Massachusetts hospital to cut patient transport services, reduce costs

Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass., discontinued its patient transport services due to budget cuts, causing concern among patients who relied exclusively on the courtesy van service to get to the hospital, reports Western Massachusetts News.

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After three years in service, the patient transport program is set to close Nov.1.

Baystate Noble Hospital officials said it was forced to eliminate some service lines due to inadequate funding, according to the article.

“We expect that our dedicated team members will be creative like they always are and working personally, individually with families to help them get to the appointments they need to get to,” Baystate Health Public Affairs Manager Brendan Monahan told Western Massachusetts News.

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