Expanding Rural Access to Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
River Cities Public Transit will receive funding to expand a program that provides transportation for oncology patients to a large hospital in central South Dakota to all types of patients within a 60-mile radius. The project will feature an integrated single payment system and allow Avera St. Mary's Hospital to hire a full-time transportation coordinator to advocate the service.
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Supplemental Notes:
- USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157490
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Transit Administration
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Managing Organizations:
Federal Transit Adminstration
Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Torng, Gwo-Wei
- Start Date: 20210114
- Expected Completion Date: 20221231
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: Integrated Mobility Innovation
- Subprogram: Expanding Rural Access to Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Medical trips; Public transit; Rural areas
- Identifier Terms: River Cities Public Transit
- Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01865665
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Department of Transportation
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Nov 28 2022 2:20PM