After you've met all the requirements for lung transplant qualification, you are placed on a waiting list. There are many organizations available to provide information and support while you wait for your lung transplant.
American Society on Transplantation
P.O. Box 1709
Alexandria, VA 22313
Toll-free: 800.ACT.GIVE (800.228.4483)
CenterSpan
Children’s Organ Transplant Association, Inc.
2501 COTA Drive
Bloomington, IN 47403
Toll-free: 800.366.2682
Division of Organ Transplantation
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11A-22
Rockville, MD 20857
Transplant Recipients International Organization
2117 L Street NW, Suite 353
Washington, DC 20037
Toll-free: 800.TRIO.386
Email: triointl@aol.com
National Transplant Assistance Fund (TRIO)
3475 West Chester Pike, Suite 230
Newtown Square, PA 19073
Phone: 610.353.1616
Toll-free: 800.642.8399
Fax: 610.353.1616
Email: NTAF@transplantfund.org
Organ Transplant Fund, Inc.
1102 Brookfield, Suite 202
Memphis, TN 38119
Phone: 901.684.1697
Toll-free: 800.489.3863
Partnership for Organ Donation
Two Oliver Street
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617.482.5746
Email: info@organdonation.org
Second Wind Lung Transplant Association, Inc.
300 South Duncan Avenue, Suite 227
Clearwater, FL 33755-6457
Phone: 727.442.0892
Toll-free: 888.855.9463
Email: heering@2ndwind.org
Second Wind Lung Transplant Association, Inc. (St. Louis Chapter)
3440 Halliday Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63118-1102
Phone: 314.664.6360
Toll-free: 888.855.9463
Email: tea3440@sbcglobal.net
Transplant Foundation
8002 Discovery Drive, Suite 310
Richmond, VA 23229
Phone: 804.285.5115
Email: otfnatl@aol.com
Transplant Recipients International Organization (Cleveland Chapter)
P.O. Box 210053
Cleveland, OH 44121
Phone: 216.473.8979
TransWeb
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Toll-free: 800.24.DONOR (800.243.6667)
Other Resources
Angel Flight America
P.O. Box 17467
Memphis, TN 38187-0467
Phone: 901.332.4034
Toll-free: 877.858.7788
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone: 301.951.4422
Toll-free: 800.FIGHT.CF (800.344.4823)
Email: info@cff.org
Friends' Health Connection
P.O. Box 114
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone: 732.418.1811
Toll-free: 800.48.FRIEND (800.483.7436)
Email: info@friendshealthconnection.org
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
Phone: 301.251.2222
Note: Cleveland Clinic does not necessarily endorse the information distributed from these organizations or contained on their websites. This information is for your reference only.
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