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Service provider
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Phone number
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Approximate cost
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Notes
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Ambitrans
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1-800-881-1009
Dispatch: 941-629-1009
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Wheelchair van
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• $44 each way for transport before 6 p.m. plus $3 per mile
• $65 each way after 6 p.m.
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Will pick up and deliver anywhere except in emergency.
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Ambuvan
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941-358-1959
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Wheelchair van
(8 vehicles available daily)
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Call for pricing
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• Sarasota County only.
• Need 24-hour advance notice for ambulatory, wheelchair and stretcher services.
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Doctors Transport Service
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941-924-4990
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Full-size vans, one car, one minivan
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• $65 round-trip
• $45 for additional stops
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Will transport anywhere including medical appointments, church, store, etc.
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FISH of Sarasota
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941-953-5838
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Cars
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Free (donations accepted)
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• Sarasota area only.
• Must be a resident of Sarasota.
• Provide transportation for medical appointments only.
• Must call 48 hours ahead to make appointment between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
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Jackson Transport
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941-743-2730
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Vans and cars
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$40 each way for the first 5 miles plus $3 per each additional mile
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Non-emergency transportation to appointments only. Mainly service south Sarasota County.
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MBW Transport
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941-362-3944
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Wheelchair vans
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• $50 within 10 miles plus $3 each additional mile, will negotiate price if numerous stops
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8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Med Express
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941-587-6725
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Wheelchair van
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$60 round-trip up to 8 miles, price after 8 miles varies
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Transportation to medical appointments only.
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Nursing Resources Transport
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941-366-1815
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Wheelchair van
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• $80 round-trip Monday through Friday
• $110 round-trip Saturday or Sunday
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Transportation to medical appointments only.
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SCAT Gold Card Service
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941-316-1007
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Bus
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35 cents per ride with SCAT Gold Card
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• Rate applies to senior citizens, disabled persons, and those on Medicare.
• Serves Sarasota County. Must be able to get to bus stop.
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SCAT Plus
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941-861-1234
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Minibus
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$1.50 each way
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• Door-to-door transportation.
• Must have disability and apply for approval. Physician must fill out application form to request transportation. Must pass additional assessment at SCAT to be eligible.
• Transportation is customized to each individual and their severity of disability. Transportation includes life-sustaining trips (such as medical appointments, grocery, pharmacy, etc.) Takes two weeks to approve physician request.
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South County Transport
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941-423-6639
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Ford vans, Dodge minivans
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Call for pricing
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• Venice, North Port, and Englewood residents only.
• Regular operating hours: Monday through Saturday 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Take Care Transport
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941-923-3434
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Dodge Sprinters
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• $82 round-trip (includes 2-hour driver time),
• $25 for each additional half hour, additional charge on weekends
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• Serves Sarasota and Manatee counties from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Non-emergency transportation for medical appointments, business needs, or participation in social functions.
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Local Taxi Service:
Yellow Cab: (941) 955-3341
Limousine Service:
Courtesy Executive Sedans: (941) 954-1970
Diplomat Taxi & Limousine Service: (941) 355-5155 or Toll-Free 877-859-8933
Luxury Limousine: (941) 926-4873
John Keim Limo & Taxi Service: (941) 713-1576
Cross Country Services
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Phone number
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Vehicles
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Approximate cost
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Miscellaneous
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Greyhound
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800-846-0754
Greyhound Customers with Disabilities Travel Assistance Line: 1-800-752-4841
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Bus
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Fare dependent on distance traveled, fare
reduced by 5% for seniors
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Arrive at least 1 hour before departure (if you know schedule).
Travel around the clock to various destinations. Provide lift-equipped buses. Service all types of needs (including elderly, Medicaid eligible, etc.).
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Angel Flight Southeast
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Toll-free 24-hour hotline: 800-352-4256
Main line: 352-326-0761
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Airplane
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Free
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Flights available to medical appointments and for other humanitarian needs.
Must have financial need for services requiring treatment not available locally. Must be ambulatory, medically stable, and able to sit upright and fasten seat belt.
Must be able to get in and out of a small plane (stepping up approximately 18 inches) without assistance.
Must be able to fly in unpressurized 4- to 6-seat aircraft. Must acquire physician’s release.
Total passenger weight limit of 450 pounds. Travel a minimum of 100 nautical miles up to 300.
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MED Coach
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1-800-311-3412
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42-foot motor coach with beds, bathroom and small kitchen
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Cost varies with distance
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Long-distance transportation in United States and Canada.
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