Traveling To Appointments
Help With Traveling To Medical Appointments
Patient-Travel is the nation's only single source of referral information on the full spectrum of charitable long-distance air medical transport options. MMA offers this 24-hour nationwide hotline as a service in support of the National Charitable Air Transportation System.
Patient-Travel serves to make referrals and provide "how to get there" assistance for any patient needing to travel to a distant specialized medical facility for evaluation, diagnosis or treatment. Patients served are people for whom the cost of long-distance travel for medical care is difficult financially.
Mercy Medical Airlift Patient Assistance Center
4620 Haygood Road, Suite 1
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Phone: 757-318-9174
Patient travel: 800-296-1217 (Travel helpline)
Fax: 757-318-9107
www.PatientTravel.org
Patients Needing Help Call
1-800-296-1217
Administrative Office
4620 Haygood Road Ste. 1
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Admin. Phone: 757-318-9174
Fax: 757-464-1284
Washington D.C. Office
PO Box 1940 Manassas, VA 20108-0804
Phone: 703-361-1191
Email info@mercymedicalairlift.org
Angel Flight, Inc.
1515 East 71st Street Ste. 312
Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone: 918.749.8992
Fax: 918.745.0879
Email: angel@angelflight.com
Web: www.angelflight.com
Miracle Flights for Kids
2764 N. Green Valley Pkwy, #115
Green Valley, NV 89014-2120
Phone: (702) 261-0494
Toll Free: (800) Fly-1711
Fax: (702) 261-0497
4620 Haygood Road, Ste. 1
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Toll free: 800.549.9980
Children's Flight of Hope, Inc.
113 Edinburgh South, Suite 203
Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 919.466.8593
Fax: 919.460.8160
www.childrensflightofhope.org
info@childrensflightofhope.org
Byerly Terminal, Suite 302
Greater Peoria Regional Airport
6100 W. Dirksen Parkway Peoria, IL 61607
P.O. Box 2973
Kingsford, MI 49802-2973
Toll free: 800.311.1760
www.northwoodsairlifeline.org
info@northwoodsairlifeline.org
P.O. Box 471
Bridgeville, PA 15017
Phone: 412.221.1374
Fax: 412.221.1374
www.volunteerpilots.org
5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 700
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Phone: 952.582.2911
www.veteransairlift.org
10720 Adams Street
Holland, MI 49423
Phone: 616.396.1077
Toll free: 888.78.MERCY
Fax: 616.396.0650
www.wingsofmercy.org
Southwest Airlines Medical Transportation Grants
Through the Southwest Airlines Medical Transportation Grant Program (MTGP) we provide complimentary, roundtrip tickets to nonprofit hospitals and medical transportation organizations. Southwest allows participating nonprofit hospitals and medical transportation nonprofit organizations the freedom to determine how to distribute the tickets to patients and/or caregivers. Click HERE to see if the facility you need to travel to is listed.
Corporate Angel Network- Free flights for cancer patients and their families. Private jets used by corporations that have empty seats, free flights. No financial requirements. One of many advantages is low risk of exposure to contagious illness because just a few people are on plane. 1-914 328 1313.
TWA Operation Liftoff- Providing special trips to children who are facing life threatening illness." Free flights, no financial requirements. Call 314-298-1699.
Delta AirSky Wish at United Way- Free flights, no financial requirements. Call 1-800-892-2757 ext. 285, Christina Walker.
Angel Bus Transportation- Mercy Medical Airlift®, a national non-profit charity, took over the administration of Angel Bus in 2009. Patients may access help from Angel Bus by calling 1-800-768-0238 or by emailing info@angel-bus.org.
AmTrak Discount Train Fares- Reservations & Customer Service 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) or TDD/TTY (1-800-523-6590)
Thanks to Flying Magazine for providing some of this helpful information!