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HEALINGCHILDREN’SHEARTSINPERU

November2016 =======================================================================

DearFriendsofHeartCareInternational:

HeartCare’sannualmissiontriptoLima,PerufromOctober28–November6,

2016sawthe

teammeetnumerouschallengesandcontinuetodomoredemandingoperationswitheach

succeedingtrip.

TheHCIandlocalteamsscreened24childrenatthefour-year-oldInstitutoNacionaldeSalud

delNinoSanBorjaHospital(INSN),allofwhomhadmoreseriousheartissues.Onereasonfor

themoreseriouscasesisthatthelocal heartsurgeryteamisperformingaround200

surgerieseachyearontheirown. Theteamperformedlife-savingheartsurgerieson12of

thescreenedchildren.IncludedinthisgroupwasRobertoIbrahim,whoturned1yearold

whiletheHCIteamwasinLima.NamedforHCIsurgeonsRobertMichlerandIbrahim

Abdullah,RobertowasHCI’syoungestheartsurgerypatientwhenhereceivedlife-saving

surgeryatseven-daysoldinNovember2015.

Wearealsodeeplythankfultoourgenerouscorporatesponsorswho,toagreatextent,

enabledthistripbyprovidingmuchneededmedicalsupplies:Terumo,CookMedical,Sorin,

AbbottPointofCare,Medtronic,Scanlan,AtriumMedical,W.L.Gore,Zoll,KingSystems,and

Americares.

Westillhavemuchtodointermsofchildrentotreatandknowledgetoshare,soHeartCare

InternationalwillbebackinLimainNovember2017.Thankyousomuchforyourcontinued

support!

Sincerely,

TheHeartCareInternationalBoardofDirectors

BoardofDirectors:RobertMichler,MD

Founder&ChairmanWilliamSchechter,MD

ViceChairmanPaulLange,TreasurerSallyMichler,SecretaryPhyllisJacobSusanL.Poland,ExecutiveDirectorReverendRonAllisonChrisCombeAndrewFoxGregIslanAnneKennedyCarolynKyne,TeamCaptainEmeritus,ICUIldaLeeSamWeinstein,MDAdministrativeStaff:WalterJ.Primoff,ControllerBetsyTirado,LogisticsCoordinatorHeartCareInternationalisaFederallyrecognizednot-for-profitorganizationwith501(c)(3)status.Pleasevisitourwebsiteat:www.heartcareintl.org

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THESECHILDRENANDTHEIRFAMILIESTHANKYOUFORYOURSUPPORT!

Sebastian,4monthsold

Yefry,5y11m Aysha,1yearoldDrey,8monthsold

Valentina,8monthsold

Roberto,1yearold

Cesar,3yearsold

Luis,4yearsoldPatrick,3months

Flavia,15daysold FlordeMaria,8yearsold

Eisten,2y,10m

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PARTNERSHIPBETWEENHCIANDINSNENSURESHIGHESTQUALITYPATIENTCARE

ThesuccessofHeartCareInternational’spediatriclife-savingheartmissionsisimpactedeachdaybythecaliberandcommitmentoftheInstitutoNacionalDeSaludDelNiño(INSN)–SanBorjamedicalteamthatjoinsusinandoutoftheOR.Together,wecreateacohesiveteamthatadministersthehighestlevelofpatientcaretoeachandeverypatientthatwesee,regardlessofwhetherthepatientisjustscreenedorreceivesamedicalprocedure.Nooneisleftbehind.Careforthesepatientscontinues,viatheSanBorjateam,longafterHeartCareInternationalleavesthecountry.

THEDEDICATEDSCREENTEAMSHINESAGAIN

LandinginLima3daysbeforetherestofthesurgicalteam,theHCIscreenteamworksseamlesslywiththeINSNteamtoevaluatethepatientswhoarewaitinghopefullytobeselectedforthesurgicalweek.TheHCIScreenTeamsetsthetoneandpacefortheentiremissionandestablishesthefoundationforthestrongpartnershipwiththeirINSNcounterparts.

