The Wamego Hospital Foundation has been gifted a large passenger van with a wheelchair lift to help transport patients.
The van is valued at $23,500 and was donated from Diamond Health, operating partner of Heritage Senior Behavioral Health in Wamego. It will be used to transport patients to and from other facilities for non-emergent care.
“We recognize the challenges that lack of transportation may pose, especially in rural communities, in obtaining necessary health care. Diamond is honored for the opportunity to provide this donation,” said Trey Steckline, Vice President of Operations for Diamond Health.
Prior to the donation, the hospital paid a per-use-fee to transport patients. Wamego Health Center Administrator Steve Land says the van will continue to be a tremendous service for patients, but now offering an additional cost savings for the hospital.
“We are so pleased to be able to offer this service for inpatients that do not have transportation to our facility from Manhattan or Topeka. Reducing our expenses as well as increasing patient convenience is a great accomplishment for our community,” he said in a statement Monday.
For more information about the Wamego Hospital Foundation, visit wamegohealthcenter.com/about-us/giving.
