FUNDED BY ROCK THE RIDE
Heart Strong Gap Fund
Fast, simple financial support for stroke and cardiac patients and their families, during and after a medical crisis. Help with travel, lodging, deductibles, co-pays and the bills that keep coming.
• REQUESTS OPEN SOON
WHY IT MATTERS
The bills don't wait for recovery
A cardiac or stroke event doesn't just threaten your health. It threatens your family's financial stability.
Families face travel to distant hospitals, hotel stays during treatment and recovery, insurance deductibles, co-pays and bills that keep arriving long after discharge. Traditional assistance is often slow and paperwork-heavy, and it rarely shows up when the need is greatest.
Here in Jackson Hole, specialized cardiac and stroke care often means traveling out of the valley, which adds lodging and transportation costs on top of medical bills.
The Heart Strong Gap Fund helps close that gap, quickly and simply, when it matters most.
WHAT THE FUND COVERS
Real costs. Real relief.
Travel
Mileage, gas, flights and rideshare to and from care.
Hotel & Lodging
A place to stay near treatment or during recovery.
Deductibles & Co-Pays
Insurance costs tied to your cardiac or stroke event.
Prescriptions
Medication costs during treatment and recovery.
Other Bills
Medical bills and out-of-pocket costs that show up after the crisis.
TWO WAYS TO ASK FOR HELP
Help routed to match your need
URGENT/TIME-SENSITIVE
Help needed now
Active treatment, travel happening now, or an upcoming hotel or transportation cost tied to ongoing care.
RESPONSE TIME
Within 48 hours
POST EVENT RECOVERY
Catching up after the crisis
Bills, deductibles and expenses that show up after the medical event has passed.
REVIEW CYCLE
First week of each month
WHO CAN APPLY
Keeping it simple
Teton County residents facing costs from a stroke or cardiac event
Within one year of the cardiac or stroke event
No income requirement
Patients, caregivers or family members can apply, and so can a hospital social worker or care provider on the patient's behalf
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps
Submit a request
Fill out a short online form. It takes just a few minutes.
Share documents
Attach what you have. If your request is urgent, you can send documents after you apply.
Confidential review
Our team reviews every request confidentially. Urgent requests are fast-tracked.
Receive support
Approved funds are typically paid directly to the patient or family.
WHAT TO HAVE HANDY
Helpful, not required
A hospital discharge summary or physician letter confirming the cardiac or stroke event
An itemized bill, invoice or estimate for the expenses
Proof of travel or lodging costs (receipt, itinerary or quote)
Don't have these yet? You can still submit a request.
• REQUESTS OPEN SOON
The request form is on its way
We're putting the final touches on a fast, simple online request form. Want to know the moment it opens? Email us and we'll let you know.
Questions, or a social worker with a patient in need?
Contact us.
QUESTIONS
Good to know
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Yes. All information is kept confidential and reviewed only by the Rock On Society team.
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No. Documents help us review your request, but they aren't required to submit. Urgent requests can send documents afterward.
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Yes. A family member, caregiver, or hospital social worker or care provider can submit a request for a patient.
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No. The Heart Strong Gap Fund is for anyone in Teton County facing costs from a stroke or cardiac event within the past year.
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In most cases, approved funds are paid directly to the patient or family. We'll talk through the details with you if your request is approved.
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No. Every request is reviewed, and support depends on need and available funds.
ROCK THE RIDE · 11.8.26
Movement is medicine
Every pedal, dance move and dollar raised at Rock The Ride funds the Heart Strong Gap Fund. Join us November 8, 2026, at the JH Conference Center.