Treat Children in Israel
SACH treats children suffering from congenital and rheumatic heart disease who have little access to care in their own countries. Together we can give them a chance at a healthy life.
Training Medical Professionals
The ultimate goal of SACH is to create centers of medical competence in developing countries so that children can be treated independently in their own communities. Our training programs help drive this goal.
International Medical Missions
To date, Save A Child's Heart has conducted 128 surgical, catheterization, and screening missions around the world. Through our missions and partnerships abroad, our African based trainees are working alongside local hospitals and traveling on missions to meet the need.
Children’s Hospital
The Sylvan Adams Children's Hospital at Wolfson Medical Center has transformed pediatric cardiac care in Israel.
Since opening in 2021, the Sylvan Adams Children’s Hospital has treated approximately 22,000 Israeli children. In 2024 alone, around 5,000 Israeli children received care at the hospital, in addition to hundreds of children from around the world.
Our facilities have also been used to support the urgent trauma needs for both adults and children impacted from the ongoing war.
For 30 years, a global network of Doctors, Family Members, Volunteers and supporters of Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) have helped us bring lifesaving cardiac care to children in need around the world.
Through every challenge, whether war, a global pandemic, or the countless obstacles in between, we have remained unwavering in our mission, continuing to build hope for the next generation.
IN ISREAEL
Goal: Treat 500+ children annually and launch an Adult Congenital Heart Program. By treating past patients into adulthood, we’re giving them
the chance to live full, healthy lives.
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Professionals
Goal: Build the next generation of cardiac experts. Through hands-on training and education, we’re empowering doctors and nurses from around the world to create more centers of excellence in their home countries.
MEdical MISSIONS
Goal: Strengthen South-to-South Cooperation. Our medical missions bring life-saving care to underserved regions while fostering collaboration between developing nations, ensuring sustainable healthcare solutions.
HOSPITAL
Goal: Expand with the Arison Pediatric Emergency Medicine Center and the International Medical Education and Simulation Center (IMESC). Our state-of-the-art facilities will not only save lives but also serve as a global hub for medical education and innovation.
OUR GLOBAL REACH building
a history of healing, a future of hope
First Child is Treated
Our founder, Dr. Ami Cohen, operated on the very first child brought to Israel from Ethiopia. The following year, Save a Child’s Heart was born.
First Surgical Mission
Save a Child’s Heart first surgical mission to China. To date, SACH has embarked on over 125 missions abroad.
A Tragic Accident
Dr. Ami Cohen’s sudden and tragic death in Kilimanjaro. The team at Wolfson Medical Center came together and committed itself to continue its mission in honor of Ami.
Children’s Home Opens
Save a Child's Heart opens the Legacy Heritage Children's Home in Holon, expanding our capacity to house more mothers and children with 60 beds.
UN Population Award
Save a Child's Heart becomes the first Israeli organization in history to receive the UN Population Award.
Children’s Hospital Opens
Opened Sylvan Adams Children’s Hospital and the Ida Cabakoff International Cardiac Care Center for Save a Child's Heart in Israel.
Support for Emergency Needs in Israel
Save a Child’s Heart launched an Emergency fundraising campaign after the Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023. Those funds helped purchase equipment which is also currently being used to address the emergency needs from the Iranian missile attacks and the ongoing war.
The faces of hope at the heart of Save a Child’s Heart.
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Saving lives for 30 years. Since the first children treated from Ethiopia in 1995 to the most recent children treated from South Sudan, we haven't stopped. In fact, we continue to push the limits in how many we treat every year, giving as many children a second chance to a healthy life.
I’m excited to return to Zambia and use the expertise I have acquired here to help my people back home. I’m excited to be the first pediatric cardiac surgeon in Zambia.”
~Dr. Ziwa, Medical Professional from Zambia trained by SACH
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