Lyft Significantly Expands Program Offering Free Rides to Cancer Patients
Lyft is expanding its service of offering free rides to cancer patients.
As part of Lyft's existing partnership with the American Cancer Society (ACS), the company and charity are growing the Road to Recovery program that provides complimentary rides to cancer patients headed to and from their treatments. The ride-hailing company launched a test of the program in Miami last fall, and it's proven to be successful.
The program's now available in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia St. Louis and possibly other cities. You can call 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org to see if your in an eligible area and to coordinate a ride. The ACS will then book a ride through Lyft's concierge service.
It's recommended to call the ACS a few days before your appointment to make sure you can get a ride for the best time that works for you.
Lyft also offers free rides to those with Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in transportation deserts. Uber has a similar program, Uber Health, that ferries patients to their medical appointments.
For those who'd like to volunteer to give cancer patients free rides (you don't have to be a Lyft driver to volunteer), you can visit the Road to Recovery website.
H/T: Fortune