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The CardioStart fishing tournament is approaching its 10th anniversary. For Rolando and Lisa Rodriguez, it is more than a fundraiser for the charity but a true labor of love.
This is the general news category.
The CardioStart fishing tournament is approaching its 10th anniversary. For Rolando and Lisa Rodriguez, it is more than a fundraiser for the charity but a true labor of love.
Humanitarian medical missions take nursing and healthcare back to its roots. CardioStart is an international nonprofit organization that brings doctors and nurses from all parts of the world to provide lifesaving cardiac surgeries and services in underserved regions of the world.By Maryam Ocasio, RN, BSN
Mike Fullerton passed peacefully this week, after suffering from terminal cancer. He was one of the finest nurses to volunteer with CardioStart International.
CardioStart International leadership, coupled with Eugene Southtowne Rotary volunteers, have collected surplus medical supplies and equipment from River Bend and McKenzie Willamette hospitals to send to Poland, to aid in helping Ukrainian refugees who are in need of medical care. Some of the supplies will also be moved in to Ukraine to help victims of the war.
With much sadness, we record the death of our friend and long-term CardioStart volunteer, Chuck, who passed peacefully last week following discovery of stage IV cancer.
In January 2020, twelve CardioStart International volunteers from six different countries participated in an ongoing cardiovascular program-development effort at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ghana.
Cardiostart will host its sixth annual fishing tournament on May 17, 2019
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