Croí Heart and Stroke Charity Revenue and Competitors

Croí is a registered Irish heart & stroke charity committed to reducing the impact of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) on families in the West of Ireland. Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20016616\n\nSome of the milestones in the Croí story so far....\n \n1985\tCroi Foundation established to lead a major public campaign to advance the case for specialist cardiac services and facilities for the west of Ireland, based at University Hospital Galway\n1987\tOpening of the first Cardiac Diagnostic Angiography Unit in the region, funded by Croi\n1993\tCroí funds Ireland’s first coronary care ambulance\n1995\tCommenced support for cardiac services at Mayo General and Roscommon Hospitals\n1999\tSupported establishment of first Chest Pain Clinic in the west at UHG\n2004\t‘Croi Heart Smart’ community-based risk factor screening programme launched.\n2006\tLaunch of ‘Croi Centre for Life-Saving Training’ providing CPR and AED training.\n2007\tFirst open-heart procedures performed in the West’s new Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit at UHG. Croí pledged €1m to the capital costs.\n2008\tPlans approved for the Croí ‘Heart & Stroke Centre’, Ireland’s first dedicated community heart health & wellness centre\n2009\tLaunch of ‘Croí MyAction’, Irelands’ first cardiovascular risk, lifestyle and behaviour change programme\n2011 New Cardiology Day Ward at GUH\n2012\tCroí opens €3.7 million state-of-the-art ‘Heart & Stroke Centre (first of its kind in Europe)\n2013 MSc & Diploma in Preventive Cardiology launched with NUIG\n2014 Launch of National Institute of Preventive Cardiology (NIPC) \n2015 More than 25,000 visits to Croi Heart and Stroke Centre for heart, stroke, diabetes and obesity programmes\n2016 Croí leads the way internationally through iHHub in raising awareness of Heart Failure across Europe\n2017\tCroí moves to support development of Centre of Excellence in Preventive Cardiology as collaboration between NIPC and NUIG