China California Heart Watch

What China California Heart Watch does

China California Heart Watch is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Silverado, California, founded in 2008 by Dr. Robert Detrano, an American cardiologist formerly of UC Irvine, following his exposure to rural healthcare conditions in Yunnan Province, China. The organization's mission is to deliver pediatric cardiac screening, surgical referral access, healthcare worker training, and epidemiological research to underserved populations in rural Yunnan Province and the Thai-Burma border. It operates two principal service programs — the Yunnan Children's Heart Project and the Burma Refugee Children's Project (launched 2019-2020) — through partnerships with Yunnan Province Fu Wai Cardiovascular Hospital, Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Mae Tao Clinic, Burma Children's Medical Fund, and Help Without Frontiers.

The organization's core service offerings include mobile pediatric cardiac screenings using ultrasound and stethoscope-based examinations; a newborn congenital heart disease screening training program that has visited 105 hospitals across 14 of 16 Yunnan prefectures and screened 50,000+ newborns via pulse oximetry and auscultation; semi-annual village doctor training seminars that have reached 3,500 practitioners; hypertension and cardiovascular disease research documented in 10+ peer-reviewed publications; and a US-China medical externship program. Cumulative program outcomes include 400+ children referred for corrective life-saving cardiac surgeries since 2008.

China California Heart Watch generates no revenue from goods or services; it operates entirely on donations from individuals (over 1,000 cumulative) and grants from philanthropic foundations and corporate sponsors including Masimo Corporation, Edwards Life Sciences Foundation, the Chinese Overseas Student Development Foundation, Ai You Foundation, and the Hong Kong Children's Heart Foundation. By 2012 the organization had raised over $500,000 in cumulative revenues, with 90% directed to programmatic activities and approximately 10% to overhead. The organization maintains a small core team supplemented by volunteer medical professionals and is governed by a board that includes academic, medical, and business leaders from the US and China.

Name

China California Heart Watch

Legal name

China California Heart Watch

Website

https://ccheartwatch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

China California Heart Watch is a 501(c)(3) non-profit providing pediatric cardiac screening, surgical referrals, village doctor training, and hypertension research to underserved children in rural Yunnan Province, China and Burmese refugee populations on the Thai-Burma border.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Pediatric Cardiac Care

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110)

akta.pro primary industry

General Cardiology (Consultative) (HLAKABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging (Echo/CT/MRI/Nuclear) (HLAKABAE), Cardiac Diagnostic Centers (Echo/Stress Testing/Holter) (HLAFAKAE), Health Screening & Preventive Care Programs (Vision/Hearing/Immunization) (EDACAMAJ)

Keywords

• Pediatric cardiac care
• Congenital heart screening
• Medical training programs
• Charitable healthcare services
• Rural health access

Headquarters

HQ city

Silverado

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Voluntary donations from individual donors supporting life-saving cardiac surgeries and medical programs for children in Yunnan and Burmese refugee populations.
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Funding from philanthropic foundations and corporations including Ai You Foundation, American College of Chest Physicians Foundation, Chinese Overseas Student Development Foundation, Edwards Life Sciences Foundation, Masimo Corporation, and others.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

China California Heart Watch is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides pediatric cardiac screening, life-saving surgical referrals, medical training for village doctors and obstetric staff, and cardiovascular research programs. It operates the Yunnan Children's Heart Project serving rural Yunnan Province and the Burmese Refugee Children's Heart Project serving refugee children on the Thai-Burma border.

