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Student Outreach: Florida to Uganda
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Student Outreach: Florida to Uganda

High School students in Florida send science textbooks with medical supplies Today, some of us sorted through the supplies and equipment CardioStart shipped to Mulago Hospital a few months ago. Among the shipment was four large boxes packed with science textbooks given by Dan Carella, a high school science teacher, and some of his students in Florida. In fact, Dan and some of students helped pack the 40-foot container at the CardioStart office in Tampa. I was asked to help find a local school that would like these great books. [...]

By Joyce Major|2017-02-01T22:15:02-05:00November 12th, 2012|Blog1, Homepage Featured, News|0 Comments

Uganda Mission: A Volunteer’s View
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Uganda Mission: A Volunteer’s View

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Uganda Mission: A Volunteer’s View

If you put together cardiologists, perfusionists, surgical techs, ICU and pediatric nurses, emergency physicians, respiratory therapists, anesthesiologists, data processors, biomedical techs and all the supplies that they can bring along with two enormous shipments, the result is a well oiled machine. These people come here as strangers and represent the countries of Uganda, Nigeria, UK, Germany, Pakistan and the USA. These volunteers pay their own airfare and use their vacation time to work for the good of the patients and to improve the quality of care. These talented, devoted professionals energetically attacked [...]

By Joyce Major|2017-02-01T22:15:02-05:00November 12th, 2012|Blog1, Homepage Featured, Past Missions|0 Comments

Heart Surgeon’s 25-year Impact

Dr. Aubyn Marath I met Dr. Aubyn Marath in 2006 when I participated in my first CardioStart mission to Arequipa, Peru. He seemed attractive, energetic, and visionary. In the subsequent six years, I have come to see him as the most altruistic, compassionate, and humanitarian person I have ever met. Much of my relationship with Aubyn has taken place in clinical settings. His approach to complex clinical problems is thoughtful and resourceful. For patients with complex congenital heart disease, Aubyn draws from a wealth of [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-02-01T22:15:03-05:00October 19th, 2012|Blog1, Homepage Featured|0 Comments

Outreach Health Screenings
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Outreach Health Screenings

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Outreach Health Screenings

As part of the CardioStart surgical mission, several volunteers coordinated a community health screening for diabetes and high blood pressure. Of the 278 people screened, five individuals were diagnosed with diabetes and 17 with severe hypertension. Patients were referred to the local doctor, who was present at the screening venue. One individual was diagnosed with such severe hypertension that the local doctor purchased the medication himself for the patient and referred him to Cardiology the next day. Seriousness of Rheumatic Fever and Strep Throat Undiagnosed and untreated Rheumatic Fever and [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-02-01T22:15:04-05:00October 12th, 2012|Homepage Featured, Past Missions|0 Comments

Healing Hearts in Peru
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Healing Hearts in Peru

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Healing Hearts in Peru

I cannot believe we will be celebrating CardioStart’s 11th mission to Honorio Delgado Hospital in Arequipa, Peru, later this month. I clearly remember CardioStart’s first mission. It really felt like a different world. The teammates became like family to me in the experience. Just to add to the new challenges it was the first time I had the responsibility in leading a mission. My co-leader was my rock though and we got through it together. From housing issues to building an ICU from scratch we learned tremendous lessons, which continue [...]

By Janine Henson|2017-02-01T22:15:06-05:00September 18th, 2012|Blog1, Homepage Featured, Peru|0 Comments