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OUT OF TOWN MEDICAL TRANSPORT
For disabled
veterans only:
5 days a week
Monday through Friday a van leaves the McDonald Restaurant
(Glenburnie & Neuse Blvd) at 5:00 AM to go to the Durham VA Hospital. Be
sure to be on time as the van leaves punctually at 5:00 AM. It leaves
Raleigh for the return trip no later than 3 PM. Make travel appointment by
calling the Disabled American Veterans at 252-638-5900. There is
no cost for travel. Be sure to call 48 hours ahead of time.
There
is transport available to the VA Clinic in Greenville and Morehead City on
call.
CARTS
CARTS
is a Regional Transportation System serving Craven, Jones and Pamlico
Counties. CARTS provides travel within Craven, Jones & Pamlico Counties
Monday Through Friday.
Transportation is also provided outside of the 3
county area
on various days
including the Triangle Area,
Greenville, Morehead and Kinston
on a regularly scheduled bases. A Medicaid client must make arrangements
to travel through their caseworker. All others (including Veterans)
should contact CARTS directly at 252-636-4917
at least 48 working hours prior to the
trip. Cost of
the trip depends on grant eligibility criteria and includes funding from
the Rural Operating Assistance Program-Elderly/Disabled Transportation
Assistance Program, Rural General Public and Employment. CARTS uses 14
passenger standard vans, 12 passenger high-top, and 9 passenger wheelchair
equipped vehicles. Contact CARTS Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm at
252-636-4917
Shriners (Sudan
Temple)
Only
available for children sponsored by the Shriners and going to a Shriner’s
Hospital for care. These hospitals are located in Greenville SC,
Cincinnati OH, Lexington KY, and Boston, MA. Transportation is
provided for the child and one parent or guardian.
The Shrine sponsors only children with special injuries or
disabilities. Contact a Shriner or call 637-5197 and speak to Donna Horton
for more information.
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