Many rural areas have transportation services that can help patients access the healthcare they need at the local level. But when specialty care from a hospital or treatment center is hundreds of miles away, the barriers start to stack up. A long road trip can be dangerous for sick patients, not to mention expensive.
Patients often must travel to a specialty care clinic, hospital, or cancer center. Unreliable transportation, weather, and finances, are some of the reasons patients forego medical treatment from these locations, but doing so can have a significant impact on one’s health, safety, and quality of life.
Family and Children Foundation will provide free flights for patients needing transportation to faraway treatment centers. These flights will reduce travel costs and the burden of flying commercial for those in need.