"The Heart Exchange provides significant emotional support for our patients and their families as they await heart transplantation. Members of the Heart Exchange work tirelessly throughout the year to raise awareness of the great need for life-saving organ donation.
Chief among their efforts is the Heart Exchange Golf Classic, which raises much-needed funds to support research at the Texas Heart Institute. Thank You for supporting the Heart Exchange Support Group!"
Denton A. Cooley, M.D. - Past President and Surgeon-in-Chief , Texas Heart Institute.
The Heart Exchange Support Group Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, was chartered in 1986. It is affiliated with St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. Membership requires no dues, only a desire to further the Heart Exchange's objectives of patient support, donor awareness, and support of professional education and research. Most of our active members are also members of the St. Luke's Episcopal Auxiliary. Heart Exchange activities are funded by the proceeds of the Annual Heart Exchange Golf Classic, donations, and memorial gifts. Funds are used directly on support programs, including temporary housing, prescription medications, and financial aid for needy patients and families identified by the Social Services department at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.
Elected boards of directors comprising a president, vice president/ secretary, vice-president/ treasurer, and 15+ general board members, governs the corporation and receive no compensation. Business meetings are held at 5 PM in the Cooley Auditorium at the Denton Cooley Texas Heart Institute Building, on the second Saturday of each month.
Emotional Support - The primary purpose of the Heart Exchange is to provide emotional support for transplant patients during the difficult wait for a donor organ and to support those who have received transplants at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas. Members of the group are available to visit patients and families in the hospital, and we sponsor a supportive "Heart Exchange social" each month at St. Luke's.
Organ Donor Awareness - Our secondary objective is to educate the general public about organ transplantation and to encourage organ donation. We promote organ donor awareness through a wide range of media, including radio and TV advertising, educational literature and posters, T-shirts, health fairs and sporting events. We provide speakers to schools, churches, businesses, and civic organizations to further educate thee communities about organ transplantation.
Financial Support - We contribute financial support to St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and the Texas Heart Institute for the development and improvement of transplantation facilities and research. The Heart Exchange makes funds available to St. Luke's transplant nurses to further their professional growth through transplant-related seminars.
Gratitude - We would like to acknowledge the extraordinary doctors and nurses of Texas Heart Institute and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. Their knowledge, care and education are remarkable.
Contact Us
(832) 355-3659 - Leave a message
6720 Bertner Ave. 4-129
Houston -TX 77030
General Information: support@heartexchange.info
The Heart Exchange Support Group Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, was chartered in 1986. Membership requires no dues, only a desire to further the Heart Exchange's objectives of patient support, donor awareness, and support of professional education and research.
