20-27th, 2019
The International Management Committee representing CardioStart is pleased to announce a return mission to The Clinica Corazones Unido Hospital in Santo Domingo. This one-week mission will focus on managing pediatric cardiac presentations.
Invitation to Interventional Cardiology Mission to Bhaktapur, Nepal
JULY 29 – AUGUST 5, 2019
The International Management Committee representing CardioStart is pleased to announce a return mission to The Clinica Corazones Unido Hospital in Santo Domingo. This one-week mission will focus on managing pediatric cardiac presentations.
Celebrating 30 Years of Global Volunteer Heart Care!
1987-2017
World Tour
- 999 Corrective Surgeries
- 57 Containers of medical supplies
- 3757 Field Patients
- 1500+ Volunteers
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Recent News
Mission Report – Pediatric Heart Surgery Mission in Guayaquil, Ecuador
On this occasion, CardioStart’s International mission team made a return visit to the Hospital del Nino Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante in Guayaquil, Ecuador on invitation by the hospital Administration, arranged by the Fundacion El Cielo Para Los Ninos del Ecuador.
CardioStart Remembers Brigid Scanlan Eiynck
Brigid Scanlan Eiynck died recently, and up until her death, was a senior Vice President for the prestigious company Scanlan International, considered to be the finest surgery instrument maker in the world.
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Cardiac Mission Report to Santo Domingo, DR
This mission was CardioStart’s 6th adult cardiac surgery mission to Clinica Corozonas Unidos, in Santo Domingo. HeartCare Dominicana, Inc. facilitated the team’ presence during the week and arranged for patients to be seen for this humanitarian surgical program.
Sixth Annual CardioStart Charity Fishing Tournament
Cardiostart will host its sixth annual fishing tournament on May 17, 2019
