Pediatric Lung Transplant Program Resources

The Transplant Center has a dedicated financial counselor who will work with you and your insurance company to obtain detailed insurance benefits for all aspects of the transplant process.

Download this guide to learn about important topics including the transplant evaluation process, waiting for a transplant, transplant surgery, post-transplant care, and life after transplant.

https://www.lung.org

The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research. 

https://www.lung.org

The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research. 

http://www.aotaonline.org

The American Organ Transplant Association helps to make organ transplant surgery, travel and aftercare available to patients and their families.

https://www.myast.org

AST is an organization of transplant professionals dedicated to research, education, advocacy and patient care in transplantation science and medicine.

http://www.thoracic.org/patients/

ATS is the world's leading medical association dedicated to advancing the clinical and scientific understanding of pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses and sleep-related breathing disorders.

http://www.cota.org/

COTA exists to assist patients who require a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support.

http://www.shareyourlife.org/

This a not-for-profit alliance of national organizations and state teams across the U.S. committed to increasing organ, eye and tissue donation.

http://www.donors1.org/

Gift of Life is the organ and tissue procurement organization (OPO) serving eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.

http://www.giftoflifefamilyhouse.org/

The Gift of Life Family House provides critically needed support programs and temporary lodging for organ transplant patients and their families.

http://ishlt.org

ISHLT is a multidisciplinary, professional organization dedicated to improving the care of patients with advanced heart or lung disease.

http://www.medactionplan.com

MedActionPlan.com is a family of powerful, web-based programs that allow healthcare providers to create, print, and document personalized treatment plans for patients. 

http://www.transplants.org/

The National Foundation for Transplants provides fundraising assistance to patients for the portion of transplant costs not covered by insurance.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov

NHLBI provides health information to the public and healthcare professionals to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases.

http://www.trioweb.org/about.html

TRIO is committed to improving the quality of life of transplant candidates, recipients, their families and the families of organ and tissue donors.

http://www.trioweb.org/

The Transplant Recipients International Organization offers transplant and donation information and resources.

http://organdonor.gov/index.html

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Donation Initiative provides information about organ donation.

https://unos.org/

UNOS is a private, nonprofit organization managing the nation's organ transplant system under contract with the federal government.