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…
May Mobility, a leader in the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, today announced it is working with…
It’s hard enough battling mental health issues and opioid addiction, let alone trying to do so without a solid and…
One hundred percent of the rural hospitals included in the study addressed transportation as a social determinant of health blocking…
According to Mark D. Fleming, PhD, MS, an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkely School of Public Health, and colleagues,…
The core of substance-use disorder treatment falls into three categories: medication-assisted treatment, outpatient treatment and inpatient treatment. People find their…
Research suggests that transportation insecurity may affect 1 in 4 adults in the United States, and transportation barriers have been…
Saint Anthony Hospital, one of Chicago’s longest running hospitals, is using a City of Chicago grant to buy four new…
As a rural area in the western part of Indiana, Warren County and its residents face transportation barriers when it…
Humans tend to view their health-care system in isolation, which can make it harder to optimize human health as the…
The Chester County Department of Adult Probation, Parole & Pretrial Services is partnering with the non-profit Danny’s Ride in a…
A first-of-its kind rideshare study shows that, if given a way to get to home from a colonoscopy after sedation, many…
Better access to health care in rural Pennsylvania might not be a matter of sending more doctors outside cities and…
Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday a new initiative for people in recovery from substance use disorder. Get Paid to Pay…
A program that pays for Somerville residents’ taxi rides to grocery stores and medical appointments has been extended. The city’s…
A collaboration between UC San Diego Health and 211 San Diego, a region-wide, non-profit referral service that connects anyone living…
The United Way is helping expand transit service to areas of Cape Breton Regional Municipality that don’t have bus routes.…
More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults without access to a vehicle or public transportation missed or skipped a medical…
Greene County Health Department Public Health Administrator Molly Peters announce a new partnership between the health department with Tri-County Rural…
For adults with and without cancer history, delayed care due to lack of transportation is associated with increased emergency department…
Key Findings 21 percent of U.S. adults without access to a vehicle or public transit went without needed medical care…
New research from scientists at the American Cancer Society (ACS) and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has found delayed care…
Medecision®, a leading provider of digital care management solutions and services, and Uber Health, Uber’s healthcare arm, are collaborating to make…
CVS Accountable Care Organization, Inc. (CVS Accountable Care), a division of the CVS Health® family of businesses, (NYSE: CVS) today announced…
CHARLESTON — A new campaign in West Virginia was implemented to end transportation barriers for those seeking treatment for substance…
Opioid addiction is a particularly insidious disease, one that is more recently leading to a spike in overdose deaths. Recent…
For patients of the Community of Hope and Mary’s Center clinics in Washington, D.C., getting to their medical appointments can…
Each week, employees of The Keene Serenity Center provide about 80 rides to people who are in recovery from substance-use…
The “Get Paid to Pay it Forward” campaign aims to tackle the issue of transportation barriers that people seeking treatment…
The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is offering free Pace Suburban Bus vouchers for women seeking preventative medical care. The vouchers are…
Just getting to the doctor can be a huge barrier to healthcare for some, but a local nonprofit is working…
Getting around rural America without a car is hard — especially for older residents. It makes public transportation especially important…
Carbon and Emery counties were hit hard by the opioid crisis. Between 2006 and 2017 Carbon County had the highest…
Research in U.S. shows treatment centres near transit stops save costs, improve access Some cities in Canada are experiencing a surge…
Fredericksburg Regional Transit, also known as FXBGO!, received two $20,000 grants from the Joe and Mary Wilson Community Benefit Fund…
Transportation insecurity can emerge from poverty, not having secure employment, lacking the access to services, not having social support, and…
When it comes to the reasons for canceling an appointment, the No. 1 reason representatives of Massac Memorial Hospital or…
Transportation is a major challenge for patients with cancer, many of whom must frequently commute to cancer facilities for treatment.…
goHunterdon, a Transportation Management Association in Hunterdon County, NJ partners with a local healthcare provider to provide free Lyft and…
The Charles George VA Medical Center on Monday began offering a new service for area veterans — inter-facility and post-hospitalization…
“Part of a discharge planner’s job is to make sure a person has what they need when they leave the…
Financing healthcare organizations’ involvement in social risk interventions would require multiple funding approaches and is not guaranteed to improve the…
A patient with a substance use disorder in a rural town outside Houston recently needed lab work done before she…
Most National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) member institutions support patients’ transportation needs, but there is a lack of routine screening…
The state of Ohio has launched a new program designed to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies on Medicaid.…
In a recent visit with John (a pseudonym), it became clear that there were problems that we simply couldn’t fix…
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is realigning its community investments in 2023 into five newly redesigned strategic pillars to better support…
Preventing and treating cervical cancer at an early stage requires women to get regular screenings, including HPV and Pap tests.…
CCI took advantage of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services program called Accountable Health Communities, created to address social…
The first step in addressing cancer is getting to your doctors’ appointments. But that’s not so easy for some patients.…
Union County Board of Supervisors approved using $72,266 of its remaining American Rescue Act funds to purchase a van for…
Heidi Coughlin enjoys working with elderly residents at The Orchards at Southington, but she wanted to do more than just…
Parkland Health system, in partnership with DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas (DHA), launched 2 community hubs in Dallas earlier this month…
The saying, “think outside the box,” is used to inspire innovative ideas designed to overcome challenging and complex circumstances. However,…
New findings led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers show cancer survivors who delayed care due to lack of transportation were…
Needham Community Council – Needham, MA
In 2017, the Needham Community Council began supplementing its volunteer driver medical transportation program with trips provided through the ridehailing company, Lyft. Lyft rides were funded through the Needham Community Council operating budget and a donation from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham.
Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority – Hyannis, MA
To promote access for Cape Cod residents to specialty medical appointments in Boston, the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) has run a Boston Hospital shuttle since 2001. The shuttle starts on the Outer Cape and picks passengers up at seven stops in different Cape towns, and then drives into Boston and drops passengers off at their appointments. In the early afternoon, the shuttle picks riders back up for the return trip to the Cape. Prior to the pandemic, service ran one daily round trip five days a week; since the pandemic, the shuttle runs Monday through Thursday. In order to serve as many residents as possible, the shuttle is open to the general public.
Baystate Wing Hospital and Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp. (QVCDC) announced the funding of a new Quaboag Connector van dedicated…
Knox Public Health and Knox Area Transit (KAT) have joined forces to provide free transportation to seven different locations –…
Of the $2.3 million, only $500,000 will be used to fund transportation service enhancements in the Finger Lakes and Western…
Rocking Horse Community Health Center and Second Harvest Food Bank are partnering to bring health services to food distribution sites…
A new report from the University of Vermont highlights how the challenges faced by providers and their patients undercut access…
“The North Central Texas Council of Governments was awarded a grant of approximately $270,000 to identify innovative, affordable transit solutions…
In this study of 56,000 older adults enrolled in Medicare Advantage, health-related social needs were associated with significantly higher rates…
Pair Team is a tech-enabled healthcare resource that supports local healthcare providers so they can better service their community. Pair Team recently…
Mercy Health—Lourdes Hospital—located in Paducah, KY—announced it will be providing cancer patients with gas cards to combat prices at the pump and…
Access to medical appointments in Salina and the surrounding area just got a little easier! Rides are available at no…
Majorities of U.S. adults who needed care cited difficulties getting it, including those who did receive care. The primary barriers…
People living in rural areas have long had difficulty accessing health care, a situation usually attributed to a lack of…
The pandemic has led to a fundamental shift in the way employers view the health care of their employees. Social…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing two social risk screening quality measures in its Fiscal Year 2023 Hospital Inpatient…
Last year, NH received more than $24 million in Covid-related grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
Which is exactly what former nurse and entrepreneur Cassie Choi set out to do when she left the profession three…
The county is partnering with Danny’s Ride, a nonprofit founded to offer safe, free, round-trip passage from clients’ homes to…
SDOH trips: One program that is enhancing access to human services is the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). HIRTA…
Delays in care in the preceding 12 months due to transportation barriers were reported by 3.1% of cancer survivors vs…
Limited access to transportation is well established as a barrier to people obtaining health care services. If it’s hard to…
Nearly all physicians reported that at least one social driver of health affected the health outcomes of all or some…
A Prairie Hills bus waits in front of Monument Health’s hospital in Spearfish, South Dakota. For many individuals, especially those…
The research finds that benefits like ride-sharing services might not save money or improve outcomes at first, but they’re very…
We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation of a nonemergency medical transportation benefit offered to members of a Medicare accountable care organization…
LAX Station, Green Line, LA Metro System by Ken Lund Across the country, transit providers in rural states and urban…
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Worsened health outcomes among persons living with HIV in the Deep South region of the United States have been linked to transportation…
Every person in California could soon get health care paid for by the state. On Monday, the state Legislature is expected…
Lyft said its healthcare business is expanding a new service for riders who need more “physical assistance” for their doctor’s…
The team at Cone has long known that many of their patients struggle to get to their daily radiation appointments.…
CVS Health announced a collaboration with Uber Health, Uber’s healthcare arm, to provide free transportation through a new Health Zones…
The city of Arlington, Texas, and Via have launched of a new on-demand transportation service to provide rides home for…
Having reliable transportation to take you to and from medical appointments is so important. Yet, thousands of mid-Michigan residents don’t…
Providers at HealthNet in Indianapolis, Indiana, consider housing status, access to transportation, mental health, and other lifestyle factors when helping…
Botetourt Van Services provides transportation services for residents in Botetourt County who are over the age of 55 or residents…
To better support residents in need of assistance, states across the country are establishing coordinated care and resource referral networks…
December 08, 2021 – Better Medicare Alliance (BMA) has penned a letter to CMS detailing a number of Medicare Advantage policy recommendations regarding…
A group of Sinai Hospital employees involved with their shuttle, stand around the new service’s vehicles. All too often, the…
In order to address some of the barriers to equitable healthcare access, transit providers across the U.S. are partnering with…
A new study found improving public transportation makes it easier for people to make it to their doctor appointments. A…
UWBV has been notified they have received one of the $25,000 dollar grants. The money will be spent on a pilot…
Denver’s Union Station where RTD’s Mental Health Clinicians assist riders. Additional related example: Metro Transit (St. Louis MO) is partnering…
A West Side hospital is giving free rides for patients to get to and from any medical appointment, eliminating a…
A new study by researchers at Montefiore Health System published in the journal Preventive Medicine found that healthcare transportation challenges…
American Heart Association’s Social Impact Fund and Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund invest $500,000 to support comprehensive patient transportation programs…
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