The nonprofit ride sharing app, nonprofit healthcare company and medical school are teaming up with the hope that patients without cars of their own or easy access to public transportation will use the free rides to attain needed healthcare services with more consistency.
The program is expected to launch in August and will serve 50 patients, who have been identified as having the greatest need for medical care and transportation, according to the report.
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