Lake County Veterans Service Commission and Laketran: Free Medical Rides
Free door-to-door Laketran rides, paid by the commission, for a Lake County veteran of 90 days and a spouse or aide, to the Cleveland VA, the Willoughby VA clinic, University Circle hospitals including the Cleveland Clinic, and any medical or adult day care appointment in the county. The commission's page asks for an honorable discharge.
Also called: transportation, rides, Laketran, Dial-a-Ride, Wade Park, Louis Stokes, Willoughby VA clinic, Cleveland Clinic, University Circle, dialysis.
Every Ohio commission must arrange regular transport to the VA medical centres serving the county (Revised Code 5901.03(H); see the Ohio entry). Lake County's commission, with the county commissioners, pays Laketran's Dial-a-Ride to carry veterans free, door to door, Monday to Friday.
Where. The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center at Wade Park; the VA clinic at 35000 Kaiser Court, Willoughby; the University Circle medical campus, including the Cleveland Clinic main campus, the Cleveland Sight Center, University Hospitals and the Case Western Reserve dental school; the commission's own office; and any medical, dialysis, therapy or adult day care appointment within Lake County. University Circle trips run on set schedules, with home pickups from about 6:15 a.m. and the last return at 4:30 p.m.
Booking. Register the DD-214 with the commission first. Then book with Laketran (440-354-6100, 440-942-1300, 440-428-2460 or 1-888-525-3872), weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., no more than a week and no less than two business days ahead (Thursday for a Monday trip). Seats are first come, first served, and trips may be shared. A spouse, companion or aide may ride along. Problems go to the commission at 440-350-2904, complaints in writing.
Who qualifies. The commission's page says "all Honorably Discharged Veterans" resident in Lake County for at least 90 days. Section 5901.03(H) sets no discharge test for transport; a veteran with a general discharge should ask. No rating is needed.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Lake County Veterans Service Commission and Laketran: Free Medical Rides
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Rule
90 days in the county, DD-214 registered
A Lake County veteran of 90 days with the DD-214 registered with the commission; the page says honorably discharged. No rating is needed.
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Disclaimer
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