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Tomorrow is our last day and last case of the two

Tomorrow is our last day and last case of the two weeks at Clinica Corazonas Unidos. We can't thank the Clinic staff, our host Heartcare Dominicana and the people of the Dominican Republic for their kindness and support of our international team.
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This little cutie reached into the piggybank to pa

This little cutie reached into the piggybank to pay Dr. Kaushal for surgery. Of course, he didn't accept it but what a sweet gesture for a life-saving surgery. Nearly 2000 children born in the Dominican Republic suffer from Congenital Heart Defects. You can help change a life forever.

Week 2 of our Pediatric Heart Mission to Clinica C

Week 2 of our Pediatric Heart Mission to Clinica Corozonas Unidos, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Here are the last few children recovering on the ward. Such a joy to see so many smiles.

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A busy transition weekend in the D.R. The surgica

A busy transition weekend in the D.R. The surgical team will continue cases next week with another surgeon and med student joining the team. We sadly say goodbye to our outreach friends and interventional cardiology experts. Until we meet again. Safe Travels

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Day 4: Busy at the Hospital with recoveries, tran

Day 4: Busy at the Hospital with recoveries, transfers and procedures: 3D CT, TEE, Partial AV canal with MV Cleft. Outreach pediatric dental exams, hygiene and teaching. Pediatric Cardiac exams and echo in Herrera.

Healthy Teeth and Healthy Hearts. CardioStart Outr

Healthy Teeth and Healthy Hearts. CardioStart Outreach volunteer, Judy provides dental hygiene and exams on children in the Dominican Republic. Alicia Salemy, Doctors Carrion and Mejias-Ramos perform echocardiograms and heart exams. Jesus Anguiano, coordinating.

CardioStart Kids in Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub

CardioStart Kids in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Cath Lab Cases: (2) VSD devices placed yesterday and today 3 were found to need surgical repair instead.
Surgical: (3) VSD Repairs. Thank you to the donors, team,
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CardioStart presenting at the 8th World Congress o

CardioStart presenting at the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Washington DC.

Pictured here Dr. Aubyn MARATH and Christine Lannon MS

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Taking Nursing Back to Its Roots with CardioStart

Taking Nursing Back to Its Roots with CardioStart by Maryam Ocasio, RN, BSN

Nurses working in a hospital in the United States can sometimes feel like they are in a hopeless cycle of working long shifts, while wondering if they're making any difference in their patients’ lives. They spend more time documenting their patient interactions than having them. The long arduous shifts wear on them over time, leading them to wonder when and how their passion for nursing burned out.

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. CardioStart has successfully completed 111 missions in 34 countries, performing over 2000 heart surgeries in children and adults and counting.

Diana S. Klein RN, BSN, CCRN is a teacher and an advanced critical care nurse who has volunteered with CardioStart for over 20 years. After her first mission in 2002, she was “hooked.” To date, she has gone on over 10 missions to Uganda, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and most recently to Ecuador. The missions can be as short as five days long or as long as two weeks. Klein’s diverse background allows her to work in a primary care setting as well as surgical. In primary care, they set up a clinic so that the locals can see a doctor and dentist, many times for the first time in their lives. They provide basic prenatal care such as performing ultrasounds and giving vitamins to expectant mothers. Klein has assisted countless cardiac surgeries, repairing congenital heart defects and more.

The missions have taught her the importance of recycling, reusing, and reducing waste. Klein has learned to be a “MacGyver nurse,” being resourceful, and thinking outside the box. What may be considered disposable in the states could save someone’s life while on a mission from IV catheters to ambu bags, to ventilators. “I went to my first cardiac mission in Hospital del Niño, Panama City and we did 5 or 6 or 7 cases using the same blood pressure cuffs and the same ambu bags and these kids flourish

Medical supplies and equipment palleted and wrappe

Medical supplies and equipment palleted and wrapped for shipment to Ukraine Hospitals.

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Bring your nurse buddy or anesthesiologist of favo

Bring your nurse buddy or anesthesiologist of favor to help the littles in the Dominican Republic.

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Day 3, Ghana Mission #UGMC #Everyheartbeatmatters

Day 3, Ghana Mission

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CardioStart Adult CV Surgery Mission: Margaret Po

CardioStart Adult CV Surgery Mission: Margaret Post op day- 1 Aortic Valve Replacement doing well.
Today's case went a bit longer than anticipated so the second case is delayed to tomorrow. Our goals are teaching, well. Not to push cases.

First surgical day a great success! #UGMA #Cardios

First surgical day a great success!
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#Cardiostart
#Everyheartbeatmatters
#Edwardslifesciences

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