Heart & Vascular Funds

• Carolinas Cardiovascular Health & Rehabilitation Fund
  This Fund enables CMC to sustain the growth and development of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program while expanding the scope of its cardiovascular health research programs. In addition, the Fund supports specialized education opportunities for caregivers and advances the growth of community education programs conducted by the Carolinas Medical Center.
• Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute Fund
  Initiated in the mid 1980's at the time of the inception of the Heart Institute, this fund supports capital improvements, programs, and patient education within SHVI.
• Joining Hearts Pediatric Cardiology Fund
  Supports the advancement of pediatric cardiology programs and research at Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children’s Hospital. While promoting educational opportunities for caregivers and physicians, the fund also positively influences the level of care provided to children suffering from congenital pediatric cardiac conditions. Additionally, the fund helps to provide support programs for families of pediatric cardiac patients.
• Levine Cardiac Kids Fund
  This Fund benefits Levine Cardiac Kids, a support group for children with Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) and their families. This group serves as a forum for sharing experiences and building relationships; seeks to educate families on pertinent issues related to heart-health, treatments, and coping strategies; and creates awareness of CHD within the community.
• Nalibotsky Family Heart Transplant Fund
  Established by the family of heart transplant patient Philip Nalibotsky in 2003, this fund chiefly supports education and patient outreach activities to advance CMC’s Heart Transplant Program.