Rivka Mintz
Rivka Mintz
Adult Care Nurse Practitioner · Brooklyn, New York



OI Guyana June 2026


June 14th
Georgetown, Guyana

Project Description

Open heart surgery to those in need. The surgeries are valve replacements, CABG

Population Served

Patients with heart disease who have no access to cardiac surgery.

Expected Impact

Education for local staff on the ground. Patients will benefit from heart surgery which is currently not available in Guyana unless our team comes to do the cases.


Trip Photos & Recap

Patients with heart conditions such as coronary artery disease and valve disorders. Our volunteer team flies every other month to perform heart surgery to those in need. There is no heart surgery team on the ground.