Members of the Southwest Health Transport, Inc. board were presented with $10,000 in grant funds on Nov. 17. Pioneer Electric’s H.U.G.S. (Helping Us Give to Society) team granted $5,000 in funds to Southwest Health Transport, Inc. and presented another $5,000 in matching funds courtesy of CoBank’s Sharing Success program. The money will help fund the board’s bus transportation project aimed at assisting those with medical transportation needs
“Having a transportation system in place to aid our elderly community will be a huge benefit to the community,” said Steve Brom, chairperson for Southwest Transport, Inc. “The bus will be able to transport those with medical needs to their appointments taking the burden of themselves and their families.”
Southwest Transport estimates over 900 people could benefit from the addition of a medical needs bus transportation system in Ulysses. The bus will be open to those in Ulysses with medical needs in Garden City three days a week and non-elderly persons, persons with disabilities and caregivers will also be able to ride the bus if space is available.
“Our main goal is to help our community get the medical care they need,” said Ruby Romero, Southwest Health Transport, Inc. board member.