Product overview

China California Heart Watch is a non-profit healthcare organization operating as a single unified program focused on serving the people of Southeast Asia through three core initiatives: the Yunnan Children's Heart Project, the Burma Refugee Children's Heart Project, and research/advocacy programs. The organization provides pediatric heart screenings, village doctor training, newborn cardiac screening training, hypertension research, and medical externship opportunities. These programs work together to improve access to cardiac care in underserved regions of China and the Thai-Burma border.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Yunnan Children's Heart Project
• Burma Refugee Children's Heart Project
• Pediatric Heart Screenings
• Village Doctor Training
• Newborn Training Program
• Hypertension Research
• Externship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ children received life-saving heart surgeries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Mae Tao CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-based nonprofit clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand founded by Dr. Cynthia Maung serving Burmese refugee population. China Cal partners with them to screen children for heart disease and refer for treatment.
• Burma Children's Medical FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing financial support for medical treatment of Burmese children with serious health conditions. Partners with China Cal to support surgical care for refugee children found with heart disease.
• Help Without FrontierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO supporting and coordinating learning at refugee schools in Mae Sot. Works with China Cal to facilitate screening of school children and coordinate care for those found with heart disease.
• Yunnan Province Fu Wai Cardiovascular HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContractual agreement with Yunnan Province Fu Wai Hospital to provide periodic grants and volunteers to diagnose, refer and treat poor rural Yunnan children with heart disease.
• Kunming Medical University First Affiliated HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest hospital in Yunnan Province where Professor Guo Tao serves as Cardiology Department director. Partner in newborn training program and cardiac research.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• International Children's Heart Foundation: International Children's Heart Foundation (BabyHeart) sends medical volunteer teams to perform pediatric cardiac surgery and train local staff in developing countries. It directly parallels China Cal's volunteer-driven mission trips and focus on underserved pediatric cardiac patients globally.
• Children's HeartLink: Children's HeartLink is a Minneapolis-based nonprofit that partners with hospitals in low- and middle-income countries to develop sustainable pediatric cardiac care programs. It is a direct peer in international pediatric cardiac care capacity-building, sharing China Cal's model of training local clinicians and supporting pediatric heart surgery access.
• Cardiac Alliance: Cardiac Alliance is a nonprofit that provides pediatric heart surgery and cardiology training in underserved regions through volunteer medical missions. Its delivery model - volunteer pediatric cardiac teams conducting surgical and screening trips - is closely comparable to China Cal's Yunnan and Burma operations.
• Burma Children's Medical Fund: Burma Children's Medical Fund is a current China Cal partner that funds medical treatment for Burmese children with serious health conditions, including the cardiac cases China Cal screens in Mae Sot. It is a direct peer in cross-border pediatric care for Burmese refugees on the Thai-Burma border.
• Mae Tao Clinic: Mae Tao Clinic is a community-founded nonprofit clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand serving Burmese refugees with primary and specialty care. As a current China Cal partner and the operational anchor for the Burma Refugee Children's Project, it is a direct peer in delivering cross-border pediatric services to the same population.

Broad incumbents

• Partners in Health: Partners in Health is a major global health nonprofit providing healthcare services, training, and research in resource-poor settings. While not cardiology-specific, it is comparable as a large incumbent running integrated clinical care, training, and research programs across multiple low-resource countries.
• Project HOPE: Project HOPE is a large international health and humanitarian NGO with a long history of cardiovascular and maternal-child health programs. It is a broader incumbent operating across many geographies and disease areas, but shares China Cal's training-focused model for building local clinical capacity.
• Save the Children: Save the Children is one of the largest international children's health and welfare NGOs, with significant programs in China, Myanmar, and Thailand. It is a broad incumbent comparable in target population (children in underserved regions) but operates at vastly greater scale and across many health conditions beyond cardiology.

Emerging players

• Mending Kids International: Mending Kids International is a nonprofit that funds and coordinates surgical care for children in low-resource settings, including cardiac cases. It overlaps with China Cal in mission-based pediatric surgical referral but operates across broader surgical specialties rather than focusing solely on cardiology.
• Global Healing: Global Healing is a nonprofit focused on improving pediatric and neonatal care in resource-limited countries through training and capacity building. It overlaps with China Cal's village doctor and newborn screening training programs but operates more broadly across multiple countries and specialties.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/chinacal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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