LAURINBURG — Scotland Health has partnered with Uber Health in an effort to help create a safe and convenient way for patients to ensure they have transportation to their appointments at Scotland Health and Scotland Physicians Network.
Uber Health is a branch of the well-known Uber platform and allows for HIPAA-compliant transportation. There are currently only a small amount of Uber drivers in Scotland Health’s service area.
Jamie Cicali, senior director of Population Health, encouraged local people to apply to Uber to help make the partnership run effectively.
“We have found, on many occasions, that appointments are missed by our patients due to lack of reliable transportation,” she said.
Cicali said she hopes that this will benefit local patients.
Once there are a substantial number of drivers within Scotland Health’s service area, this service will be provided to our patients that have appointments for services such as primary care, specialty care, imaging services, wound care and rehabilitation therapy, just to name a few.
Patients must still call 911 or bring themselves via private transportation if they need emergency services.