November Update

PARTNERSHIPS FOR WELLNESS CONFERENCE - As part of this year's Community Transportation Association EXPO in Providence R.I.; the Partnerships for Wellness Conference brought together transportation professionals, health care advocates, and researchers to discuss current challenges facing the delivery of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT). Videos, transcripts, and other materials from the Wellness Conference are now online. There is a lot of interesting, informed, and relevant presentations and discussion that delve into such topics as funding, integration of services, and specialized care for older adults and children. Here are two examples. The first video is part of a presentation describing the experience in Allegheny County, PA of blending ADA Paratransit and Medicaid NEMT services.

October Update

LIFT RESTRAINT BELTS - Manufacturers such as Braun and Ricon offer a wide selection of commercial lifts designed for use in a variety of settings. Some of these lifts have a restraint belt (such as the Ricon S-Series at left) while others (such as the Braun Millennium shown in the video below) do not. Those that don't can be retrofitted using the Access-AriZe Belt, a new product developed to improve safety on such lifts. Watch the following promotional video to learn more.

September Update

DRIVE CAMS - Over the summer, MV Transportation entered into an agreement with DriveCam Inc. to convert MV's entire fleet of 5000+ vehicles (including paratransit and medicaid contracted) to DriveCam's Managed Services Program. More than a camera, it's what Edmunds.com calls the "automotive equilavent of the 'black box' data recorder". It should be noted, that within days of this news, MV furthered their commitment to safety by announcing that they would be partnering with Avatar Management Services to implement a new company-wide driver training & safety program. MV is looking to duplicate the success that Veolia Transportation has seen in it's North American operations, where the company has had a 38% reduction in collisions within a one-year period and lowered costs associated with risky driving since transitioning their fleet to DriveCams's program.

The following video shows how DriveCam has been used as part of the Teen Safe Driver Program.

Summer Update

BUS MANUFACTURERS - Probably the best site to go to for paratransit statistics is the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). One of the things they keep track of are the types of buses that providers are buying. Here (with some revision due to recent industry consolidation) are the most popular manufacturers:

- Thor Industries

- Coach & Equipment

- Ford Fleet

- Startrans Bus

- Braun Ability

- Starcraft Bus

- Turtle Top

And if you want to see what goes into manufacturing a bus, then check out this video from Quebec's Giradin Minibus:

June Update

MV-1 TAXI - What was once the Standard Taxi is now the MV-1. Like it's predecessor, it is built to meet or exceed ADA guidelines for accessibility, with room for up to 2 wheelchairs. Probably the biggest design change, apart from the new look, is the introduction of an optional compressed natural gas powertrain system.

The following video features T. Boone Pickens, one of the MV-1's backers and a proponent of natural gas.

May Update

NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION - Two recent additions to the directory offer their prospective clients help and support in starting up their own NEMT business:

1. How To Build A Million Dollar Medical Transportation Company is an ebook, seminar, DVD, and online support network that guides entrepreneurs towards establishing a successful company.

2. Express Medical Transporters is a national provider of NEMT that offers franchises. Their program is described in the following video:

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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Providers

Links to private providers of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT).

National

- American Medical Response - National company owned by EMS Corporation.

- Ameritrans - Specializes in long distance NEMT trips.

-American Red Cross - Some local chapters offer volunteer NEMT services. A database can be found here.

- LifeStar Companies - Group of companies includes: LifeStar Response, Care Ambulance, & Access OnTime.

- LogistiCare - NEMT broker partnered with 1100 local providers in 36 states + DC.

- Med Coach LLC - Nation long-distance NEMT.

- Med Transport Center - National long distance provider.

- National Medical Transport - Operating in 48 states.

- Rural/Metro Corporation - Operating in approximately 400 communities throughout the U.S.

- RxMedCo - Operating in all 50 states.

- Safe Ride Services - Operating in Florida, Illinois, New York, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Washington State. A division of FirstGroup PLC

- TransCare - Operating in New York and other areas of NE.

Alabama

- Lawhorn Transit Service - Ozark and Dothan areas.

- Trans City Cab - Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Hazel Green, Madison/Limestone County, Redstone.

Arizona

- AAA MedEx - State wide. Division of Yellow Cab Tucson.

- Garibay's Medical Transport - Phoenix and West Valley Area.

- Latrikunda Transport Services - Tucson

- Rural/Metro - State wide.

- Safe Ride Services - Phoenix

California

- A&R Medical Transportation - State wide.

- AAA Medical Transportation - Santa Clara County.

- AFL Medical Transport - Southern California.

- Allied Medical Transportation (AMT) - Division of King-American Ambulance Company serving San Francisco, Marin, Alameda, and San Mateo Counties.

