Lung Transplant Patient Suppport Fund
Patients both in our community and across the country seek out the lung transplant program at UC San Diego Health. Tackling the most challenging cases of lung disease, it continues to demonstrate the nation’s best survival rates and top national ranking.
While UC San Diego Health strives to make life-saving medical treatments accessible to all, the financial management of health care treatment can be challenging and stressful. The Lung Transplant Patient Support Fund provides financial assistance to eligible patients and their families to help cover expenses such as travel and lodging associated with their life-sustaining medical care.
We hope that you will consider supporting these patients and families during their difficult health journey.
Choose a Gift Level*
Below are examples of types of support your gift can help make possible
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$50 Family Meal at the Café
- Every dollar counts when your loved one is sick and in the hospital. The last thing you want to think about is where your next meal will come from and how much it will cost. With your contribution, families can grab a hot meal on the first-floor cafes at UC San Diego Medical Center and Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health in La Jolla.
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$250 One-way Flight to San Diego
- Following surgery, recovery occurs in the intensive care unit and pulmonary rehabilitation, which could involve a stay of up three months. We know that lengthy hospital stays can be challenging, and that studies show that having family nearby and able to participate in care plans leads to better clinical outcomes. This contribution can make that a possibility for a patient.
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$500 Five-night Stay at La Jolla Family House
- This gift provides lodging for five nights in a two-bedroom apartment at La Jolla Family House, a home away from home for families of patients undergoing critical or long-term care at UC San Diego Health and within convenient walking distance of the La Jolla Medical Campus.
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$1,000 Champion for One Patient
- Flexibility is the greatest gift. A gift of this amount is roughly equal to what is necessary for one patient and their loved ones to cover unexpected expenses including medical equipment, medication, temporary accommodations, meals, transportation and other expenses essential to transplant related care not otherwise covered by the individual’s insurance.
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$5,000 Champion for Five Patients
- Your generosity at this level is approximately equal to what is needed to provide up to five patients and their families with much-needed financial support before, during and after life-saving medical care.
THANK YOU for your support!
For questions or more information, please contact:Gloriane Luna at gdluna@ucsd.edu
*Gift levels are intended to be illustrative only. Actual gift usage is dependent on patients’ greatest need(s).