- Description
- Provides transportation for cancer patients without other means of transportation to active treatments.
Service offers:
- transportation for cancer patients to approved cancer treatment facilities
Key Provider: volunteers - Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to individuals:
- age 18 and older; if younger than 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian
- who do not have other means of transportation to their cancer treatments
- who are able to walk on their own and get in and out of a vehicle without assistance
- attending radiation, chemotherapy and diagnostic appointments related to active treatment and psychosocial and physiotherapy appointments
- client and volunteer driver must wear an N95 or other medical grade masks
- Application Process
- Service Access: By Appointment, To access service:
- rides must be booked with four business days notice
- clients may request up to one roundtrip ride per day
- contact for more details
- visit our website for more information
Referral Process: Yes,Clients need to be referred to our volunteer driver program by a member of their healthcare team at the hospital or cancer clinic where they are receiving treatment.
Healthcare Professionals can request a copy of our referral form by contacting transportation@cancer.ca
Waiting Period: No,
- Telephone
- 1-888-939-3333
- Web Site
- https://canadiancancersociety.formstack.com/forms/cis_more_info_en
- connect@cancer.ca
- Languages
- English; French
- Fees
- Fee: Yes,
Annual fee:
- $100.00
- contact for more details
Fee Reduction: Yes,Based on assessment.
Membership Fee: Yes,Contact for details. Membership not required to receive service.
- Documents Required
Clients need to be referred to our volunteer driver program by a member of their healthcare team at the hospital or cancer clinic where they are receiving treatment.
Healthcare Professionals can request a copy of our referral form by contacting transportation@cancer.ca- Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- July 24, 2024
- Hours of Operation