Cardiac Surgeries
Cardiac Surgeries
CHIME, in collaboration with the MIOT Centre for Children’s Cardiac Care (MCCC) in Chennai, India, has been a lifeline for children with congenital and rheumatic heart diseases. Over the past 17 years, this partnership has successfully facilitated more than 1,300 cardiac surgeries, offering critical care to many children from lower economic families who are unable to afford necessary medical treatment.
Comprehensive Pediatric Cardiac Care
MCCC offers a full spectrum of services for pediatric patients, including:
- Neonatal Cardiac Surgery: Specializing in surgeries for newborns, including pre-term and underweight infants.
- Complex Cardiac Defect Correction: Addressing intricate congenital anomalies such as pulmonary atresia and congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.
- Valve Repairs: Performing delicate procedures to repair heart valves in young patients.
- Minimally Invasive Surgery: Utilizing techniques like mini-sternotomy incisions and thoracotomies to reduce recovery times and scarring.
- Interventional Pediatric Cardiology: Offering keyhole therapies, including device closure of septal defects, stenting of great vessels, and balloon dilation of valves.
- Pediatric Electrophysiology: Tracking and treating arrhythmias in infants.
Support Our Cause
At CHIME, we bring light to the lives of children in need. Your support helps us provide essential surgeries, screenings, and awareness programs. Every contribution, no matter the size, directly impacts a child’s chance at a healthier future. Join us in making a difference by giving the gift of hope today.
Urgent Funds Needed to Save Mayank's Life
Mayank, 6, from Krishnagiri, has Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) requiring device closure costing ₹1.4 lakh. His father, a daily-wage gardener earning ₹300/day, cannot afford the treatment. Your support can help Mayank receive timely care.
Urgent Funds Needed to Save Sameera's Life
Sameera, 7, from Chennai, has a large ASD diagnosed at age 4. Doctors recommend ASD device closure costing ₹2 lakh. Her father, an irregularly employed electrician, earns ₹800/day and cannot afford treatment. Please support her.
Urgent Funds Needed to Save Hariharan's Life
Four-month-old Hariharan from Royapuram, Chennai, was diagnosed with complex congenital heart disease, including Scimitar Syndrome, hypoplastic right lung, and PDA. He urgently requires cardiac catheterization and PDA closure costing ₹3,00,000. His father earns ₹27,000 monthly and cannot afford the treatment. Your support can help Hariharan receive life-saving care and a healthier future.
Urgent Funds Needed to Save Mokith’s Life
Two-year-old Mokith from Tiruvallur was diagnosed with a large Ventricular Septal Defect and severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Doctors have advised urgent heart surgery costing ₹3,00,000. His father, a daily-wage painter, cannot afford the treatment. Your support can help Mokith receive life-saving surgery and a healthier future.
Urgent Funds Needed to Save Pukaneshkumar's Life
Master Pukaneshkumar, a 5-year-old from Dharmapuri, has a congenital heart defect requiring urgent surgery costing ₹2.85 lakh. His father, a daily-wage construction worker with irregular income, cannot afford the treatment. Your generous support can help save his life and secure a healthy future.
Urgent Funds Needed to Save Dhanusri K Life
Baby Dhanusri K, a 4-month-old from Chennai, has a serious congenital heart defect requiring urgent life-saving surgery costing ₹3 lakh. Her father, an auto mechanic earning ₹24,000/month, cannot afford the treatment. Your generous support can help save her life.
Select Urgent Funds Needed to Save Prabakaran’s Life
Prabakaran, 3 years 7 months, has a congenital heart defect (ASD) and urgently needs a life-saving procedure costing ₹2 lakh. His father, the family’s sole earner, cannot afford the treatment. Your support can help save his life.