When You
Need A Ride, We're Here To Help!
Contact the Transportation Office of
Community Health Services in the Meadville
area at 333-7090 or call toll free at
1-800-210-6226 if you need a ride to see the
doctor or get other help. Rides can be
anywhere in Crawford County. Some trips to
places outside the county are permitted. You
might be eligible for rides at no charge to
these destinations: physicians, dentists,
podiatrists, chiropractors, midwives,
optometrists, general hospitals, public
psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitation
hospitals, independent laboratories,
pharmacies, medical suppliers, independent
medical/surgical clinics, drug and alcohol
clinics, family planning clinics, home
health agencies, rural health agencies,
mental health/partial hospitalization,
nursing facilities, health maintenance
organizations, renal dialysis centers, EPSDT
providers, early intervention programs,
women, infants & children programs,
counseling, county assistance offices,
social security offices.
If you are a Crawford County resident and
are Medical Assistance eligible, our transportation programs can pay for your
trips to:
- Receive medical evaluation or treatment at
a physician's or dentist's office, hospital,
clinic or other health-care facility.
- Buy prescription drugs at a pharmacy.
- Purchase medical equipment from a supplier.
- Obtain social services such as counseling.
All approved trips are free of charge.
How to get
transportation assistance
Contact us to apply for getting rides
through the transportation program.
- You may either telephone the Transportation
Office (814-333-7090 or 1-800-210-6226) or
stop by one of our three locations. Our
staff will explain the rules and regulations
of the programs and can fill out an
eligibility form for you.
Provide the information we need to
determine whether you quality for the
program.
-
 You may need to be a current holder of a
Pennsylvania Access Card (issued through the
Medical Assistance program of the state of
Department of Public Welfare.)
Tell us in advance when you need a ride
so we can approve trips and schedule
transportation.
- Our programs reimburse for mileage expense
if you drive your own vehicle or can get a
friend or neighbor to take you to an
allowable destination.
- If you have no other means of travel, we
will arrange a ride for you by bus or
volunteer driver.
Contact
Information
Call 814-333-7090 in Meadville, Cambridge
Springs, Guys Mills, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Linesville, Saegertown and
Townville areas. Call 1-800-210-6226 (toll
free) in Titusville, Lincolnville and
Spartansburg areas. There are three walk-in
locations:
Community Health Services
736 Mohican Place
Meadville, PA 16335
(Office hours: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday -
Friday)
Conneaut Valley Health Center
906 Washington Street
Conneautville, PA 16406
(Office hours: 9 AM - 5 PM, Monday - Friday)
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Community Health
Services, Inc.
Conneaut Valley Health
Center, Inc.
Early Intervention
Program
Family
Planning Services
Hospice of Crawford
County, Inc.
Medical Assistance
Transp. Program
Valley Dental
Center
Visiting Nurse
Association (VNA)
Women, Infants & Children
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