The Rachel Cooper Pediatric Heart Center The Rachel Cooper Foundation. Providing life saving Heart Surgery at the Rachel Cooper Heart Center at Montefiore.   Saving lives one child at a time.  
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Rachel Cooper Pediatric Heart Center

The Rachel Cooper Pediatric Heart Center is located in the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM).

Heal-A-Heart Program

The Heal-A-Heart Program is the centerpiece of the Rachel Cooper Foundation’s commitment to save the lives of children born with congenital heart defects.

"Day Of A
Thousand Smiles
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The “Day of a Thousand Smiles” is the highlight of the year for the Rachel Cooper Foundation.

Fellowship and Research

In order to expand the impact of our mission of saving children, we have in recent years, funded the Rachel Cooper Foundation Fellowship at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM).

Heal-A-Heart
Walk-A-Thon

The Rachel Cooper Foundation is enlisting schools and youth organizations across our country...

Our Heal-A-Heart Photo Gallery


Here are some of the children saved by the Rachel Cooper Foundation

 

BE A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL.

 

If you’re practicing healthy habits, it’s a lot easier to convince children to do the same.

GET THE WHOLE FAMILY ACTIVE.

 

Plan times for everyone to get moving together. Take walks, ride bikes, go swimming, garden or just play hide-and-seek outside. Everyone will benefit from the exercise and the time together.

LIMIT TV, VIDEO GAME AND COMPUTER TIME.

 

These habits lead to a sedentary lifestyle and excessive snacking, which increase risks for obesity and cardiovascular disease.

ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES THAT CHILDREN REALLY ENJOY.

 

Every child is unique. Let children experiment with different activities until each finds something that he or she really loves doing. They’ll stick with it longer if they love it.

 

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Rachel Cooper was born on November 18, 1974 as a beautiful and healthy child. At only 2 weeks old, however, she was diagnosed as having a hole in her heart. The joy of the arrival of a new born baby was suddenly tempered by the need for special care and attention to an infant

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The Rachel Cooper Pediatric Heart Center is located in the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM).

When Rachel Cooper was just two months old, the doctors at Montefiore performed a tracheotomy, which saved her life.

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