Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Assistance
Count on Center for Community Building, Inc. for our non-emergency transportation services. Based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, we coordinate transportation for patients throughout the area.
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation for Patients
In 2001, Center for Community Building, Inc., under contract to Hamilton Health Center, began providing non-emergency patient transportation services. Since then, we have provided more than 10,000 non-emergency medical and dental passenger trips.
We continue to provide patient transport for Hamilton Health Center, Inc. to improve access and coordination of health care services for Dauphin County residents.
In 2005, Center for Community Building, Inc. became the Eligibility Center (EC) for Dauphin County's Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP). The EC is the single point of contact for all Medical Assistance (MA) non-emergency transportation services and is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. However, transportation services are available evenings, weekends, and holidays based on a preset transportation schedule.
Our staff works collaboratively with other community partners to coordinate services in order to address as many of the clients' needs as possible in an effort to promote the overall health and well-being of clients using the MATP transportation system.
Serving Your Specific Needs
Center for Community Building, Inc.'s staff is sensitive to the needs of the areas' diverse population and has bilingual capacity in English, Spanish, and other languages as necessary, using a language line. Our office's location is handicap accessible. However, most of the client contact is done via telephone, mail, or other electronic means.
We provide mobility management services for Dauphin County, coordinating non-emergency medical trips for some 30,000 residents to enable them to access medical care. In addition to paratransit, van, and taxi service, we issue fixed bus passes and tickets, and provide mileage reimbursement payments.
Certified Drivers
Our Mobility/Transportation Coordinator is a Certified Community Transportation Supervisor and the President/CEO is a Certified Community Transportation Supervisor and Manager. These certifications are from the Community Transportation Association of America.
Helping get you where you need to go:
Bus:
Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable.
Train/Subway:
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers by way of wheeled vehicles running on rails. It is also commonly referred to as train or subway transport.
Taxi:
Taxi transport is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice.
Medical:
Medical transport is for non emergency services and travel for patients from one hospital or physicians office to another for further care and treatment.