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THEORANDICUTEAMSINACTION

Whetherpreppingforthenextcaseintheoperatingroom,orsittingbythepatient’sbedsidepost-surgery,theHCIandINSNmedicalprofessionalsfromtheORandICUteamscreateanatmosphereofcamaraderieandsupport.

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OURIN-KINDSPONSORS

Travellingoverseastoadministerlife-savingheartprocedurestochildrenindevelopingcountriesisachallengeonsomanyfronts.Thegenerosityofourin-kindmedicalsupplysponsorsenableHeartCareInternationaltoconductthemaximumnumberofproceduresatthelowestperpatientcost,therebyensuringthatnochildisleftbehind.HeartCareInternationalisextremelygratefultothesecriticalsponsors:

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HEARTCAREINTERNATIONAL’S100%VOLUNTEERMEDICALSTAFF

Givinguppersonaltimewiththeirfamiliesandvacationtimeattheirregularplacesofemployment,theinterdisciplinaryteaminLimawasmadeupof34medicalandotherprofessionalsfrom10medicalspecialtiesand3administrativeareas.

Thesededicatedprofessionalsrepresent20differentmedicalinstitutionsfromtheUnitedStatesandtheCaymanIslands.TheseindividualsaretheheartandsoulofHeartCareInternational’soperationandweareincrediblygratefulfortheirgenerosityoftime,talentandtreasure.

AlistairPhillips Surgery NicoleBerndsen ORNurse

IbrahimAbdullah Surgery ChristopherBrooks ORNurse

HeidiMaryBoules Anesthesia KyleDraper ORTechnician

CarlosCusi Anesthesia IsaacHammond PA

WilliamJackson Anesthesia CamilleShulman ORNurse

ElyseParchment Anesthesia RogerSwayze ORNurse

ThomasQuigley Anesthesia Robert“Ross”White ORTechnician

WilliamSchecter Anesthesia JaneChung Pediatrician

AngeloAnthony BioMed JessicaBlanton Perfusion

AdnanBakar ICUDoctor VincentOlshove Perfusion

EvaCheung ICUDoctor DanielRodriguez Perfusion

AndresHerrera-Camino ICUDoctor MarielaCorona Resp.TherapistKennethRemy ICUDoctor JuanCarlosMartinez Resp.Therapist

BetsyArleneTirado ICUNurse MargaretChallenger Screen/EchoTech

FranciscoDiazCortuo ICUNurse PeterDyke Screen/Cardiologist

MollyMitchell ICUNurse LakshmiGokanapudy Screen/Cardiologist

NubiaNewsome ICUNurse GregoryIslan Screen/Admin

ArtressaNg ICUNurse DanielKuhler Screen/Translator

PhillipPasterick ICUNurse MichelleWilder Screen/RN

AprilReiersen ICUNurse CarolineGranruth Screen/Pre-Med

Tori-HongTruong ICUNurse BetsyMilagrosTiradoScreen/Admin/TripManager

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CHANGINGLIVESONECHILDATATIME

RobertoIbrahim,HCI’syoungestpatientat7daysoldin2015returnedforfollow-upsurgeryin2016.RobertoIbrahimisaspeciallittleboyformanyreasons.BornattheendofOctoberin2015withasevereheartdefect,heandhisparentswereluckyenoughtofindoutthatHeartCareInternational’s(HCI)medicalteamwasinLimadaysafterhisbirth.OntheFridaybeforeleavingPeru,HCI’syoungestpatienteverhadsuccessfulsurgeryperformedbyHCI’scardiothoracicsurgeonsIbrahimAbdullahandRobertMichler.Youarerightifyourealizethathisnamecamefromthetwosurgeonswhooperatedonhim.InOctober2016,theone-year-old,lively,sparklingboyhadasecondsuccessfulsurgeryperformedbyDr.Abdullah.Heispicturedherein2015andin2016withhisparentsandDr.Abdullah.

Thankstoourdonors,sponsorsandvolunteers,HeartCareInternationalwillcontinuethemissionofmendingchildren’sheartsinLima,withplansfora2017missionalreadyunderway.