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Programs that provide transportation for medical appointments, trips from and between hospitals, to nursing homes or other special-care centers or for other non-emergency medical needs for individuals who, because of financial problems or their physical condition, are unable to use other means of local transportation. NEMT service providers are able to transport riders who require a wheelchair lift equipped vehicle with appropriate protective restraints or a van that is designed for gurney/stretcher transportation, or has other types of features to meet their safety needs.
The COA offers a variety of services including weekday lunch, income tax preparation, SHINE counseling, a friendly visitors program, a walking group, exercise class, wellness clinics, day and overnight trips and other social activities. Free cell phones for 911 access are available to eligible residents. The staff will also arrange rides to medical appointments through…
Best Home Care is a private home health care agency. It provides services to individuals in need of assistance with activities of daily living as well as nursing care. Services include: hourly care, live-in care, companion, nursing, homemaking, home care aide and transportation. Languages available: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Bulgarian, French, Creole, Chinese, Mandarin and…
This is a privately owned home health nursing agency that provides in-home skilled nursing, wound care, IV therapy, medication management, rehabilitative services (occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy care to children and adults. It specializes in the areas of Alzheimer’s care, developmental disabilities and mental health. Their new non-medical transportation program serves the entire…
Patriot Ambulance provides emergency and non-emergency medical transport to those who are ill or injured. It provides Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support services. It has an ambulance capable of transporting patients weighing up to 1,600lbs.
This private company provides door-to-door transportation in wheelchair accessible vans, group vans, or sedans within Greater Lawrence and Greater Lowell to non-emergency appointments and activities.
Ring & Ride is a curb-to-curb transportation service for the residents of Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Newbury/Byfield, Rowley and West Newbury. This service allows the residents commute anywhere within those towns as well as anywhere Andover, Amesbury, Newburyport, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Methuen, North Andover and Salisbury. The service will also allow you to connect to the…
This is a curb to curb paratransit service with wheelchair accessibility. Hours of operation are parallel to LRTA fixed bus route hours. Depending on availability, Road Runner will transport residents of Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Lowell, Tewksbury and Acton to Lahey clinic in Burlington and to Boston hospitals one day per week.
This company provides Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support ambulance service, chairvan medical transport., specialty care transport and medical detail services for special and public events. Its long distance medical transport options include traditional ground ambulance transport, medical escort services aboard trains and commercial and charter aircraft. It will also assist with arranging air…
This office covers the Merrimack Valley area in Massachusetts. It offers the following services: transportation to appointments, support groups, prevention information and wig banks. It does not have an equipment loan program. The transportation program is a volunteer service for patients who have cancer who have no other means of getting to their doctor appointments…
MassTran provides sedans, mini-vans and wheelchair van transportation to children, adults and elders to medical appointments, the airport and special events. It offers private rides, care share rides and individual and group wheelchair transport. This company services all of New England.