April 1, 2016
Panama / Dr. Michael Womack / Children’s Lifeline
Overall, another good trip. We lost a day in the lab with a water main bursting in the street by...
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February 1, 2016
Dominican Republic / CEDIMAT Hospital
Surgical Team Make-Up: 1 pediatric surgeon 2 pediatric anesthesiologist 2 pediatric cardiologists 3 pediatric ICU physicians 1 pediatric ICU registered...
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December 15, 2015
Ghana, West Africa / Hearts and Minds of Ghana / Children’s Lifeline
December 15, 2015
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The Hearts and Minds of Ghana team preformed their 100th open heart surgery on November 14, 2015. The goal has...
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November 15, 2015
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
CardioStart undertook a mission to the Clinica Corazones Unidos Hospital. The mission focused entirely on developing and teaching the management...
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October 30, 2015
Port Antonio, Jamaica / West Africa
The team set up medical clinics in Port Antonio, Jamaica and provided primary medical care to children and adults. In...
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July 27, 2015
Tanzania / Lighthouse Medical Missions
Dr. Robert Hamilton continues his clinical care each year. In 2015 Dr. Hamilton will also go to Nambia to provide...
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July 27, 2015
Yucatan, Mexicao / Mercy Children’s Hospital, Des Moines / American Airlines Miles for Kids
July 27, 2015
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Every year we send children from the Yucatan to the US to receive Cardiac Care. Thanks to American Airlines Miles...
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November 30, 2014
Guayaquil, Ecuador / The Penn State Children’s Hospital
November 30, 2014
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The Team consists of surgeons, cardiologists, nurses and perfusionists. This was their sixteenth trip to Guayaquil to provide evaluations and...
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October 20, 2014
Mexico / American Airlines Miles for Kids / Children’s Center at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines
October 20, 2014
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In 2014 American Airlines has brought over 10 children from the Yucatan to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Treating children...
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October 2, 2014
Ecuador / Johns Hopkins University / Federick Memorial / Children’s Lifeline
October 2, 2014
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This year's Neonatal Intensive Care Mission to Guayaquil was led by Dr. Fabio Olarte, MD from Frederick Memorial Hospital and...
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