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To date, SACH has been successful in raising the $10,000 that is required to cover the cost of each patient. This amount covers hospitalization, regardless the length of stay for the youngster, medical needs, teaching programs and administration, travel and room & board. Our entire surgical, intensive care and nursing staff, standing now at a total of 70 people, substantially volunteer their services and donate their time.
The demand for our services is overwhelming. Since our inception in 1995 the number of operations has grown from near nothing to a total of more than 2000 children. It is important to note that since Save A Child's Heart began we have examined over 5000 children. We are planning to expand our services and facilities in order to achieve our goal of more than 250 operations annually.
The main obstacle preventing the treatment of additional patients is the limited space in the current Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Built and equipped in 1994, the current facility includes six beds, one isolation unit and four intermediate beds, and it was designed for providing open heart surgery for 150 children annually. The existing PICU is overloaded with patients who occasionally need to be transferred to the adult ICU to enable the intake of our increased number of patients, which why we need to raise the funds to build a new PICU.
The other major obstacle preventing the treatment of the growing number of children from developing countries suffering from rheumatic and congenital heart disease is the limited space in the current SACH children's home. This facility (350 sqm) was designed to accommodate 200 guests, including children, medical personnel, family members and volunteers. SACH's natural growth has meant that this facility is no longer sufficient to meet the organization's growing needs. Therefore construction of a new children's home is required, which will provide SACH with the required space for the growing number of children participating in the program and the program's needs.
In order to bring our efforts to success, we require substantial funding. We hope you will join our vision in saving needy children from around the world who suffer from all forms of heart defects. Together with your support, and our medical treatment, we can send a message of love and hope to these children of all ages, and give great joy to their families. If you would like to help SACH to make a difference, please join our family and make a donation. There are more than 1000 children on our waiting list.
Click here to make a donation.
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