--- title: Hospital Live Tweets Heart Transplant Surgery description: While hospitals have tweeted about organ transplant surgeries before, this is believed to be the first one to be tweeted in real time. image: https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/file-2609147123-jpg/images/twitter-resized-600.jpg --- ![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/file-2609147123-jpg/images/twitter-resized-600.jpg) ### Hospital Live Tweets Heart Transplant Surgery *Posted By* Erica Bettencourt Wed, Feb 18, 2015 @ 12:19 PM - - - JESSICA FIRGER ![Twitter resized 600](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/file-2609147123-jpg/images/twitter-resized-600.jpg) Have you ever wondered what happens during a heart transplant operation? The surgical team at Baylor University Medical Center ([@BaylorHealth](https://twitter.com/BaylorHealth)) in Dallas understands the curiosity. On Monday night, the hospital offered the public an intimate look at the process of one patient's heart transplant journey using the hashtag [#HeartTXLive](https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23heartTXlive&src=typd) and also #heartTX. While hospitals have tweeted about organ transplant surgeries before, this is believed to be the first one to be tweeted in real time. The hospital says they chose to tell the story from the patient's point of view, and also documented the surgery with photos and video.  Dr. Gonzo Gonzalez ([@HRTTRNSPLNTMD](https://twitter.com/HRTTRNSPLNTMD)), chief of cardiac surgery and heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support at Baylor University Medical Center assisted with the live tweets, while Dr. Juan MacHannaford performed the surgery.  To protect the patient's identity, the hospital used pseudonyms for the patient and her husband, referring to them as Jane and John in the tweets. Jane was born with cardiomyopathy, which causes an enlargement of the heart muscle and structural problems. In Jane's case, she was born with an abnormal left ventricle, and had a bacterial infection at 3 months old that caused her to go into cardiac arrest.  The live tweets paint a picture of the stress that comes with performing such a high-profile and high-risk surgery -- from waiting for the donor organ's arrival to the complex process of removing the patient's heart, implanting the new one and ensuring it's beating and circulating the patient's blood inside her body. Here are some highlights:   > Dr. Juan MacHannaford is performing Jane's [#hearttx](https://twitter.com/hashtag/hearttx?src=hash) tonight. [#heartTXlive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/heartTXlive?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/5LOFirFIg8](http://t.co/5LOFirFIg8) > > — Baylor Health Care (@BaylorHealth) [February 17, 2015](https://twitter.com/BaylorHealth/status/567477775506739200)   > Jane's new heart arrived back in Dallas just moments ago. [#HeartTXLive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeartTXLive?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/3dGWX1uaTc](http://t.co/3dGWX1uaTc) > > — Baylor Health Care (@BaylorHealth) [February 17, 2015](https://twitter.com/BaylorHealth/status/567484870494928896)   > Dr. Raj Malyala entering the operating room with Jane's new heart. [#HeartTXLive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeartTXLive?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/Tnrivzl07h](http://t.co/Tnrivzl07h) > > — Baylor Health Care (@BaylorHealth) [February 17, 2015](https://twitter.com/BaylorHealth/status/567486575504678912)   > The heart-lung machine keeps Jane alive while her heart is out of her body [#HeartTXLive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeartTXLive?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/lsh4sNkwJc](http://t.co/lsh4sNkwJc) > > — Baylor Health Care (@BaylorHealth) [February 17, 2015](https://twitter.com/BaylorHealth/status/567487392974532608)   > VIDEO: Jane's old heart is removed, moments before donor heart is implanted. [#HeartTXLive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeartTXLive?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/OCj9frOJSu](http://t.co/OCj9frOJSu) > > — Baylor Health Care (@BaylorHealth) [February 17, 2015](https://twitter.com/BaylorHealth/status/567493662804697089)   > Jane's new heart crosses w/old heart on the way in. (Donor's heart at top, Jane's old heart below). [#HeartTXLive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeartTXLive?src=hash)[pic.twitter.com/kay7BmNICL](http://t.co/kay7BmNICL) > > — Baylor Health Care (@BaylorHealth) [February 17, 2015](https://twitter.com/BaylorHealth/status/567496839784439808)   > The fourth connection is completed and Jane's new heart kickstarts immediately as seen on the EKG. [#HeartTXLive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeartTXLive?src=hash)[pic.twitter.com/Pknn58Y0Li](http://t.co/Pknn58Y0Li) > > — Baylor Health Care (@BaylorHealth) [February 17, 2015](https://twitter.com/BaylorHealth/status/567508496547999744) Source: [www.cbsnews.com](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hospital-live-tweets-heart-transplant-surgery/) Topics : - [surgery](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/surgery) - [heart](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/heart) - [nurses](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/nurses) - [doctors](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/doctors) - [hospital](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/hospital) - [medicine](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/medicine) - [patient](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/patient) - [twitter](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/twitter) - [tweet](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/tweet) - [transplant](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/transplant) ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-1428257600.jpg) ##### Advancing Mental Health Equity for Every Community Thu, Jul 02, 2026 @ 09:34 AM Every July, the United States observes National Minority Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges experienced by racial and ethnic minority... 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