Beat After Beat Foundation, Inc.

05/06/2025

Today, we’re giving a huge shoutout to the incredible nurses who care for us, advocate for us, and stand by us every step of the way, especially those who walk the LVAD journey with us.

From the first hospital stay to every follow-up, dressing change, emergency call, and moment of reassurance, you’ve been there. You don’t just care for us, you lift our spirits too.

Thank you for your compassion, your patience, and your strength. We see you, we appreciate you, and we couldn’t do this without you.

With all our hearts,
The Beat After Beat Family

10/14/2024

To all LVAD patients and their caregivers affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, our thoughts are with you. We know how challenging this time must be, but your strength and resilience shine through. Stay connected to your medical team for any emergencies and support network. You’re not alone in this recovery journey. Take care and stay safe.

10/09/2024

🌪️ Hurricane Milton is Approaching 🌪️

Hey everyone! As Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall today, I just want to take a moment to wish you all safety and strength.

Please remember to:

• Stay indoors and away from windows.
• Keep your emergency supplies ready—water, food, and medications.
• Check on neighbors, especially those who may need extra help.
• Follow local updates and instructions.

Let’s look out for each other during this challenging time. Stay safe, everyone! 💙

07/11/2024

02/17/2024

We are a day late but we don’t want to forget to thank our caregivers for all they do for our VAD recipients.

02/15/2024

Heart Failure Awareness Week

This Heart Failure Awareness Week, we're highlighting the amazing work done at our TGH Heart & Vascular Institute's Heart Failure Center in close collaboration with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. As a top hospital in volume and outcomes related to temporary mechanical circulatory support devices and with the region's first and only comprehensive cardiogenic shock program, our commitment to innovation and patient-centered care has placed us among the top 10% in the nation for Heart & Vascular Care and made us nationally recognized for Heart Failure treatment by U.S. News and World Report for 2023-24. ❤️

02/15/2024

Happy National Donor Day

01/08/2024

Congratulations to our TGH Transplant Institute team on being ranked the #4 Transplant Center in the nation by volume! Throughout our 50 years of transformative care, we've performed over 13,000 life-saving transplants, tackling the most complex cases, including multi-organ transplants. Proudly Florida's largest living donor kidney program, we've been a national leader in transplant surgery for half a century. Here's to 50 years of not just saving lives, but transforming them. 🎉

01/05/2024

Happy New Year from the VAD program!

As we start the new year, we want to remind you to take care of a few important things. Firstly, if you have made any changes to your insurance, please call our office so that we can update your records accordingly.

We would also like to remind you of the importance of remote monitoring and keeping track of your numbers on your VAD Watch or VADTRAC platform. This will help you in assessing your normals, and awareness if there are any changes, and if there are any concerning trends, you can notify the VAD Team.

Please contact us for non-urgent matters at (813)844-8220. The office is open 8-5p. The calls will be returned within a day by the Coordinator. For emergencies, after office hours, or on weekends, please use the VAD pager at 1-866-844-8237. Please note that this is a digital pager, so make sure to leave your number for us to call you back. For non-urgent matters, you can also use our group email, [email protected].

We have also added two new coordinators to our team last year, Ryan and April. You will have the opportunity to meet them during your clinic visits.

We encourage you to participate in our patient support group, Beat After Beat, which meets quarterly. We have attached the schedule of events for 2024 to this email, and our first event is on January 19th, 2024. We will be showing a new exit site dressing kit that we will be piloting shortly.

These meetings take place at the People Development Institute, the address is 39 Columbia Drive. This is the one-story building next to the parking garage. If you are interested in attending, please call our office to RSVP.

Best for a Healthy, Happy 2024,

The VAD Team

12/22/2023

The milestone is a result of the innovation, world-class care and expertise that define Tampa General Hospital.

11/07/2023

86 transplants, 86 second chances at life! This October, our TGH Transplant Institute performed 86 organ transplants — 51 kidney, 24 liver, 6 heart, 4 lung, and 1 kidney/pancreas. The month set a record for the number of transplants performed and lives saved, surpassing September's 82 transplants. This remarkable volume of transplants reflects the unwavering dedication of the TGH transplant team working in our clinics, the lab, the OR, at the bedside, and in our supportive departments. Please join us in giving them a huge round of applause for this achievement! 👏

11/04/2023

MCS Squad with Tampa General Hospital for the American Heart AssociationHeart Walk.