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Transportation
Since 1986, AOTA has coordinated
free transportation for almost 1,000 patients
to and from U.S. transplant centers for evaluation,
surgery and aftercare. AOTA is very grateful to
Continental Airlines and Greyhound Bus Lines for
continuously providing complimentary round trip
vouchers each year. With their sponsorship, AOTA
is able to help save lives and achieve its goal
to help defray out-of-pocket expenses for transplant
patients.
The process for receiving
help is simple:
- If a patient needs to travel
between two cities that Greyhound or Continental
Airlines serve, AOTA requests a letter from
the transplant coordinator or social worker
verifying the need as well as completion of
our transportation form.
- Once this letter is received,
AOTA is able to book the patient's travel round
trip on Greyhound or Continental Airlines.
The criteria to receive
help is as easy as 1-2-3:
- All requests for travel
must come from the transplant coordinator or
social worker on behalf of solid organ transplant
patients.
- One companion voucher is
provided when medically necessary, or if the
patient is a minor.
- Typically, families are
allowed a maximum of two vouchers per year.
- Travel is for the contiguous
United States.
- AOTA continues to maintain
a low operating fee of $50 for each roundtrip
airline ticket.
- All exceptions or questions
will be considered and should be directed to
AOTA.
Transportation resources:
Miracle
Flight for Kids
Air
Care Alliance (ACA)
Wolf
Aviation Fund
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