Transportation

If you need transportation to the Cancer Center for an appointment, below is a list of organizations which may be of assistance. They may be contacted Monday through Friday during regular business hours. It is helpful to provide as much notice as possible, but most will require a minimum of 48 hours notice.

General Transportation Services:

American Cancer Society “Road to Recovery” Program

Phone: 1-800-ACS-2345

CT Taxi

Phone: 860-343-3337, or 888-930-0009
24 hours/7days

Executive 2000 Taxi Service

Phone: (860) 635-8222

Hours: 24 hours/7 days a week

Hunters Ambulance

Phone: (203) 235-3369 (Meriden) or 1-800-262-4782

Cost: Chair car: $84 base rate (one way). plus mileage fee of $9.14/mile

Livery: $15 base rate (one way), plus mileage fee of $2.00/mile

Transportation for Medicaid participants:

Coordinated Transportation Solutions (Medicaid LIA participants)

Phone: (877) 423-6794

Hours: 8 am – 5 pm Monday through Friday

LogistiCare (Senior or disabled Medicaid participants)

Phone: (888) 248-9895

Hours: 8 am – 5 pm Monday through Friday

Transportation for radiation oncology patients only:

If you live in the Shoreline area, the Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center Radiation Oncology Department offers a FREE bus service to transport you back and forth from your home to your daily radiation treatments.

Patients using this service will have their treatment scheduled between 10 am and 11:15 am. These patients should be prepared to wait (a maximum of one to one and a half hours) for others using the bus service to complete their treatments.

The Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center offers food and beverages in its comfortable atrium area and has a library on the premises. For information about the bus service, please talk with the staff in Radiation Oncology or call (860) 358-2100.

Local Transportation Services (Specific Towns):

Organization:

Serving Residents in:

F.I.S.H. (Friends in Service Here)

Phone: (860) 388-2693

Hours: 24 hours/ 7 days a week

Chester, Deep River, Essex, and Ivoryton.

Haddam Neck Town Hall

Phone: (860) 345-8531

Eligibility: Age 60+ or disabled; no ongoing rides

Haddam, Haddam Neck, and Higganum.

Middletown Area “Dial-A-Ride” Program

Phone: (860) 347-3313

Cost: $1.50 one-way

Eligibility: Age 60+ or under 60 with prior approval by MAT (Call 860-346-0212 ext. 7). Must fill out application.

Middletown, Middlefield, Durham, Portland, and East Hampton.

Middletown Area Transit (M.A.T.)

Phone:

(860) 346-0212 (Middletown)

(860) 347-7657 (Portland, Durham, East Hampton)

Call for route information, schedules and fees.

Middletown, Portland, Durham, East Hampton

Nine Town Transit

Phone: (860) 510-0429

Hours: Monday through Friday-6 am to 6 pm, Saturday- 9 am to 3 pm

Cost: $5.00 (Round Trip for Dial-A-Ride)

Limited Shuttle service to Middletown ($2.50 round trip)

Please note: This shuttle stops at the hospital, bus station and Middlesex Community College ONLY.

Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Killingworth, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook

Cromwell Residents Transportation

Phone: (860) 632-3451

Hours: 8:30 am – 4 pm

Monday through Friday

Cost: FREE of charge for Cromwell residents age 60+ or disabled.

Cromwell

Estuary Council of Seniors

Old Saybrook, CT

Phone: (860) 388-1611

Provides medical transportation for seniors and disabled persons.

Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Killingworth, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook.

Moodus/East Haddam Seniors

Phone: (860) 873-5034

Hours: Flexible hours Monday through Friday

Cost: $5 donation, if able

Moodus, East Haddam

St. Luke’s Volunteers

Phone: (860) 347-0236

Cost: FREE of Charge

Eligibility: Age 65+ or Veterans 60+; must walk independently or use light walker or cane.

Middletown, Durham, Middlefield, Cromwell, Portland, Haddam, East Haddam, and East Hampton