Causes: Health, Heart & Circulatory System Diseases & Disorders, Pediatrics, Surgical Specialties

Mission: Heart Care International provides high quality and compassionate surgical and medical care pro-bono to needy children and young adults with heart disease in developing countries. Dedicated medical professionals donate their time and services to staff medical missions. Medical supplies and equipment are donated from medical companies or purchased through philanthropic donations. Heart Care International trains host-country medical professionals to perform diagnostic and surgical therapy in order to function independently into the future.

Results: Thanks to the commitment of Heart Care International team members, host country medical professionals, corporate sponsors and individual donors, the Heart Care International team has been able to save the lives of over 1,000 children from Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Peru and Mexico since 1994.In addition, Heart Care International has conducted over 1,900 screening examinations and offered advice on the treatment of children suffering from congenital heart disease. In addition, Heart Care International is committed to enhancing the training and expertise of host-country surgeons, cardiologists, ICU nurses, OR nurses, respiratory therapists and ICU doctors to help the host-country develop their own self-sustaining pediatric heart care program.

Target demographics: needy children with congenital heart disease

Geographic areas served: Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Peru and Mexico.

Programs: screening examinations, echocardiograms and catheterizations , cardiac surgery, follow-up care and local country training.