- CAL-MED Medical Transportation - California, as well as Las Vegas, Nevada.

- Caramedix Inc. - Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

- Case Management Transportation - Yuba/Sutter County and area.

- City Ambulance - Humboldt County.

- City of San Juan Capistrano - Public service for seniors within Orange County.

- Direct Line - Sacramento and Northern California.

- EcoRide Transportation - San Francisco Bay Area; as well as Portland, Oregon.

- Firstcall Plus - Santa Clara County.

- Fresno NEMT - Fresno.

- Memorial Medical Transport - Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

- Pioneer Medical Transportation - Los Angeles, Burbank, San Fernando Valley, and West Hollywood.

- Premier Medical Transportation - Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

- UBF Transport Services - Santa Clara County and area.

- US Transcare - Orange County.

- Vantage Transports - San Joaquin Valley, Stockton, Merced, Bay Area, San Jose, Sacramento; and Stanislaus, Solano, Somoma, and Contra Costa Counties.

- World Trans - Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.

District of Columbia

- Access-Ride - DC Metro Area; as well as Maryland.

- Falcon Transport - Washington Metro Area and Maryland, and Virginia.

- Washington D.C. Mobility - D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia.

Florida

- Access Transport - Jacksonville and Orlando.

- Doctors Transport Service - Sarasota.

- One2One Trransportation - Fort Lauderdale.

- Rapid Medical Transportation - Miami-Dade, and Broward Counties.

- TLC - Collier and Lee Counties.

Georgia

- Magnolia Transportation - Putnam, Monroe, Jones, Baldwin, Crawford, Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Peach, Houston, and Pulaski Counties.

- Med Care Transport - Walton, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Newton, and Clarke Counties.

- Our Family Transportation Services - Atlanta and area.

Idaho

- Hearts TO-GO - Division of Hearts For Hospice providing service in Idaho and Utah.

Louisiana

- RR Transportation Services - Parishes of Lafayette, Iberia, Vermillion, and Acadia; as well as areas of Texas.

- Sabine Council On Aging (SCOA) - Local agency providing a variety of services, including NEMT to the elderly in Sabine Parish.

Maryland

- Access-Ride - Maryland; as well as DC Metro Area, and Virginia.

- Falcon Transport - Maryland and D.C.

- Washington D.C. Mobility - Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia.

Michigan

- Care Transport - Ann Arbor and area.

- Loving Touch Transportation - Macomb, Oakland and surrounding areas.

- People Helping One Another (PHOA) - Non-profit organization provides free NEMT in Tri-County area for the disadvantaged.

- Transport Care Services - Oakland County.

Minnesota

- Allina Medical Transportation - Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.

Nevada

- CAL-MED Medical Transportation - Las Vegas, as well as California.

New York

- Dawson Taxi - Long Island

- Rainbow Transportation Services - Buffalo.

- Safe & Direct Transportation Services - South side of NYC.

- Transportation Matters - Eastern Long Island.

North Carolina

- Care First Medical Transport - Pitt County

- Pender EMS & Rescue - Pender County.

Ohio

- Cleveland Services - Cleveland.

- LifeCare Medical Services - Butler, Franklin, Hamilton, Medina, Stark, Summit, and Union Counties.

- Patriot EMS - Lawrence County, Ironton and Tri-State Region.

- Smith Ambulance - Stark, Summit, Wayne, Holmes, Tuscarawas, and Mahoning Counties.

- Valley Transport - Montgomery County.

Oregon

- AJ Medical Transportation - State wide.

- EcoRide Transportation - Portland; as well as San Francisco, California.

Pennsylvania

- City-Ambulance - Philadelphia and area.

- Guardian Angel Ambulance - Holmstead and area.

- Posten Transportation - Northeastern Pennsylvania and area.

Tennessee

- J & J Transport - Clarksville.

Texas

- RR Transportation Services - Harris, Fort Bend, Liberty, Montgomery, and Trinity Counties; as well as areas of Louisiana.

Utah

- Dixie Ambulance Service - Southern Utah.

- Hearts TO-GO - Division of Hearts For Hospice providing service in Utah and Idaho.

Virginia

- Access-Ride - Virginia; as well as Maryland, and DC Metro Area.

- Angel Marie Transportation - Hampton, Newport News, Hampton Roads, and Richmond Virginia.

- Family Medical Transport - Hampton Roads Peninsula.

- Washington D.C. Mobility - Northern Virginia, Maryland, and D.C.

Washington

- Grape Line - Walla Walla/ Tri-Cities region.

- NOAH - Vancouver, Washington.

- Starline Transportation - Seattle area.

Wisconsin

- Pine Creek Transportation - Buffalo, Clark, Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, La-Crosse, and Trempealeau Counties.