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
Some of the milestones in the Croí story so far....
1985 Croi 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
1987 Opening of the first Cardiac Diagnostic Angiography Unit in the region, funded by Croi
1993 Croí funds Ireland’s first coronary care ambulance
1995 Commenced support for cardiac services at Mayo General and Roscommon Hospitals
1999 Supported establishment of first Chest Pain Clinic in the west at UHG
2004 ‘Croi Heart Smart’ community-based risk factor screening programme launched.
2006 Launch of ‘Croi Centre for Life-Saving Training’ providing CPR and AED training.
2007 First open-heart procedures performed in the West’s new Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit at UHG. Croí pledged €1m to the capital costs.
2008 Plans approved for the Croí ‘Heart & Stroke Centre’, Ireland’s first dedicated community heart health & wellness centre
2009 Launch of ‘Croí MyAction’, Irelands’ first cardiovascular risk, lifestyle and behaviour change programme
2011 New Cardiology Day Ward at GUH
2012 Croí opens €3.7 million state-of-the-art ‘Heart & Stroke Centre (first of its kind in Europe)
2013 MSc & Diploma in Preventive Cardiology launched with NUIG
2014 Launch of National Institute of Preventive Cardiology (NIPC)
2015 More than 25,000 visits to Croi Heart and Stroke Centre for heart, stroke, diabetes and obesity programmes
2016 Croí leads the way internationally through iHHub in raising awareness of Heart Failure across Europe
2017 Croí moves to support development of Centre of Excellence in Preventive Cardiology as collaboration between NIPC and NUIG
Company Details
- Employees
- 39
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Croí House, Moyola Lane,ireland
- Industry
- Wellness And Fitness Services
- NAICS
-
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
- Website
- croi.ie
- Keywords
- Cardiac Diagnostics, Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention, Health Education, Lifesaving Training & Professional Medical Education, Rehabilitation Programmes, Public Health Talks, Dietary Advice, Health Screening, Family Accommodation, Weight Management.
- HQ
- Newcastle, Co. Galway
Croí Heart & Stroke Charity Questions
Croí Heart & Stroke Charity's website is croi.ie
Croí Heart & Stroke Charity's LinkedIn profile is https://ie.linkedin.com/company/croiheartstroke
Croí Heart & Stroke Charity has
39 employees.
View email and phone details for 39
employees at Croí Heart & Stroke Charity.
Croí Heart & Stroke Charity's industry is
Wellness and Fitness Services
Croí Heart & Stroke Charity's top competitors are
Health Service Executive,
Irish Hospice Foundation,
National Institute For Prevention And Cardiovascular Health (Nipc),
Irish Heart Foundation,
Irish Cancer Society,
Irish Red Cross,
World Heart Federation,
Alone,
Breast Cancer Ireland,
Global Heart Hub.
Croí Heart & Stroke Charity's categories are Wellness and Fitness Services
Croí Heart & Stroke Charity's founding year is 1985
