Travel Assistance

Angel Flight

Angel Flight helps people in need seeking free air transportation to specialized health care facilities.

http://www.angelwheels.org/

Angel Bus is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing compassionate, non-emergency long-distance ground transportation to patients in need. Angel Bus utilizes motor coaches and their volunteer drivers as well as commercial buses. Patients may access help from Angel Bus by calling 1-800-768-0238 or by emailing info@angel-bus.org.

Angel Charity Network

AirCharityNetwork.org provides people in need with access to free air transportation to specialized health care facilities or distant destinations due to family, community or national crisis. http://aircharitynetwork.org/

Corporate Angel Network

Arranges free travel for cancer patients to treatment centers using the empty seats on corporate jets.

Miracle Flights

Miracle Flights for Kids flies children who are struggling with serious cancers or debilitating diseases to specialized medical treatment centers across the U.S. Any child needing medical treatment or seeking out a second opinion not available in their own home town is eligible to apply for a miracle mission. http://www.miracleflights.org/

National Patient Travel

The National Patient Travel HELPLINE provides information about all forms of charitable, long-distance medical air transportation and provides referrals to all appropriate sources of help available in the national charitable medical air transportation network. You can find the services they offer at 800-296-1217. http://patienttravel.org/

Joe’s House

Joe’s House is an online lodging resource for cancer patients and their loved ones. Finding a place to stay near hospitals and cancer treatment centers across the country is easy at JoesHouse.org, which lists thousands of options for lodging. Details on each lodging facility such as distance to hospitals, how to make a reservation, qualifications for stays, rates and amenities can be found on the site. Users may search by city or by healthcare facility. For those without Internet access, there is a toll free line at 877-JOESHOU (877-563-7468). http://www.joeshouse.org/

Hosts for Hospitals

Hosts for Hospitals assists people in finding housing when they have to travel for treatment. The site can help you find housing that’s appropriate, affordable, and close to the medical facility and allows you to concentrate all your energies on the treatment and cure of your loved one. http://www.hostsforhospitals.org/

Homes That Help & Heal

The National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc. is a caring association of more than 150 nonprofit organizations located throughout the U.S. that provide family-centered lodging and support services to families and their loved ones who are receiving medical treatment far from their home communities. You can locate available NAHHH lodging at http://www.hhnetwork.org/