For patients who live outside the Dallas/Fort Worth area, getting to pre- and post-transplant care appointments can be challenging. That’s why Baylor Scott & White Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute is one of the few transplant programs in the nation to offer temporary and affordable housing throughout the transplant process.
Twice Blessed House provides a warm atmosphere and most of the amenities needed for daily living. All units include a full-size refrigerator, stove/oven, dishwasher, coffee maker and microwave. The one- and two-bedroom apartments are equipped with television with basic cable, wireless internet, washer and dryer, bed linens and towels, and cookware and kitchenware, allowing patients to be fully independent during their stay. The units are available to patients and their caregivers who live outside a 50-mile radius of Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health.
The 40 apartment units are located about two blocks away from the building that houses all of the transplant outpatient clinics. A campus shuttle service serves Twice Blessed House Monday through Friday, from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every 15 minutes.
“By owning the lease on these units, we can provide priority for patients who are being discharged from transplant or who have other specific needs to make sure they have housing at the most critical time,” says Betsy Stein, MBA, Director, Abdominal Transplant Operations, Baylor Scott & White Transplant Institute. “Patients can stay days up to months as long as they are receiving transplant care.”
Twice Blessed House is open to solid organ and blood and marrow transplant patients, both pre- and post-transplant. For eligible patients, financial assistance is available. All reservations are made by a member of the transplant care team.
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