CardioStart

Happy birthday to our President, Janine Henson! 🎉 Your leadership and heart continue to make a global impact through CardioStart. ❤️🌍

April is Stress Awareness Month, a reminder to pause, breathe, and check in with yourself. Small steps like rest, movement, and asking for support can make a big difference. #StressAwarenessMonth #SelfCare #MentalWellness @American_Heart

To the doctors saving lives, solving the impossible, and showing up every day—CardioStart says thank you for everything you do. 🩺❤️ #NationalDoctorsDay

The educational & humanitarian pillars of @ThoracicSurgFnd are making the impossible possible in the Congo 🇨🇩🩵#globalcardiaccare #volunteerheartsurgery @STS_CTsurgery @EdwardsLifesci

No cardiac surgery is currently available anywhere in the DRC. CardioStart and Université de Lubumbashi are working to change that. Thanks to @EdwardsLifesci Foundation & @ThoracicSurgFnd for making the impossible possible ⚡️🌍 #globalcardiaccare #volunteerheartsurgery

CardioStart’s impact in action: A former trainee, Devkota Nirmala, returned to her hometown in Nepal to train local providers in echocardiography, helping identify serious heart conditions and expand cardiac care in an underserved community. #GlobalHeartHealth #TrainTheTrainer

CardioStart patient Antonio Hernandez urgently needed a new pacemaker-defibrillator. Thanks to Biotronik CEO Dr. Alexander Uhl and the Heartcare Dominicana Foundation, he received a lifesaving replacement—many caring hands kept him alive. #globalheartcare

International Women’s Day celebrates women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements and calls us to close gender gaps and advance equality for all. Honor those before us, uplift those beside us, and invest in the next generation of leaders. #InternationalWomensDay

🇩🇴 As the Dominican Republic recovers from COVID, Fundación Heart Care Dominicana partnered with CardioStart to deliver life-saving heart surgeries for patients in need. ❤️‍🩹 Care, compassion & collaboration across hospitals in Santo Domingo. 💙 #CardioStart #GlobalHealth

JOIN US! CardioStart needs these positions filled for our mission to Santo Domingo in May❤️ visit: cardiostart.org/dominicanrepub… for details and click the volunteer interest form to become part of the team! #volunteerheartsurgery #pediatriccare

Today is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day ❤️ visit: valvediseaseday.org to learn more!! #heartvalvediseaseawarenessday #hearthealth

CardioStart honors the memory of longtime volunteer Katie Thomas, who recently passed away. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. Her compassion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to our global missions will always be remembered with deep gratitude❤️

CardioStart exists because of the passion and compassion of its volunteers. United in purpose, they empower medical teams with life-saving cardiac surgery and critical care skills—bringing hope and healing to underserved communities around the world❤️ #globalcardiaccare

CardioStart is in need of a Pediatric Perfusionist for our mission to Ecuador in March. For more info, visit cardiostart.org/ecuador2026/ and join this incredible mission!!

Make 2026 the year you help change lives! Join the CardioStart mission to deliver free, life-saving heart surgeries in underserved communities around the world. Visit cardiostart.org/donations to make your contribution today❤️ #globalcardiaccare #volunteerheartsurgery

VOLUNTEERS WANTED! Please visit cardiostart.org/volunteer-inte… and join us on our mission to Santo Domingo this May❤️ #volunteerheartsurgery #globalheartcare

Former CardioStart Board member Skip Gregory brought camaraderie and generosity to CardioStart’s work. For three consecutive years, he organized a golf tournament for FPC conference attendees. Funds raised went directly to support our programs❤️ #globalheartcare

Thank you to our friends at the American Heart Association for this handy dandy video on how to take care of your heart in the cold winter months❤️visit heart.org for more heart health info!! #hearthealth #americanheartassociation @American_Heart

CardioStart gives a shout out to our volunteer, Sahithi Bhavana, who recently attended the 9th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery in Hong Kong. We thank her so much for representing CardioStart and doing a great job!!❤️ #volunteerism #globalcardiaccare

CardioStart was recently gifted a "cell saver" device by Specialty Care for Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute in Tanzania. We can't thank them enough! Please read to learn about this incredible organization and the life-saving device they generously donated❤️ #globalcardiaccare