Home
| Guestbook
tive ConnectionsHeartmates Resources
| For Health Care Professionals
| About Us
Heartmates Foundation
| Heartmates Order Form
Although heart disease continues unabated in the US, the high quality of care provided by you every day has increased survival rates every year. The crisis and ongoing needs of cardiac families is universally recognized and accepted today. To meet those family needs, Heartmates Inc. has expanded its unique resources to educate and support the patient, the family, and the health care professional.
Because health care budgets are so limited, creative funding may be necessary to offer these resources to your cardiac families. Cardiac staffs have found both interest and funds in their hospital foundations and auxiliaries, and from local physicians and surgeons who find your competent and caring assistance invaluable in meeting the psycho-social needs of cardiac families.
Your commitment to serving the needs of cardiac families can provide an edge as hospitals compete for patient loyalty and the health care dollar. But beyond that, recognizing and addressing the needs of cardiac families as a priority in your health care setting will make a significant preventive contribution. We hope you will make it possible for your cardiac families to continue to derive benefit from the Heartmates concept and resources.
Sincerely,
Rachael A. Freed
Heartmates
Resources
for Health Care Professionals
Heartmates® A Guide for the Spouse and Family of the Heart Patient
Revised in 2003, available in a quality paperback edition.The Heartmates® Journal: A Companion for Partners of People with Serious Illness
An interactive book designed to help heal the mind and soul after a cardiac crisis. Available in print or electronic form."Portrait of the Heartmate® Video series"
An award-winning, six-part educational series exclusively available through Heartmates, Inc.The Cardiac Family Recovery Program Training Manual for Administrators and Facilitators
A step-by-step guide assisting cardiac professionals to develop and maintain educational programs addressing the needs of the cardiac family.Ten Healthy Hints for the Partner of a Patient
Available free with $200 purchase from Heartmates Inc, these cards have proven helpful as an introduction when meeting with cardiac spouses and families, or as an insertion in the package of take-home materials they receive from the hospital. We suggest they also be available in cardiac rehab and social work departments, and in waiting rooms outside cath labs, surgical units, ICU, and CCU.
Home
| Guestbook
Heartmates Resources
| For Health Care Professionals
| About Us
Heartmates Foundation
| Heartmates Order Form
¨
H
E A R T M A T E S
PO Box 16202 Minneapolis,
MN 55416
612-558-3331 Fax: 603-949-6395
info@heartmates.com
© 1996-2007, Rachael A. Freed
All rights
reserved. No image or text may be
reproduced, displayed, or transmitted without written
permission of Heartmates.
Heartmates® is a registered trademark.