Heart Care International is able to fulfill its Mission by collaborating with medical practitioners in host countries. In some countries, an established or semi-established cardiac program exists, and host country physicians request the participation of Heart Care International to help educate, train and mentor their team. Heart Care International seeks sincere invitations from the medical communi
ty of any interested country. Before making a commitment to a specific country, Heart Care International will travel to the country to meet with medical and hospital personnel as well as local non-profits, government officials and sometimes even the local clergy. Provided all parties agree to the goals and objectives of Heart Care International, we will commit a minimum of 5 years to provide life-saving surgical treatments, education and training. In all countries, Heart Care International hopes to rely on its non-medical local partners and the medical community to ensure the long term sustainability of the cardiac program. Heart Care International accomplishes its educational objectives by offering custom made, state-of-the-art medical training. Medical missions are structured so that lectures and workshops are offered first followed by hands-on practical training covering diagnostic procedures, surgical and interventional treatments, and post-op care. In addition, Heart Care International will offer scholarships to selected medical professionals who can benefit from more intense training at an established cardiac program in the United States or elsewhere. Parents of patients will also receive training from our nurses on how to care for their child once they are at home. Heart Care International’s missions have two objectives: 1) to provide practical cardiac training to local medical professionals; and 2) to reduce the long list of indigent children in need of life-saving surgical treatment. Heart Care International will provide free high quality evaluation and treatment to children who are in need of heart care. Heart Care International relies on its highly trained medical volunteers who are willing to donate their time and services to conduct its medical missions and offer the training and education requested by the host country. Over 100 volunteers make up the Heart Care International team. The team is comprised of heart surgeons, anesthesiologists, cardiologists (for both diagnostic and interventional care), O.R. nurses, perfusionists, critical care intensivists, pediatric ICU nurses, respiratory therapists and administrative staff. Heart Care International team members donate their precious vacation time to participate in these missions. Our volunteers work in hospitals all over the United States, including Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital to name just a few. In addition to providing the necessary medical personnel, Heart Care International procures everything needed for its missions -- from heart lung bypass machines to sutures to essential pharmaceuticals. Heart Care International depends on the generosity of medical supply companies, medical volunteers and individual philanthropic donors to make its annual life-saving missions possible.
