What We Do

Our Mission

We fund medical travel for treatment of Congenital Heart Defects. Hospitals with sufficient experience in these rare heart defects are located in few places around the globe. Outside of those medical realms, doctors perform outdated medical interventions, have performed less than 200 procedures, or offer no options for life-saving care. We help more people access life-saving surgical options by bridging the gap between medical expenses and travel expenses.

 

“With Ebstein’s Traveling Hearts help we decided to come to the USA for an examination at the best hospitals in the world. [They] not only helped us choose the right hospitals, but also treated us like family and shared their place for us and made it like we are home.”
- Orgilbold Family

 

Our Method:

1) Get a second opinion from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, Boston Children’s Hospital, or UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

2) Contact Ebstein’s Traveling Hearts via this site for an application

3) Complete and submit application and release of information

Application requires a surgery date and quoted expense.

4) Ebstein’s Traveling Hearts volunteer board members process application.

5) Ebstein’s Traveling Hearts makes a determination of need.

6) Ebstein’s Traveling Hearts pays directly for services; airline tickets, lodging, vehicles, and other expenses related to medical travel.

Our Board of Directors

 

  • Sarah Baines, Treasurer

  • Heather Bond, President

  • Jessica Davies, RN

  • Joyia Fazelat, MD, Secretary

  • Michelle Flynn, MD

  • Thomas Johnson, MD

  • Julianne Murthi, NP

  • Joel Yeaton, MS