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Create AccountPlease make sure to contact Alexandria VA Health Care System: Veterans Transportation Service to confirm details of their transportation services.
Provides rides for only the following purposes: medical appointments. Also, you must meet at least one of these criteria: you are a veteran. No membership is required.
The Veterans Transportation Service is a versatile transportation program tailored to meet the needs of older adults who require non-emergency medical transportation. This program offers convenient door-to-door transportation services using taxis, ensuring that older adults can travel to their medical appointments or run errands safely and comfortably. Scheduled rides can be arranged at least one day in advance, and riders can pay for their trips using insurance, vouchers, coupons, donations, or credit cards. Additionally, this program accommodates those with Medicaid payments and allows for pre-payment or payment in cash.
Furthermore, the Veterans Transportation Service operates as a paratransit service, offering assistance with packages or bags and allowing riders to travel with service animals. With options for private rides, shared rides, and transportation via cars, vans, buses, or trains, this program ensures that older adults have access to reliable and flexible transportation solutions. Whether older adults need transportation on fixed schedules, by the mile, or with waiting drivers, the Veterans Transportation Service strives to provide a seamless and affordable transportation experience for those in need.
Service Area
To and from qualifying medical appointments in Louisiana
Days of operation
Monday | Open |
Tuesday | Open |
Wednesday | Open |
Thursday | Open |
Friday | Open |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
Contact Alexandria VA Health Care System: Veterans Transportation Service
2495 Shreveport Highway
Pineville, LA 71360
(730) 010-2403
https://www.alexandria.va.gov/
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