Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care
- Date: 10/29/2024
When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend…
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has arranged a partnership with Uber and The Family Resource Center to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
This grant will allow victims free transportation to a shelter or rape crisis center. This arrangement with Uber provides a system of “codes” which the user can enter in the WALLET app. These codes can also be used to help victims get to and from counseling and doctor’s appointments, to get groceries or to help essential staff do business related functions in the aid of these victims, including to and from work transportation, making hospital advocacy calls or picking up donations.
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