At UofL Health – Trager Transplant Center, we are here to support you and your loved ones through every step of the transplant process.
We understand this can be a challenging and emotional time. These resources are designed to help make your experience easier, with quick access to important information such as maps and parking, nearby hotels, support services and education materials.
Support Resources at Trager Transplant Center
Financial Coordinators
Our dedicated transplant financial coordinators help you understand the cost of transplantation. A financial coordinator will verify your insurance coverage before your transplant evaluation and work with your insurance company on all transplant-related charges.
Transplant Social Workers
Transplant social workers are specially trained in the unique financial, educational, and support needs of transplant patients. They can also provide and connect you and your family with resources and information, including lodging, finances and community and support services.
Transplant Psychiatry
Our transplant psychiatrist will help you and your family cope with the challenges associated with the transplant process.
Learn More About Our Transplant Psychiatrist
Infectious Disease Specialist
Transplant patients are particularly susceptible to infection due to medications that suppress their immune system. Our transplant infectious disease specialist is dedicated to preventing and managing all infectious diseases in our transplant patients.
Learn More About Our Transplant Infectious Disease Specialist
Transplant Pharmacists
Transplant pharmacists are registered pharmacists who specialize in medical therapy for transplant recipients. They will work with your care team to ensure your drug therapy meets your specific medical needs both while you are in the hospital and after you are discharged.
Learn More About Our Outpatient Pharmacy Services
Transplant Dietitians
Transplant dietitians are registered dietitians who have education and experience in managing nutrition for pre- and post-transplant patients. They can assess your nutritional status and make recommendations about therapeutic diets and nutritional supplementation.
Patient Education Booklets
Join Our Facebook Group
No one understands the transplant journey quite like those who’ve lived it, or those who have supported someone through it. Whether you’re waiting for a transplant, newly recovering or many years post-surgery, you and your support team are welcome in our online Facebook group.
Our group is a private, supportive space where patients and caregivers can:
- Connect and share experiences with others who have received their transplant here
- Learn through education posts and helpful resources
- Stay informed about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and community partnerships
Joining is free and easy. Just click the button below to connect with others who understand the journey firsthand.
Project Bell
Symbols of hope, life and new beginnings are ringing throughout UofL Health – Jewish Hospital and Trager Transplant Center thanks to Project Bell! Isabella and Alexa, sisters and co-presidents of Project Bell, founded this non-profit in 2016 following their mother’s radiation treatment. The impact the bell ringing ceremony had on them and their mother after her treatment empowered these sisters to found Project Bell to create New Beginning Bells.
Project Bell donated three bells to our center to honor transplant recipients, living donors and for yearly transplant anniversaries. These bells exemplify new life, empowerment and spread awareness of organ donation.
Organ Donation
Becoming an organ donor is one of the most selfless acts a person can make. It’s a chance to give someone the most precious gift there is. More time, more memories, more life. Whether it’s a friend, a family member or a stranger, your decision can be the reason someone gets to hope again.
Trager Transplant Center has a Living Kidney Donor Transplant Program and a team committed to making the donation process as easy and safe as possible. Learn more about the program.
In addition to transplantation, Trager Transplant Center is actively involved with efforts to increase awareness of the need for organ donation. Unfortunately, due to the lack of donated organs, many people never receive lifesaving transplants.
Although you may never need a transplant, you can pass on the gift of life by registering to become an organ donor today.
Transplant Games of America
The Transplant Games of America is a nationwide event held every two years that highlights the life-changing impact of organ, eye and tissue donation. It brings together transplant recipients, living donors, donor families and supporters from across the country to honor those who gave the gift of life and to promote the importance of donation. Through sports competitions, ceremonies and community activities, the event celebrates healthy living after transplant and shows the strength and spirit of the transplant community.
