The primary goal of Diablo Chapter 254 is to provide encouragement to heart patients and their families:

• Hospital visiting programs Monthly education and social meetings
• Special events
• Monthly Newsletter that provides information on Chapter events, Sunshine news on Chapter members, the Chapter President's message, visiting and training news and much more.

The Chapter’s chief objectives are derived from those promulgated by the National Office and are as follows:

• Visiting, with physician approval, and offering encouragement and support to heart disease patients and their families through the Chapter’s accredited hospital visiting program and through the telephone visiting program.
• Distributing information of specific educational value to organization members and to heart disease patients and their families.
•  Establishing and maintaining a program of assistance to physicians, nurses, medical professionals and healthcare organizations in their work with heart disease patients and families.
• Cooperating with other organizations in education and research activities pertaining to heart disease.