by Faith Adams, Communications Director Published February 29, 2016 Our partner hospital Institut Jantung Negara (IJN), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has achieved the status of Children’s HeartLink Center of Excellence, a major achievement and the ultimate goal for all of our partner hospitals. Our Centers of Excellence consistently deliver high-quality complex care to children with … Continued
by Faith Adams, Communications Director A pediatric cardiac team from the Heart Center at Seattle Children’s Hospital is in Fortaleza, Brazil, this week on a full-team training visit to our newest partner hospital. Children’s HeartLink and Hospital de Messejana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding launching this multi-year partnership, our second in Brazil. We also … Continued
We’re happy to share the news that we have a new president. Her name is Jackie Boucher, and she will join Children’s HeartLink on November 4. Jackie has spent her entire career in health care, and she has a passion for improving the lives of individuals, families and communities. “It is an incredible honor for … Continued
by Faith Adams, Communications Director 7,750 miles separate Minneapolis and Kolkata, India. And in many ways these two cities really are a world apart. But a new partnership aims to shorten that distance by reducing some of the disparities. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed and a new Children’s HeartLink partnership launched between the … Continued
A trip to Chengdu, China will be auctioned off at the 2015 HeartLink Gala on September 19. This is a wonderful opportunity to see your Children’s HeartLink gift at work while also visiting the charming capital of Sichuan province in southwestern China. Chengdu has been named China’s most livable city and is home to world-famous … Continued
by Faith Adams, Communications Director Two weeks ago this 3-year-old girl named Nhi was treated at our newest partner site. She is one of many children with heart disease who have been waiting for treatment in this part of Vietnam. Because the need is so great, we are pleased to announce that we have a … Continued
by Faith Adams, Communications Director In December the pediatric cardiac team from the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital joined us for the first full-team training visit to our newest partner site, in Kunming, China. Three of these team members have children under the age of two, yet they dropped everything and flew halfway around the … Continued
At Children’s HeartLink, we know that staff in our hospital partner sites and our medical volunteer teams work diligently to lower infection rates and improve survival in children after heart surgery. And we’ve recently had two important journals recognize our work in quality improvement. Just in time for International Infection Prevention Week (October 19-25), an … Continued
The pediatric cardiac team at AIMS, our hospital partner site in Kochi, India, won the prestigious British Medical Journal India/BMJ India Award for Quality Improvement in Healthcare for delivering “First World results in a Third World environment.” This award, considered the “Oscars of Medicine,” is a testament to the remarkable leadership and teamwork at AIMS. … Continued
by Faith Adams, Communications Director Capturing the stories of patients and families who are touched by Children’s HeartLink’s work is one of the challenges of an international organization whose work stretches around the globe. Finding and sharing these stories is a challenge of distance, language and culture. At Children’s HeartLink, we are fortunate to benefit … Continued
