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 Events
Seventh Annual CardioStart Charity Fishing Tournament
JUNE 4, 2021
Cardiostart will host its seventh annual fishing tournament leaving from Tarpon Lodge on beautiful Pine Island. The tournament will give Cardiostart an opportunity to promote humanitarian missions that provide free heart surgery and medical services to children and adults in developing countries. Cardiostart volunteers teach local doctors and nurses advanced cardiac care, improving outcomes and saving lives.
Upcoming Missions
POSTPONED
Adult Cardiac & Congenital Heart Surgery Mission
Santo Domingo, DR
The International Missions Committee representing CardioStart is pleased to announce the mission to Clinica Corazones Unidos Hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This mission will focus on ADULT patients.
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
News Corner
Recent News
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.
Report on Cardiac Mission to Santo Domingo, DR: April 29 – May 6
This mission was CardioStart’s 5th 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. Several complex valve repairs/replacements were performed with intensive involvement with the local team. Unique to this hospital, two Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass cases were done. One Atrial Septal Defect repair was carried out using an Amplatz device. All cases were successful.
Blog
CardioStart Remembers Julie Pierrepont
A resident of Brookings, Oregon, USA, she spent her retirement, knitting – not sweaters, scarves for herself or her family, but for children around the world.
Mission to Legazpi City, Philippines
Legpazi City is the regional center and largest city of the Bicol Region. This will be CardioStart’s first mission to the Philippines! And you are invited!!!
