Heart Exchange Support Group
A supportive network to help in a time of need for patients and family members...The primary purpose of the Heart Exchange is to provide emotional support for transplant patients (Heart, Kidney, Liver, and Lungs) during the difficult wait for a donor organ and to support those who have received transplants at CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas and other centers. The Heart Exchange is open to anyone!
What We Do
Grants
$565,000
Research Support
60
+ Meetings & Activities/year (including virtual)
35
YEARS
25
+ ACTIVE MEMBERS
TRANSPLANT
support group
VIRTUAL MEETING: Every Wednesday 10:00 am (CST)
Meeting ID: 841 4426 6000
Or dial: +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
Not a Patient at CHI St Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - it doesn't matter, we'd love for you to join us!
Download weekly iiCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system
Resources
The Heart Exchange exists for the benefit of transplant patients, their families and loved ones!
Our Stories
Sharing Our Experiences
I was born with cyanotic congenital heart disease,ASD, VSD, transposition of the great vessels, and pulmonary stenosis.
Our Board
2020 - 2021
Membership requires no dues, only a desire to further the Heart Exchange's objectives of patient support...
Activities
Support Meetings
2nd Saturday of the month at CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas - Cooley Auditorium 6:00 pm
In the News
Follow and like us on
Facebook and get up to date information about our meetings and donor awareness activities...
Donor Awareness
Heart Exchange Support Group members participate in donor awareness activities and educational activities...
Helpfull Links
Virtual Information
We have a list of reading materials and helpful links that will help provide you some guidance and information...
Testimonials
The Heart Exchange provides significant emotional support for our patients and their families as they await heart transplantation.
Denton A. Cooley, MD
Former President and Surgeon-in-Chief, Texas Heart Institute
The Heart Exchange exists for the benefit of transplant patients (Heart, Kidney, Liver, and Lung)
Members are transplant recipients, assist device recipients, those in need of transplants or devices, their families and friends and the nurses who work with them. Its members are also volunteers...
We’ve been where you are. We know what its like to be told, “You need a transplant.”
We know what its like to wait and we know what its like when the wait is over. The life ahead of you can be wonderful. And we would like to share our perspective with you. Just contact us or If you are a patient at CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas, just tell your nurse that you’d like us to visit and we will be there.