Mended Hearts of Boise - Get to know us....
"What we do depends on how we feel about what we know." Hyram Smith (Chapter Member Ev Nichols provided her guiding quote)
Our Chapter is dedicated to providing ongoing support for one another through personal connections of heart patients in our monthly in-person meetings, educational presentations, and reaching out to new heart patients through hospital and cardiac rehab center visitations.
We have an active Visitor Program where members of our group that have become Accredited Mended Hearts visitors go to area hospitals and cardiac rehab programs to encourage cardiac patients in the facilities. You may have been visited by someone when you were hospitalized or at Cardiac Rehab. The peer-to-peer support can make a world of difference! Learn more about our Accredited Visitors here.
Our monthly meetings are on the third Wednesday of every month September through May. In December and June we replace the monthly meeting with a get-together at either a local restaurant or park to share a meal and time together Watch our website for announcements of meeting presentation topics, location, and upcoming announcements.
Our meetings give you and your family the opportunity to meet in person with other heart patients learning from various heart specialists and related specialists about heart conditions and ways we can improve daily living with new knowledge, diet, and exercise.
Mended Hearts, Inc.
Mended Hearts®, Inc. is an international organization and parent organization of the hundreds of local chapters throughout the world. Our chapter, Mended Hearts of Boise is Chapter 380.
Empowerment Through Understanding
Being diagnosed with heart disease can make you feel anything but empowered. Patients often feel that they have lost control of their lives and blame themselves for their condition.
However, anyone can be an empowered patient. Empowered patients understand their condition and how it affects their body. They ask questions to make informed decisions about their healthcare. They recognize the need to make changes to their lifestyle, diet, and exercise routines, and they take responsibility for their own care and recovery.
Mended Hearts, Inc. Mission
Mended Hearts, Inc. (MHI)® empowers heart patients and their families by providing relevant education and resources. These tools enable them to make better decisions about their healthcare. MHI’s education programs are designed specifically for patients and families because we believe that information is power and shared decision-making improves quality of life. You can find easy to understand information about your particular heart issue and a Hot Line to call to talk to someone about the problems you are experiencing.
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Please take a few moments to visit our Information Hub for access to recordings of previous meetings, past newsletters, and our library of resources and access to Mended Hearts, Inc. knowledge base.