A timely diagnosis will always save a life. Under this slogan, Fundación Cardioinfantil and Fundación Conciencia Social maintain their alliance to bring life expectancy to low-income children and adolescents with suspected heart disease.
For more than two decades, these foundations have been working together for infants in our region, offering assessments, specialized exams and processes such as catheterization or free cardiac surgery.
Last year, the pandemic made it necessary to stop carrying out diagnostic brigades, which are essential in the lives of minors. However, in 2021 they decided to continue their social activity and, between April 5-15, at the Barranquilla Lions Club (Calle 66 no. 38-99) pediatric evaluations will be performed on children with suspected heart disease. .
These consultations will be made by appointment. For registrations, these telephone lines or WhatsApp have been activated: 3017910697– 3002482150; However, if it is not possible to schedule all patients at the indicated dates, these lines will remain activated to identify the most urgent cases.
The interdisciplinary team of the Cardioinfantil Foundation will evaluate the cases of priority minors, so that they receive comprehensive, timely and quality free assistance (medical treatment -surgery or catheterization-, transfers, accommodation and meals in Bogota), which allows them to have a healthy heart.
As for the children who are waiting for their control, because they have already received an intervention on their heart, they should contact each other to schedule a teleconsultation, a virtual meeting led directly by the medical team of the social program of the Cardioinfantil Foundation.
These consultations are permanently activated, so that the care of the children is constant and on time.