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Dominican Republic May 2017 Mission Report
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Dominican Republic May 2017 Mission Report

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Dominican Republic May 2017 Mission Report

ADULT SURGICAL MISSION SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MAY 6-13, 2017 CardioStart completed its 4th annual Adult Cardiac Surgical Mission to Santo Domingo with great success. All patients did well and were discharged within a couple days of surgery. Rheumatic Fever, caused by untreated strep throat caused many to have damaged valves at an early point in their lives leaving them debilitated. Others suffered from congenital defects that would have been repaired as infants or children but because of poverty have become adults with the defect impacting [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-10-06T00:11:15-04:00October 5th, 2017|Dominican Republic, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Ecuador 2017 Mission Report
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Ecuador 2017 Mission Report

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Ecuador 2017 Mission Report

MISSION REPORT May 28-June 10, 2017 PEDIATRIC HEART SURGERY Hospital del Nino Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante, Guayaquil, Ecuador A CardioStart mission team made an inaugural visit to the Hospital del Nino Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante in Guayaquil, Ecuador on invitation by the hospital and the Fundacion El Cielo Para Los Ninos de Ecuador. The Children's Hospital Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante received gold level accreditation by Accreditation Canada International (ACI) on November 20, 2014, after meeting international health care standards of quality. This is the first [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-09-18T00:37:58-04:00September 18th, 2017|Blog1, Ecuador, Past Missions|0 Comments

Picture This: Through a Nurse’s Eye
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Picture This: Through a Nurse’s Eye

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Picture This: Through a Nurse’s Eye

Ever wonder what the missions are like for our volunteers? Please take a moment to read this touching article written by our very own volunteer Kate Earley. This article was originally written for The Canadian Federation of Nurses Union International Solidarity grant. Picture this… Eleven month old Juliet sits on her mother’s lap just inside Hospital del Niño in Ecuador. Juliet is small for her age, but despite her size she is the center of attention in the hallway outside the exam room where all of the pediatric surgical [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-08-22T23:45:09-04:00August 22nd, 2017|Blog1|0 Comments

Anniversary Celebration in Brazil
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Anniversary Celebration in Brazil

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Anniversary Celebration in Brazil

Thank You for an Amazing Anniversary Celebration in Brazil! Thank you to all those who supported our most recent dinner fundraiser July 4th in Sorocaba - São Paulo, Brazil at the Tradição Urbana restaurant. With a crowd of nearly 100 people, we are so grateful for the all support our Brazilian friends and family have shown. This beautiful event was put on to help fund our humanitarian missions for 2017. We are having such a busy year, with more missions than ever before and fundraisers like [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-08-10T19:41:29-04:00August 10th, 2017|Events, Recent News|0 Comments

Pediatric Mission to Dominican Republic November 2017
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Pediatric Mission to Dominican Republic November 2017

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Pediatric Mission to Dominican Republic November 2017

PEDIATRIC HEART SURGERY MISSION SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC November 4-11, 2017 The International Management Committee representing CardioStart is pleased to announce a return mission to The Clinica Corazones Unido Hospital in Santo Domingo. The mission will focus on managing pediatric cardiac presentations. Facts about the country Capital: Santo Domingo Dialing code: +849 Population: 10.3 million. Language: Spanish The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western three-eighths of the island is occupied by the [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-08-06T20:15:23-04:00July 25th, 2017|Blog1, Dominican Republic, Upcoming Missions|0 Comments

Nigeria September 2017 Mission Invitation
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Nigeria September 2017 Mission Invitation

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Nigeria September 2017 Mission Invitation

CardioStart announces its 2nd mission to Enugu, Nigeria September 3-13, 2017 We invite volunteers experienced in Adult cardiac surgery and intensive care to participate in this important and exciting program-building effort at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria. The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states. Its capital is Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-07-02T22:24:45-04:00July 2nd, 2017|Blog1, Nigeria, Upcoming Missions|0 Comments

What is Perfusion
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What is Perfusion

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What is Perfusion

Do you know what Perfusion is? Many have never heard the term, yet this role is such vital one in the realm of heart surgery. Without the proper management of the heart, lungs, and blood, the life of a person’s body could not be sustained! Though the surgeon performs the lifesaving surgery, the Perfusionist’s role is vital to sustaining the brain and other organs while the heart repair is being carried out. Thanks to the generous donation from Perfusion.com, that donated perfusion guide manuals to our missions, we are [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-07-25T21:07:13-04:00June 17th, 2017|Recent News|0 Comments

Dolls of Love
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Dolls of Love

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Dolls of Love

We would like to acknowledge and express our deep gratitude to a small group of ladies from the United Methodist church, Lake Oswego, Oregon, who meet each Wednesday and devote their day to making dolls and hearts from linen material donated within their community. Their fabulous work in their free time results in their gifts reaching several parts of the world, and include regular donations to cancer patients and children with long-term disabilities, including the heart patients assisted by CardioStart International on its missions. These wonderful gestures of love [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-05-28T19:38:25-04:00May 28th, 2017|Homepage Featured, Recent News|0 Comments

Brazil July 2017 Mission Invitation
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Brazil July 2017 Mission Invitation

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Brazil July 2017 Mission Invitation

Mission to Macapa, Brazil Program development in pediatric and adult cardiology and surgery July 30 - August 11, 2017 Mission location Macapá is the capital city of Amapá, a north Brazilian State. Because of the isolated location, in the middle of the rain forest, the only way to reach the capital is by plane or boat. This region is well known for its access to the Amazon forest. The state of Amapá has the biggest area of intact rain forest in Brazil; it is crossed by the Equator [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-05-28T19:38:38-04:00May 22nd, 2017|Blog1, Brazil, Upcoming Missions|0 Comments

Honduras 2017 Mission Report
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Honduras 2017 Mission Report

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Honduras 2017 Mission Report

SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS MISSION REPORT November 25th March - April 8, 2017 Following the previous invitation and support of this Cleveland and Honduras-based charity, Helping Hands Honduras (HHH), CardioStart undertook the second pediatric heart surgery development program at Hospital Mario C. Rivas in San Pedro Sula, Honduras in March 2017. Children and Young Adults in Need The need is great and there remains a large number of impoverished children and young adults on a waiting list in need of surgical heart care in Honduras. Without [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-05-31T22:16:12-04:00May 11th, 2017|Blog1, Honduras, Past Missions|0 Comments