Lodging Near Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

About Baylor St. Luke's

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is the adult teaching hospital of Baylor College of Medicine and ranks fifth among Texas hospitals. It is home to the Texas Heart Institute, founded by Denton Cooley in 1962, where the first successful heart transplant in the United States was performed.

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Why families need somewhere to stay

Cardiac patients are referred here from across Texas and the surrounding states, often for surgery their local hospital will not attempt. The heart transplant program has carried out more than 1,450 transplants since 1975 and performs 35 to 45 a year, each one bringing a family to Houston for an extended stay.

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Staying near the Texas Heart Institute

Heart surgery brings a family to Houston at short notice and keeps them here longer than they planned.

Before surgery

Workups and pre-operative appointments can run over several days. Better to stay than to drive back and forth.

Through recovery

Cardiac recovery is measured in weeks and the family needs to be nearby for most of it.

Somewhere to eat properly

Heart patients and their families are usually given fairly firm dietary advice. A kitchen makes following it possible.

A quiet house

No traffic, no lobby, no corridor noise. Just a room and a porch.

Suggested donation $50 a night. No one is turned away for inability to pay.

Questions families ask

Where can heart patients' families stay near Baylor St. Luke's?

Houston Mennonite Guest Home is a short drive from the Texas Medical Center and takes families whose person is being treated at any hospital there, Baylor St. Luke's included.

What does it cost to stay?

The suggested donation is $50 a night. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Tell the innkeepers when you call and the donation is simply set aside.

Who may stay at Houston Mennonite Guest Home?

Patients receiving treatment in Houston and the immediate family traveling with them. We host short-term stays only.

How do I request a room?

Call us or send a request through the website. An innkeeper answers every request the same day, and will tell you straight away whether a room is open for your dates.