About Us
Our Mission
"The mission of the Heart Transplant Association of St. Louis is to provide emotional, educational, and psychological support to pre-and post-heart transplant patients and VAD patients and their families"
Our History
In 1987, HTA of St. Louis was founded to provide emotional, educational, and psychological support to pre and post heart transplant patients and their families. In March of 1998, the Heart Transplant Association of St. Louis was incorporated and became a 501 c (3) non-profit organization. As such, our charter is to help all heart transplant patients in the St Louis area.
Our Goal
The Heart Transplant Association of St. Louis aims to be of benefit to fellow transplant patients in need. It is our goal to provide this help in the the following ways:
- To provide emotional, educational, and psychological support to pre and post heart transplants and VAD patients and their families.
- To provide services in the furtherance of maintaining the physical and emotional well-being of all heart transplant recipients and heart transplant candidates, and the families of such recipients and candidates.
- To educate the general public on the emotional, physical, and psychological consequences of heart transplants.
- To act as liaison between recipients of heart transplants and candidates for heart transplants and their families.
- To promote donor awareness of the need for heart donations in and around the St. Louis Community.
- To provide support and encouragement to organizations formed to assist heart transplant recipients and their families.
- To be available to the pre and post heart transplantees and their families to answer questions about the surgery and what to expect after surgery.
- To host support meetings provide educational information about medications, after effects of the surgery, recovery issues, the recovery process, etc.
- To coordinate mentor visits to pre and post heart transplantees and their families to answer questions about the surgery.
events
4/27/2025
Donate Life Day - St. Louis Cardinals Game
1:15 pm
Busch Stadium
Event Details
4/27/2025
Donate Life Day - St. Louis Cardinals Game
Join us for Donate Life Day on Sunday, April 27th, presented by Mid-America Transplant. With the purchase of a special Theme Ticket, fans w...
1:15 pm
Busch Stadium
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Heart Transplant Association of St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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