Refer a Child
Promoting health and healing through life-saving care for children suffering with congenital heart defects.
BRINGING CARE TO KIDS IN NEED
Gift of Life International
The Chadasha Foundation, in partnership with Gift of Life International, provides life-saving surgeries to children with congenital heart defects at clinic sites in Guyana, Bolivia and Dominican Republic. Our teams train local medical staff so they can continue this work themselves, and we strive to enhance onsite space and equipment. When there is a need, we assist patients and their families with travel expenses to reach clinic sites.
The link below will take you to the website of our strategic partner, Gift of Life International. There you will find the protocols and criteria for requesting assistance for a child.
So the Blue and Breathless Child Can Run and Not Grow Weary
FAQs
In short, our singular focus is on providing treatment to children who have congenital heart disease — on affording them the opportunity to run, play, learn, grow with their families and build healthy, meaningful lives.
How old do children have to be to qualify?
We treat children who are 18 years old and younger.
What heart defects do you treat?
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Atrial septal defect
- Ventricular septal defect
- Atrio-Ventricular Septal Defect (AV Canal)
- Tetrology of Fallot
- Total or Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
- Pulmonary Stenosis
- Aortic Stenosis
What materials do I need to submit with my application?
- Diagnosis of the child’s cardiac condition by a pediatric cardiologist
- Office letter from the pediatric cardiologist with complete history and physical examination. The letter should also include: height and weight, previous surgeries, other non-cardiac conditions, family history of congenital heart disease, vital signs, O2 saturations, and recommendations by the pediatric cardiologist
- DVD of the echocardiogram performed by the pediatric cardiologist (GOLI requires the actual DVD in NTSC, MP4, VOP or JPEG format and does not accept printed out images).
- Copies and/or Reports of Chest x-ray and Electrocardiogram
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Copies and/or Reports of other tests like MRI and CT (if done)
- Blood tests for HIV/Hepatitis B/Tuberculosis
*All materials requested must have been generated within the 3 months prior to submittal of request to Gift of Life International
What happens after I submit my application?
Once the above criteria are met, Gift of Life International will work within its global network to place the child in an affiliated hospital around the world. Additionally, we will work to ensure funding for the operation and care of the child and parent during their stay in whatever city they travel to. The funding of airfares will vary based upon the location of the surgery. Occasionally we are able to have the airfares donated for the parent and child but in some instances the parents are asked to incur this cost.
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