Foundation for International Cardiac and Community Services

Foundation for International Cardiac and Community Services We are a nonprofit organization working to promote lasting community change in Kenya using health c

Strong partnerships make meaningful impact possible.We’re grateful to Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital for trusting us to d...
12/15/2025

Strong partnerships make meaningful impact possible.We’re grateful to Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital for trusting us to deliver another successful ACLS training.

Together, we continue to educate, elevate, and empower through medical training that saves lives.

For years, the Magadi community has held a special place in our hearts. This week, we're celebrating the incredible prog...
11/28/2025

For years, the Magadi community has held a special place in our hearts. This week, we're celebrating the incredible progress we've witnessed there.

​Our mission to educate, Elevate & Empower, is currently giving 21 courageous young Maasai girls the profound gift of a full school sponsorship. We’ve also delivered essentials like food, hygiene supplies, and first aid training, which is a critical support when the nearest medical help is hours away.

​​To see their courage blossom and their futures brighten is the greatest honor. We are simply walking alongside them.

​Join us on December 7th for our annual fundraiser. Your contribution, a ripple or a wave, allows us to keep supporting communities like Magadi.

Thank you for making their stories and ours a shared journey of grit, hope, and opportunity

https://ficcs.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/25691

We’re pleased to announce the Global FICCS Annual Fundraiser taking place on December 7th in Chicago.For over a decade, ...
11/20/2025

We’re pleased to announce the Global FICCS Annual Fundraiser taking place on December 7th in Chicago.

For over a decade, FICCS has worked to Educate, Elevate, and Empower communities through healthcare training, mentorship, and scholarship. Our work has reached underserved regions, strengthened emergency response skills, supported girls through school, and built long-term community resilience.

This fundraiser is an opportunity for us to continue expanding that impact, and we warmly invite you to be part of it. Whether you join us in person or contribute from afar, your support directly transforms lives and creates lasting change.

📅 December 7th, 4:30pm–7:30pm

📍 Soul & Smoke – Rockwell on the River, Chicago

🎟️ Ticket/Donation Link: https://ficcs.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/25691

🌍 Learn more: www.globalficcs.org

Thank you for standing with us in building healthier, stronger, and empowered communities.

We are absolutely thrilled to share the energy and success of our second ACLS training with the dedicated team at the Li...
11/06/2025

We are absolutely thrilled to share the energy and success of our second ACLS training with the dedicated team at the Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital! This ongoing partnership is so much more than a training session; it's a profound investment in a sustainable future for their community.

​Seeing the passion of these practitioners as they learn and grow truly embodies our 3E mission: We Educate with dedication, helping to Elevate their life-saving emergency skills. This, in turn, Empowers the hospital to provide consistently high-quality, reliable care for every patient who walks through their doors. We're not just leaving behind knowledge; we're building a legacy of confidence and competence. It’s an honor to work alongside them!

They say follow your heart, we say scan it first! Through our ECHO training, we learn how to see every beat, every rhyth...
10/27/2025

They say follow your heart, we say scan it first!

Through our ECHO training, we learn how to see every beat, every rhythm, and every story the heart tells.Our ECHO sessions bring anatomy to life, teaching the skill (and art!) of heart imaging.

Because at Global FICCS, saving lives starts with understanding the rhythm that keeps them going.

Feeling incredibly proud and warm-hearted after our First Aid/BLS refresher with the amazing team at Lions SightFirst Ey...
10/22/2025

Feeling incredibly proud and warm-hearted after our First Aid/BLS refresher with the amazing team at Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital.

Hearing their personal stories about how they used the skills we taught in the hospital, at home, in the community was so rewarding. It's more than a course. It's about giving our people the confidence to act. Educated, elevated, and empowered!

This Customer Service Week, our hearts are full as we celebrate our partnership with Lion's SightFirst Eye Hospital!​For...
10/07/2025

This Customer Service Week, our hearts are full as we celebrate our partnership with Lion's SightFirst Eye Hospital!

​For a year, we've worked side-by-side, training 300 incredible staff members on life-saving BLS and First Aid skills. This opportunity lets us live out our core mission: to educate, elevate, and empower.

​Thank you, 's Sightfirst Eye, for your trust and commitment to continuous learning. We hope our training has made a meaningful impact!

On this World Heart Day, we’re proud to reflect on what matters most, saving lives. In 2025, more than 500 people have l...
09/29/2025

On this World Heart Day, we’re proud to reflect on what matters most, saving lives.

In 2025, more than 500 people have learned how to respond to a cardiac arrest through our trainings, and with donated defibrillators, we’re making sure those skills can be put into action.

Our 3E mission is alive in every person we train, every heart we protect.

09/26/2025
This is what our mission looks like. We are overjoyed to celebrate Naomi, who, with pure determination and the support o...
09/24/2025

This is what our mission looks like. We are overjoyed to celebrate Naomi, who, with pure determination and the support of Global FICCS, has just graduated in Perioperative Theatre Technology from Jordan Hospital Medical College.

Her journey is a beacon of hope and a powerful reminder of why we are so committed to helping women achieve their dreams. Congratulations, Naomi, on this incredible accomplishment!

It's so inspiring to see Dr. Erin and Dr. Parag sharing their expertise!In this video, they're teaching about Acute Coro...
09/22/2025

It's so inspiring to see Dr. Erin and Dr. Parag sharing their expertise!

In this video, they're teaching about Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), which is a big name for a sudden heart crisis, like a heart attack.

The rhythm strip you see on the screen is called an EKG, and it's a doctor's best friend in these situations. It gives them vital clues about how serious the blockage in the heart's blood vessels is.

What's truly wonderful is watching Dr. Erin, an emergency doctor, and Dr. Parag, a cardiologist, working together. Their collaboration shows that patient care is a seamless journey, from the moment a person arrives in the emergency room to the specialized treatment they receive.

They are living proof of our mission to educate, elevate, and empower healthcare providers, and it's making a real difference in the world.

A huge shoutout to the incredible girls at Hawkers Market Girls Center!​Thanks to their dressmaking training, they've be...
09/16/2025

A huge shoutout to the incredible girls at Hawkers Market Girls Center!

​Thanks to their dressmaking training, they've been creating beautiful bags and clothes that are so much more than just items. They are powerful symbols of resilience, creativity, and empowerment.

​These young women are a living example of our mission. Their journey reminds us that with the right opportunities, talent and determination can lead to something extraordinary.

​We see you, we celebrate you, and we are so proud.

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Our Story

We are an organization devoted to fostering the development of education and healthcare services for underserved communities in East Africa.

We provide medical supplies and equipment, education, training and physician clinical services to Kenya. Dr. Patel and his team of doctors travel twice a year to Kenya to perform free surgeries and also provide medicine and supplies to local clinics and schools. Women and children are our priority as we work with AIDS orphans, young women's groups and disadvantaged populations.

Dr. Patel and FICCS has been performing cardiovascular surgeries, free of charge, and has donated over $2 million worth of medical supplies to hospitals in Kenya since 2003.