With this funding, BayCare Health System will establish a partnership with Uber Technologies. The partnership will provide to low-income post-acute patients with access to non-emergency transportation services for their follow-up care.
This $30,000 award is one of 10 grants the Florida Blue Foundation has announced, all of which total $2.5 million in funding for innovative health solutions directed at underserved populations.
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