Medical Transportation Assistance

Provides emergency medical services, patient transfer services, and land ambulance services across Epekwitk / PEI and to appointments in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Note:

• A referral is not required to arrange transportation to scheduled medical appointments at clinics and hospitals
• Fees do apply for services * Emergency service is fully covered for Island residents who are 65 years and older
• Fees are covered for ground ambulance to Halifax, St. John, Fredericton, and Moncton if a PEI resident is an inpatient with a physician referral for service
• Air ambulance fees are covered for PEI residents. See website for details on fees.

• Out-of-province medical travel
• Co-payment for medications and more (Financial assistance is managed on a case-by-case basis, contact for more details)

Financial assistance to help cover specific costs related to their ALS diagnosis, including:

• Ongoing costs associated with having a feeding tube
• Special dietary needs
• Cost of transportation to certain events like medical appointments

Note: Financial assistance for drug prescriptions, counselling and private home care is not provided.

Provides flights to connect people in palliative or critical care with their loved ones by using donated points and cash to purchase flights. Each individual situation is evaluated amd approval is not guaranteed.

Note: Generally a response to submitted requests is issued within 48 hours.

Provides free flights to low-income Canadians who must travel to medical care that does not exist in their communities. Free flights are also available for someone to accompany a patient under 18 years. If medically necessary, a free flight may be available for someone to accompany a patient over 19 years. Services include:

• Free Flights
• Free ground transportation
• Free meal vouchers
• Free hotel/lodge accommodations

Hotel accommodations and meal vouchers are also available to applicants who are driving 80km or more from home for the medical appointment.

• Connect with other health care professionals
• Locate programs and services that are available to help
• Assist with the discharge process from an out-of-province hospital

Islanders who have been pre-approved for out-of-province medical services may be eligible for travel assistance to appointments in NS and NB through Maritime Bus.

Note: Applicants must apply at least 10 days before out-of-province travel, and the application must be approved prior to purchasing tickets.

In partnership with the PEI government and Health PEI, travel subsidies are provided for eligible PEI residents who must travel out-of-province for their medical appointments. Services include:

• Confederation Bridge Toll Pass
• Northumberland Ferry Pass
• $100 Esso Gas Card for patients who receive the bridge or ferry pass
• Hotel Accommodations
• Uber eats (offered to patients who are receiving a hotel stay through Hope Air)