Our Goal

Our goal is the establishment of an independent and sustainable open heart program and to assist in the development of a health care system to deal with the prevention and early treatment of Rheumatic Heart Disease.

Our Mission

Healing Hearts Northwest is a group of health care professionals from the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene region, partnering with the medical staff of King Faisal Hospital to deliver cardiovascular care.  Working with partners from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Australia our goal is the independent cardiovascular program staffed by Rwandans.  Further, we seek to develop a program for the prevention and early detection and treatment of Rheumatic Heart Disease.

Our Guiding Principles

• Engage in respectful collaborative relationships where local needs and priorities guide all decisions.
• Emphasize establishment of greater local capacity for sustainable health care.
• Commit to making medical knowledge available to all.
• Build a network of individuals and organizations with similar missions.
• Provide services irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed or politics.