Answering Questions About Medical Transportation

The overall patient care suffers if they cannot travel reliably to and from medical facilities. Likewise, recurring health care costs also increase due to intensive care services and hospitalizations.

The required service level varies based on the circumstances and needs of the cost-effective and appropriate patient. VBT offers ambulatory medical transportation, hospital discharges transportation, long-distance transfers, non-emergency medical transportation, paratransit transportation service, scheduled medical appointments transportation, wheelchair medical transportation, etc.

NEMT covers different types of medical visits, such as:

• Behavioral health appointments
• Chemotherapy
• Mental health appointments
• Primary care physicians/specialists visit
• Substance abuse therapy sessions

The trip cost varies based on different factors such as distance and time required to move from location A to location B, transportation mode, and transportation options available in a given area.