The Jamaican Children's Heart Fund cardiac surgical mission team provides cost free open heart surgery to children in Jamaica, whose families cannot afford this very costly surgery. This organization is comprised of a pediatric cardiac surgical team, and an intensive care team from the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital(JDCH), Hollywood, Florida, headed by Dr. Richard Perryman, Chairman-JCHF/Director Cardiothoracic Surgery JDCH, along with Dr. Gerald Lavandosky, Vice Chairman-JCHF/Pediatric Intensivist JDCH. Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital is a world class hospital noted for medical professionals who are uniquely qualified to handle the most complex and critical pediatric open heart cases.