Instacart launches new health collaboration with focus on moms-to-be
- Date: 07/17/2024
Instacart is partnering with New York’s largest health system. The grocery technology company’s Instacart Health initiative designed to promote access to healthy…
"Wheels for Wellness is a program established in Southern Maryland that looks to get the region’s transportation-disadvantaged citizens to doctors’ offices and other medical appointments to reduce the amount of emergency room visits and missed follow-up appointments. Established in 2018, the program currently serves citizens in Calvert and St. Mary’s counties, with hopes of soon expanding to Charles county.
The Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland provided the seed money to fund a study that showed the number of transportation-disadvantaged citizens in the Southern Maryland area, as well as those with chronic illnesses that missed non-emergency medical appointments. The Arc Southern Maryland then was awarded a grant from the Maryland Transit Administration to provide the program, working in accordance with the Tri-County Council and MedStar St. Mary’s hospital in Leonardtown, according to Arc CEO Terry Long."
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