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Pictured
left to
right;
Detroit
Health
Department
Chief
Public
Health
Officer,
Denise
Fair
Razo;
City of
Detroit
Mayor
Mike
Duggan;
Rides to
Care
participants
and
their
babies:
Jantina
Jackson
and baby
Jayce,
Margarie
Isebell
and baby
Heaven,
Danielle
Walker
and baby
Lilliana;
Administrator
of
Clinical
Programs,
Dr. Iris
A.
Taylor;
Wayne
Pediatrics,
Dr. Lynn
Smitherman. |
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Rides to
Care
Program
Surpasses
20,000
Free
Rides
for
Detroit
Moms and
Babies
Dr.
Edgar
Williams
-
Primary
Care-Health
Tell Us
Detroit
News
DETROIT
- The
Detroit
Health
Department’s
Rides to
Care
program
has
provided
more
than
20,000
free
round-trip
rides to
medical
appointments
for
expectant
mothers,
new
parents
and
caregivers
of
infants
since
its
launch
just
over a
year
ago.
Mayor
Mike
Duggan
and
Chief
Public
Health
Officer
Denise
Fair
Razo
joined
families
Wednesday
to mark
the
milestone,
saying
the
program
has
reduced
transportation
barriers
and
improved
access
to
prenatal
and
pediatric
care.
“Every
one of
these
rides
means a
Detroit
mom and
baby is
getting
the care
they
need to
stay
healthy,”
Duggan
said.
“When
transportation
isn’t a
barrier,
moms
don’t
miss
critical
appointments,
and that
makes a
real
difference
for
their
health
and
their
baby’s
future.”
The
service,
launched
in
November
2024,
operates
Monday
through
Saturday
and
provides
transportation
within
Detroit
and up
to five
miles
beyond
city
limits.
Eligible
riders
include
pregnant
women,
mothers
and
caregivers
of
infants
up to
one year
old.
Officials
say the
program
has
helped
strengthen
preventive
care and
improve
birth
outcomes.
Razo
called
the
milestone
“a
celebration
of our
commitment
to
making
healthcare
more
accessible
for
every
Detroiter.”
Among
those
benefiting
is
Margarie
Isbell,
a
SisterFriends
Detroit
client
who
relied
on the
service
during a
high-risk
pregnancy
and
continues
to use
it for
her
daughter
Heaven’s
pediatric
appointments.
“It has
been a
weight
lifted
off my
shoulders,”
Isbell
said.
Residents
can
schedule
rides by
calling
the
Rides to
Care
call
center
at
313-876-0000.
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