Mended Hearts Chapter 216

It's great to be alive - and to help others!

Welcome to Mended Hearts Chapter 216

Chapter 216 serves southern Orange County with our home base at Mission Hospital. We have an active chapter providing support to cardiac surgery patients and their families. Browse our website and see all of the incredible activities we provide to our community.
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In Memorium

In Loving Memory of

Carol Catalano

Founder of the Mission Hospital CardioPulmonary Rehab Center

Carol Catalano, the founder of the Mission Hospital CardioPulmonary Rehabilitation Center, passed away on New Year’s Eve from Parkinson’s disease.  She started the Cardiac Rehab program at Mission in 1976.  She and her husband Paul started Mission Hospital Mended Hearts Chapter 216 in 1989.  Both programs continued to grow throughout the years to become incredible programs that literally touched thousands of lives.  Carol retired from the CardioPulmonary Rehab Center in 2012.

Some called her “She Who Must Be Obeyed” and some called her “The General,” but she dedicated her life to her patients and their families and lived her life with passion, purpose and a great sense of humor. 

Organizational Scope

Mended Hearts has 18,000 members operating through 300 community-based chapters and satellites across the U.S. with one in Canada. Chapters partner with more than 450 hospitals and cardiac care facilities in providing patient-to-patient support services. Mended Hearts accredited volunteers annually average more than 200,000 visits to heart patients and families mostly in person, but also online or by phone.

Mission

“Inspiring hope and improving the quality of life for heart patients and their families through ongoing peer-to-peer support”