L A Times Heart Transplant Patient Rides Rose Parade Float Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Robert Hill, PhD, Cedars-Sinai's Donate Life Float Rider, decorates floats for the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade. Photo by Cedars-Sinai. Los Angeles, 21 January 2019 17:01 PM America/Los_Angeles L A Times Heart Transplant Patient Rides Rose Parade Float The Los Angeles Times recently interviewed Cedars-Sinai patient Robert Hill, PhD, about his journey from heart failure to health. The journey culminated in Hill representing Cedars-Sinai's Comprehensive Transplant Center on the 2019 Donate Life float in the 2019 Tournament of Roses parade. Just two years ago, Hill, dean of student services at the Glendale Community College, arrived in the Cedars-Sinai Emergency Department feeling ill with pains in his stomach. Hill told the Times that at the time, he was certain he would be treated and sent home. Instead, Hill learned that his heart was failing and Hill needed a transplant. Hill remained at Cedars-Sinai for several months, where he ultimately received a new heart and kidney. Today, Hill says he's feeling great. The Times story details Hill's visit to the float's construction site in Irwindale a few days before the parade. Unexpectedly, Hill told the Times, members of his donor's family were also there, and Hill had an emotional meeting with them. "I still don't believe it," Hill told the Times, adding that the donor's mother sent him a letter soon after her son passed away and while Hill was recuperating from transplant surgery. The letter detailed the donor's interests and activities. Hill told the Los Angeles Times the meeting was particularly meaningful for him because the donor left behind a young daughter and Hill has seven daughters himself. Hill told the Times he hopes to start an education fund for the donor's little girl, according to hospital officials. The Donate Life float won the Tournament of Roses award for Most Outstanding Float Design and Dramatic Impact. Click here to read the Los Angeles Times article. Related Stories RSS feed - Related Stories (opens in new window) View all headlines - Related Stories Cedars-Sinai Lung Transplant Outcomes Rated Outstanding July 13, 2022 06:15 AM America/Los_Angeles A new report on lung transplantation success rates confirms that Cedars-Sinai patients experienced one-year survival outcomes of 91.49%, an achievement above the national average of 89.46%. The data—compiled by the Scientific Registry of Transplant … Read more COVID-19 Immunity Test Inventor It s Not Just About Antibodies July 05, 2022 07:01 AM America/Los_Angeles When it comes to COVID-19 immunity, antibodies do not tell the whole story, according to Cedars-Sinai professor of Medicine Stanley C. Jordan, MD.Jordan should know. As director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center’s Human Leukocyte Antigen and … Read more Cedars-Sinai Transplant Clinicians Earn National Recognition June 14, 2022 13:30 PM America/Los_Angeles Two physician leaders from the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center have been honored by two prestigious national groups.Irene Kim, MD, director of the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center, received a Woman of the Year award for … Read more Show previous items Show next items Contact the Media Team Email: [email protected] Share this release L A Times Heart Transplant Patient Rides Rose Parade Float Share on: Twitter Share on: Facebook Share on: LinkedIn Search Our Newsroom Social media Visit our Facebook page (opens in new window) Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) Visit our Youtube profile (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Latest news 07 Oct 2022 - HealthDay: Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries 07 Oct 2022 - Faculty Publications: Sept. 29-Oct. 6 07 Oct 2022 - Fine-Tuning Organ-Chip Technology 06 Oct 2022 - KCRW: Want New Omicron Booster? Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot 05 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics 04 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Showcases Hispanic and Latinx Art Newsroom Home