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We are heart patient and caregiver volunteers who provide support and hope to heart patients and their families, from the diagnosis of heart disease through treatment and beyond.  Our chapter works in concert with PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, including the Cardiovascular Center and the Cardiothoracic Surgery office. 

 

In addition to our original group, we have a Young Mended Hearts group (young adult - 55) that specifically supports young heart patients and their families.  They come together to share common issues, challenges and the successes of being young heart patients. Young Mended Hearts was started in Bellingham and has now become a national model for THe Mended Hearts network.

 

Our Bellingham chapter is part of The Mended Hearts network, a non-profit founded in 1951, that includes over 112,000 members across 33 countries and 300 chapters in the U.S. Volunteers inspire and education nearly 400,000 patients and family members annually, conduction over 225,000 in-person and online patient visits across 460 ished in 1951, with 20,000 volunteers in 300 chapters working with more than 460 hospitals and cardiovascular rehabilitation clinics.​