Resources
WHAT DOES COMPASSIONATE TOUCH OFFER PATIENTS?
We offer financial assistance to patients and their families in Houston, Dallas, Central Texas (Austin, Round Rock, Temple), and Tarrant County (Ft. Worth), assisting with needs in the following areas.
- Food
- Housing
- Parking/Travel
- Medication (Solid Organ Transplant Patients Only)
- Basic Living Expenses
HOW OFTEN CAN PATIENTS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM COMPASSIONATE TOUCH?
We typically award funding on a one-time basis per patient per year. Patients hospitalized at one of our partnering hospitals in Texas (listed below) are eligible for funding.
HOW ARE NEEDS ASSESSED?
Hospital social workers from our partnering hospitals (listed below) assess patients’ needs and help us determine which patients quality for Compassionate Touch funding. Compassionate Touch assists patients and families in need regardless of race, gender, type of disease or injury, age, geographical origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religious preference.
Hotels
When making reservations at a hotel, ask for the medical rate!
PARTNERING HOTELS
We currently partner with one hotel in the Houston area and can only cover hotel expenses for this hotel. Please contact a hospital social worker if you would like to apply for assistance from Compassionate Touch for lodging at this hotel.
America’s Best Value
7905 S Main St, Houston, TX 77025
(713) 667-8200
Partnering Hospitals
We currently provide assistance for patients in the following hospitals.
Houston
Baylor St. Luke’s
Ben Taub General Hospital
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Harris County Psychiatric Center
Houston Methodist Hospital
Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Memorial Hermann – Greater Heights
Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center
Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Texas Children’s Hospital
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas
TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital
Dallas
Baylor University Medical Center
Children’s Medical Center
Dallas Transplant Institute
Medical City Health – Dallas
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Fort Worth
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Medical City Health – Fort Worth
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital – Fort Worth
Central Texas
Amy’s House
Ascension Seton Medical Center
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple
Children’s Dialysis Clinic of Central Texas
Dell Children’s Medical Center
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center
How to Apply
IS THERE A FORM TO FILL OUT?
Social workers at our partnering hospitals have access to our online application. Patients, family members, or caregivers may contact a social worker to request their assistance in filling out an application. In all cases, the hospital social worker fills out the application and submits it to the Compassionate Touch office on behalf of the patient.
WHAT ARE THE STEPS FOR PROCESSING AN APPLICATION?
The social worker first completes the application and submits it to Compassionate Touch through its securely-encrypted and HIPAA-compliant website to ensure patient confidentiality. We process all applications according to the date and time received, typically processed and awarded within a 72-hour workday turnaround. Please note that the Compassionate Touch office is closed on weekends and holidays. Once we make a decision regarding an application, Compassionate Touch personnel contacts the hospital social worker who submitted the application, and the social worker then notifies the patient, family member, or caregiver.
CONTACT YOUR SOCIAL WORKER FOR HELP
Each partnering hospital has a core of social workers who are familiar with Compassionate Touch. To determine if you qualify for financial assistance from Compassionate Touch, patients should reach out to their hospital social worker. Please note that the Compassionate Touch office does not receive requests or applications directly from patients, family members, or caregivers.