Here’s how volunteer drivers and cancer patients lift each other on their journeys
- Date: 10/29/2024
For Steven Watson, a volunteer driver with Wheels of Hope, it isn’t just about getting people from point A to…
For Steven Watson, a volunteer driver with Wheels of Hope, it isn’t just about getting people from point A to…
When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend…
In a significant advancement for emergency medical services in West Virginia, the West Virginia Department of Health, in collaboration with…
New study looks at association of transportation insecurity and dialysis treatment outcomes (SACRAMENTO)An estimated 35.5 million Americans have kidney disease…
The awards are part of a $240 million investment by the Biden-Harris Administration to launch and expand behavioral health care…
Imagine going to a doctor and getting a prescription for transportation insecurity. Thanks to the work of the Gravity Project,…
When Janice Probst read a report released in March by the federal Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service confirming that…
There are many things that need to happen when natural disasters hit, from evacuation to emergency responses, to relief efforts.…
County health officials in rural Iowa are using a new app to connect people to their doctors and cut down…
Access to healthcare is essential for everyone, but it is particularly important for children’s growth and development. Healthcare access improves…
Hitch Health, which is one of several startups that is trying to bring ride-sharing to health care, has raised $900,000…
Written by Dr. Aisha Harris How are you getting to wherever you need to be, or are going? Do you…
Instacart is partnering with New York’s largest health system. The grocery technology company’s Instacart Health initiative designed to promote access to healthy…
Kentucky has made some changes to expand access to free transportation for people who need help getting to medical, dental and mental…
Community Volunteer Transportation Company (CVTC) recently received three grant awards: $3,648 from Agnes M. Lindsay Trust, $7,400 from Cogswell Benevolent Trust and…
Partners in West Virginia, Utah, and Oklahoma utilized funding from the COVID-19 Health Disparities grant to improve healthcare access among…
For the first time, a study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers obtained data from all…
Public transit makes an important difference in communities the size of Marshall (Minnesota), and that’s something I know from personal…
In 2017, executives at Denver Health were tracking a troubling trend. No-show rates were climbing and wait times for Medicaid-brokered…
A Meritus Health initiative has made it possible for Joan Yarlick and hundreds of other patients to get to medical…
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Community Transportation Network (CTN) recently conducted a regional transportation assessment in northeast Indiana and released results to…
Highlights: Fully funded rideshare service assisted diverse county hospital surgical patients Patients using rideshare services resided in zip codes with…
“The success of the program lies in its ability to tailor transportation services to meet the unique needs of each individual. With staff expertise and lived experience, we ensure empathy and understanding are at the forefront of every trip, fostering trust and rapport among our riders.”
Vermont spends more on its transportation programs than any other rural state in the country, according to a recent state report.…
The American Cancer Society’s new Addressing Barriers to Care grant program recently awarded a total of $500,000 to fund 15 community…
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with EZ Ride, it has created…
“I think the rural landscape of this county makes it really difficult for people to get the support they need,”…
We found that transportation is a significant factor in entering into and remaining in treatment, with 170 (75.9%) respondents agreeing…
Alton Reynolds begins his shift at Civic Center Union Station nearly every morning. Reynolds is the Regional Transportation District’s (RTD)…
If you or someone you know has undergone cancer treatment, you know they may be too tired to work or…
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) has announced a partnership with Wellness Way and CDPHP and Community Care Physicians (CCP). Wellness…
The ability to quickly walk or drive to US COVID-19 vaccination sites in the first 2 years of the pandemic…
Across the country, healthcare organizations are investing in planning and design strategies that aim to bring care closer to patients. Often,…
Hundreds of cancer patients in northwestern Arkansas have access to free transportation to treatment centers thanks to Hope Cancer Resources,…
To cope with seriously excessive offload times at overtaxed ERs that are keeping ambulances off the streets, the city-run Ottawa…
From University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics: Senior Fellow Marina Serper, working with Harvard Medical School Assistant…
Kelly Schraeder calls shared ride service a lifeline for patients at Fresnius Kidney Care in Berwick, and she means it…
Representatives from the Healthcare Foundation presented a $100,000 check to SSM Health officials on Thursday. Those funds will cover costs…
Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest healthcare provider in New Jersey, is expected to break ground on a 60,000-sf Health and…
University of Florida Health has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Florida Blue Foundation to develop and implement programs to…
More than 12.2 million low-income Americans receive coverage under both Medicaid and Medicare due to age or disability. These “dually eligible beneficiaries,” or “duals,” account for…
In a national survey study of U.S. adults, patients with chronic liver disease who answered “Yes” to the question, “Have…
This story is part of ‘Gone too soon,’ a series that examines why Native Americans die a generation younger than their…
University of Pennsylvania’s Abramson Cancer Center is attempting to address one of the most common challenges cancer patients face: Lack…
Getting transportation to and from your medical appointments can be challenging. Medicare covers some of the costs of emergency ambulance…
In its first month of operation, the new Uber program that takes Mississippians to county health department appointments received 58…
With a new rural public transit system on the horizon for Cuming and Burt counties, Tyler Toline, CEO of Franciscan…
The program enhances clients’ mobility and raises awareness of FRTA Access among agency staff, and since March 2022, when FRTA added bike racks to microtransit vehicles, riders beyond partner agencies have begun using them.
Since 2001, the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority has operated a shuttle service from Cape Cod to Boston for residents needing specialty medical appointments. The shuttle picks up passengers at seven stops across the Cape and drops them off directly at their appointments in Boston.
The mobility management program at Maumee Valley Planning Organization began in November 2020. The project launched a Coordinated Transportation Plan with the goal of developing consensus across all jurisdictional counties.
Additional COVID funding could help provide transportation and assessment of Wood County residents experiencing COVID-type symptoms and lead to earlier…
Being healthy is at the top of many of our to-do lists. But did you know that social factors often…
Findings highlight new care coordination services that health care organizations are providing in rural areas, such as transportation, mental health,…
As 2024 approaches, economic uncertainty, slowing digital startup investments, persistent staff shortages, cybersecurity risks, and insurers redefining relationships with members…
In Nashville, TN, Neighborhood Health, a nonprofit organization that serves patients regardless of their ability to pay, partners with the city’s transit organization to get people to appointments.
Mary Blackburn, Hugh Chatham Health: I think you have to look at it from multiple perspectives. In a rural area, in…
Beginning with only one conversion van and four riders the first month of operation, the patient transportation service has grown…
Rural areas have reduced access to things people in cities might take for granted. From 2010 to 2021, 136 rural…
Medicare will soon begin covering patient navigation services for people with cancer under a new rule implemented by the Biden…
In Will County, IL, a Chicago exurb, Census tract surveys found that transit was a major barrier for women to get to their annual wellness visits. The Will County Health Department (WCHD) partnered with Pace Suburban Bus, a local transit agency, to connect women with bus vouchers to access necessary preventative care.
Mississippians in counties with Uber services can request free rides to their county health department appointments starting next month. As…
Apart from needing your medical appointments, just getting to the appointments can be a challenge if you don’t have convenient…
Two University of Michigan researchers are part of a community-based research project to get Detroit- and Dallas-area residents to doctors’…
Three local organizations came together to create the the Care Connects Program to help Monroe County residents who lack transportation…
A new University of Missouri study is looking at health inequalities in rural Missouri. The study found that health care…
CT Link is a partnership of community support service organizations who provide rides to medical appointments, for residents of Simcoe…
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