The NATIONAL PATIENT TRAVEL HELPLINE provides information about all forms of charitable, long-distance medical air transportation and provides referrals to all appropriate sources of help available in the national charitable medical air transportation network.
Contact Information:
Phone: 1-800-296-1217.
It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
http://www.patienttravel.org
Angel Flight West
Angel Flight West provides free transportation to medical treatment for people who cannot afford public transportation, or who cannot tolerate it for health reasons. Angel Flight also flies missions in response to other compelling needs.
Angel Flight West accepts requests from individuals or health care professionals such as social workers and physicians.
Contact Information:
Phone: 888-4-AN-ANGEL, or 888-426-2643.
http://www.angelflight.org
UWA & Delta SkyWish
Uses donated frequent flyer miles to provide Delta tickets to send individuals with a life threatening illness to receive medical treatment.
Contact your local United Way of America office. If they do not know of this program, have them call: 1-800-892-2757, ext 285
http://www.valleyunitedway.org/skywish.html
Corporate Angel Network
Corporate Angel Network arranges free travel on corporate jets for cancer patients, bone marrow donors and bone marrow recipients, as long as they:
Call the Corporate Angel Network Toll-Free Patient Line at (866) 328-1313 to register within three weeks of a specific appointment at a recognized cancer treatment center.
http://www.corpangelnetwork.org/
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