Over the course of four years, 500 hearts have been revived, by the grace of Allah and the efforts of the staff at the Islamic Relief Heart Surgery Center in Idlib. To commemorate the completion of 500 various heart surgeries,Idlib Health Directorate and the Islamic Relief Foundation held a ceremony to honor the staff at the Heart Surgery Center. These surgeries included coronary bypasses, valve surgeries, closure of atrial septal defects, congenital heart defect surgeries in children, and numerous emergency operations, with a mortality rate of 2%, which is an excellent rate compared to the global average.

The first surgery at this center, which was established through coordination between the Idlib Health Directorate and the Islamic Relief Foundation, was performed on 25/10/2020. Over the past years, the center has provided expensive cardiac surgery services completely free of charge, thereby alleviating the suffering of a large percentage of heart patients in the #Northern_Syria region, eliminating the need for them to travel to #Turkey or regime-held areas for these surgeries.

Following the February_6_2023_earthquake, the center doubled the number of heart surgeries it performed in response to the medical emergency, as patient admissions to Turkish hospitals were halted for several months.

It is worth noting that the center includes a surgical department equipped with the latest medical devices, two cardiac surgery clinics, a cardiac care unit, and a recovery wing. Appointments at the center’s clinics can be booked by calling: 00352681554399.