Published February 1, 2022 Children’s HeartLink is thrilled to share that Boston Scientific is doubling donations made to the Little Hearts, Big Change campaign this February. The initiative raises awareness for the 1.3 million children born with congenital heart disease every year. More than 70% of babies with a heart defect will require medical or … Continued
Published on January 28, 2022 Watch a story about 16-year-old Lorena from Brazil whose life changed after heart surgery at our partner hospital and new Center of Excellence Hospital da Criança e Maternidade (HCM) in São José do Rio Preto. “Without heart surgery, I couldn’t be doing half of what I’m actually doing. It’s been … Continued
Published January 26, 2022 Gather your coins, your wishes and your friends and head to the Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN. During Heart Health Month this February, Mall of America will donate all the coins tossed in the Coins for a Cause* pond to Children’s HeartLink! “Tossing a coin in a fountain and making … Continued
Published January 5, 2022 Rachael and Craig Atkinson discovered Children’s HeartLink while searching for volunteer opportunities abroad. They loved the organization’s mission but since neither of them are medical professionals, did not feel qualified to volunteer abroad. They began donating instead and have been steadfast donors since 2008. Rachael’s story Their connection to Children’s HeartLink … Continued
Published on December 16, 2021 In this blog post, our Vice President of Global Strategy and Advocacy Bistra Zheleva shares how Children’s HeartLink helped to connect the local government in the Indian state of Kerala and its health providers to integrate services for children with congenital heart disease (CHD). This innovative program for CHD based … Continued
Published on December 14, 2021 2021 was an enriching year for Children’s HeartLink. We changed our program model, established transformational partnerships and strengthened our advocacy work for children with heart disease. Everything that we have done and continue to do is aimed at helping improve pediatric cardiac care around the world and, thus, saving the … Continued
Published on December 7, 2021 In a recent interview for Edina Magazine, our President Jackie Boucher shares how virtual training helps reach more medical professionals and how Children’s HeartLink medical volunteers use new technologies like mixed reality smartglasses, Microsoft HoloLens, to coach and mentor their peers on the other side of the world. With limited … Continued
Published November 12, 2021 Children’s HeartLink is excited to share our original research on the Implementation of a Population Health Program for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in Kerala, India* was published in October 2021. The Children’s HeartLink initiative with the Kerala Government and Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) began in the summer of 2017. … Continued
Published on November 12, 2021. The 2021 Children’s HeartLink Founders Award recognizes three individuals who demonstrate extraordinary dedication and contribution to Children’s HeartLink mission. Congratulations to Dr. Glen Van Arsdell, Chief of Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery at UCLA; Dr. Steven Schwartz, Head of the Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children; and … Continued
