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Richland County Veterans Service Commission: Rides to the Wade Park and Parma VA

Free rides for Richland County veterans to the Cleveland VA Medical Center at Wade Park and the Parma outpatient clinic, Mondays to Thursdays, and to the Ohio Veterans Home at Sandusky as needed, booked through the office with a file and a DD-214 on hand.

Also called: transportation, rides, van, VA appointments, Wade Park, Cleveland VA, Parma CBOC, Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Every Ohio commission must arrange regular transport to the VA medical centres serving the county (Revised Code 5901.03(H); see the Ohio entry). Richland County's commission drives veterans to the Cleveland VA Medical Center at Wade Park and the Parma outpatient clinic on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and to the Ohio Veterans Home at Sandusky as needed. Booking. The service is free, but the rider must have a file and a DD-214 with the office, and rides are urged to be scheduled before the appointment day - seating is limited. Cancellations after regular business hours go to 419-545-4653, the office's answering line. Driver Donald "Mac" McCorkle has driven for the commission since 2015. The county's own transit. Richland County Transit's own domain answers 403 to every request; its operator's fare page charges $2.00 a single adult ride and $1.00 for Medicare card holders, seniors 65 and over and disabled riders, with Dial-A-Ride at $4.00. There is no veteran fare.

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A county veteran with a file and a DD-214A Richland County veteran rides free to the Wade Park and Parma VA sites Monday to Thursday and to the Ohio Veterans Home as needed; schedule through the office (419-774-5822). No rating is needed.

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