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Mended Hearts, a national non-profit organization affiliated with the American Heart Association, has been offering the gift of hope to heart disease patients, their families and caregivers for more than 50 years. Recognized for its role in facilitating a positive patient-care experience, Mended Hearts partners with 460 hospitals and rehabilitation clinics and offers services to heart patients through visiting programs, support group meetings and educational forums. Their mission is to "inspire hope in heart disease patients and their families". Because Mended Hearts is made up of the very kinds of people it serves -- heart patients, their families, and others impacted by heart disease -- its members draw on personal experience to help others. Mended Hearts support groups help people understand that there can be a rich, rewarding life after heart disease. Members listen, share their experiences, learn from healthcare professionals and volunteer to talk to other heart patients about what they may face including lifestyle changes, depression, recovery and treatment. Annually, the Mended Hearts volunteers make 227,000 hospital visits to patients and 30,000 visits to family members and caregivers. Learn more about Mended Hearts or how you can help by visiting www.MendedHearts.org. American Medical ID is proud to be a major sponsor of Mended Hearts. Heart disease has the dubious distinction as the leading cause of death among Americans and costing our nation nearly $260 billion annually in medical related expenditures. Time is of the essence with heart disease! The progression is slow, yet the reaction is quick and furious. Therefore, medical IDs assist first responders with important details on the wearer's heart related medical history based upon the information engraved on their medical ID. For example, if a person wearing an ID with "Coumadin" or "Warfarin" is in an accident, the EMT knows to administer Vitamin K to stop the person from life threatening bleeding. Click here to start shopping for a medical ID |
