Published May 3, 2023 Written by Barry Jass, Senior Director of Program Operations at Children’s HeartLink The first meeting of a partner hospital and their medical volunteer team is crucial for developing prolific training relationships that support children born with heart disease. You can’t quite show the energy and excitement of this kind of meeting … Continued
Published March 1, 2023 Shaun White is a household name and an inspiration to many throughout the world, including – and perhaps especially – the one in 100 children born with congenital heart disease each year. The five-time Olympian and Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding was a guest at the Children’s HeartLink Global Gathering … Continued
Published January 6, 2023 Children’s HeartLink has two boards that guide the organization: The Board of Directors and the International Advisory Board. The Children’s HeartLink Board of Directors is a governing board that oversees our activities and guides us toward a sustainable future in pursuit of our vision and mission. The Children’s HeartLink International Advisory … Continued
Published January 5, 2023 Tom Armitage, retired executive from Medtronic, Inc., to serve as Children’s HeartLink Board of Directors Chair. For nearly 30 years, Tom Armitage has been involved with Children’s HeartLink. “Children’s HeartLink is family for me. There is no other organization I would rather work with and for than Children’s HeartLink. It’s such … Continued
Published January 4, 2023 Updated March 6, 2023 Written by Lee Koch, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Children’s HeartLink The word empowerment comes to mind when I reflect on my very first trip with Children’s HeartLink. I participated in the continuation and growth of a Children’s HeartLink partnership, of a medical community per … Continued
Published December 21, 2022 Kristy Duffey, Chief Nursing Officer of Optum Health, to serve on Children’s HeartLink Board of Directors and International Programs Committee. An accomplished clinician with a focus on the geriatric population, Kristy has over 20 years of experience at UnitedHealth Group and is a distinguished clinical leader within the enterprise. She oversees … Continued
Updated on February 14, 2023 Published on December 9, 2022 Bangladesh has become the sixth country where Children’s HeartLink is partnering with local hospitals to improve access to high quality heart care for children with congenital heart disease. Children’s HeartLink, a global nonprofit organization, is partnering with the National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute … Continued
Published November 15, 2022 It’s hard to believe that the last in person training visit for the pediatric cardiac care team at Children’s HeartLink partner hospital G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital (GKNM) was in January 2020. Children’s HeartLink and our medical volunteers and partner hospitals have been using phone calls, virtual meetings, texting, WhatsApp, Zoom … Continued
Published November 10, 2022 One of the largest hospitals in the populous northeast region of Brazil, Real Hospital Português in Recife, joins Children’s HeartLink as our fourth partner in the country. The team will train with Children’s HeartLink new medical volunteers from Texas Children’s Hospital. With a waiting list for cardiac surgery, Real Hospital Português … Continued
Thank you for helping further our mission! Many of our supporters gathered on October 14, 2022, at the Children’s HeartLink Global Gathering to celebrate and raise funds to help transform pediatric heart care in underserved parts of the world. Thank you to all those who joined us virtually and in person. Thank you for your … Continued
