GoRide’s non-emergency medical transportation offers true on-demand service.
Ford Motor Company is expanding its GoRide Health non-emergency medical transportation business nationwide, starting with Ohio. Virtually unknown, GoRide Health expects to deliver thousands of rides per day in six cities by the end of the year.
GoRide Health is operating in Toledo now, with service coming to Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus by the end of the year. Later this year, the business plans to begin offering its services in major cities in Florida, beginning with Miami. In 2020, it plans to expand to several other states, including North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, and California.
The startup transportation service spent more than a year on its operations and customer experience in Southeast Michigan. GoRide Health’s 95% on-time rate through the first quarter of the year – has attracted the attention of large managed care organizations, it’s claimed.
“Despite a critical and growing need across our country, most patients are unable to find reliable transportation and drivers who understand their needs. GoRide Health can fill that gap,” said Minyang Jiang (MJ), CEO of GoRide Health.
In addition to expanding its non-emergency medical transportation service to managed care organizations, GoRide Health is expanding service to assist city transit agencies, with the first being the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) in Ohio.
Through the RTA’s Connect Paratransit and On-Demand programs, GoRide Health is now serving residents of the City of Dayton, Montgomery County and western Greene County who are unable to access other transportation options or need first- and last-mile solutions for existing fixed route transportation.
GoRide’s non-emergency medical transportation offers on-demand service that is especially useful for those in wheelchairs or who have other special needs, Ford claims. All drivers are HIPAA compliant and professionally trained to safely assist passengers. To enable efficiency, GoRide uses Ford software to automatically dispatch and pool rides with average wait times of 10-20 minutes, even for wheelchair transport. GoRide also uses data analytics to help payers identify where transportation gaps may exist, so that organizations can target where services are most needed.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Ford GoRide Health Launches First Public Service
GoRide’s non-emergency medical transportation offers true on-demand service.
Ford Motor Company is expanding its GoRide Health non-emergency medical transportation business nationwide, starting with Ohio. Virtually unknown, GoRide Health expects to deliver thousands of rides per day in six cities by the end of the year.
GoRide Health is operating in Toledo now, with service coming to Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus by the end of the year. Later this year, the business plans to begin offering its services in major cities in Florida, beginning with Miami. In 2020, it plans to expand to several other states, including North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, and California.
The startup transportation service spent more than a year on its operations and customer experience in Southeast Michigan. GoRide Health’s 95% on-time rate through the first quarter of the year – has attracted the attention of large managed care organizations, it’s claimed.
“Despite a critical and growing need across our country, most patients are unable to find reliable transportation and drivers who understand their needs. GoRide Health can fill that gap,” said Minyang Jiang (MJ), CEO of GoRide Health.
In addition to expanding its non-emergency medical transportation service to managed care organizations, GoRide Health is expanding service to assist city transit agencies, with the first being the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) in Ohio.
Through the RTA’s Connect Paratransit and On-Demand programs, GoRide Health is now serving residents of the City of Dayton, Montgomery County and western Greene County who are unable to access other transportation options or need first- and last-mile solutions for existing fixed route transportation.
GoRide’s non-emergency medical transportation offers on-demand service that is especially useful for those in wheelchairs or who have other special needs, Ford claims. All drivers are HIPAA compliant and professionally trained to safely assist passengers. To enable efficiency, GoRide uses Ford software to automatically dispatch and pool rides with average wait times of 10-20 minutes, even for wheelchair transport. GoRide also uses data analytics to help payers identify where transportation gaps may exist, so that organizations can target where services are most needed.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.