Phelps Health Foundation Donates $25,000 for Patient Transport Van

A generous donation of $25,000 from the Phelps Health Foundation has helped purchase a van to transport patients with limited mobility to and from their appointments at Phelps Health.

The donation from the Phelps Health Foundation’s Patient Transportation Fund went toward funding a new 2019 Grand Caravan patient courtesy van equipped with a wheelchair ramp in the back.

Ray Massey, director of ambulance and transport services at Phelps Health, said that while Phelps Health has two other vans with wheelchair lifts or ramps, this is the first vehicle with a ramp in the back.

The ramp can hold up to 1,000 pounds and can be manually extended and easily placed back into the van.

“This van is a great benefit to Phelps Health patients,” Massey said. “The number of patients we have using wheelchairs has been increasing lately.”

In addition to space for a patient in a wheelchair, the van can also hold two other passengers.