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Matamata-Piako Transport Providers
| Name of provider: | Matamata Community Health Shuttle |
| Contact person: | Wally Henderson |
| Physical Address: | 41A Hetana Street, Matamata 3400 |
| Phone: | 07 888 6040 (for transport bookings) |
| email: | springstrust@gmail.com |
| Description of services: | Patients generally phone to make their transport arrangements, and on the evening prior to travel, the Driver will phone them, advising of their pick-up time. There is a Driver and a Support Person in each vehicle and they pick up the patients at their homes and deliver them right to the reception counter of the appropriate Ward, or, Clinic. Following the Patients appointment, the Driver, or, the Support Person will collect them from the Ward, or, Clinic, take them back to the mini-bus and deliver them back to their home. Transport is provided in 2 x 12 seat & 1 x 8 seat mini-buses, each equipped with a defibrillator, a wheelchair, a comprehensive first aid kit, blankets, vomit bags, water bottles and a fire extinguisher. On some occasions, private vehicles are also used. |
| Area covered: | Passengers are from the Matamata District. Urban passengers are picked up at their homes, but, due to time factors, most rural passengers make their own way in to town and travel with us from there. Most passengers travel to Waikato Hospital and Hamilton Clinics, but, we also transport patients to Thames, Tauranga, Rotorua, Tokoroa and Te Kuiti Hospitals |
| Additional Services: | Optional: Hireage of equipment and resources |
| Other: | It is 10years as of May 2018, since Matamata Community Health Shuttle Trust commenced transporting patients to the various Hospitals and Clinics. In the 10 years we have transported 22,061 passengers. |
| Name of provider: | Te Aroha Springs Community Trust |
| Contact person: | Jean Bearda |
| Physical Address: | 32 Church Street, Te Aroha, 3320 |
| Phone: | 07 884 9932 021 0606625 |
| email: | springstrust@gmail.com |
| Description of services: | Shopping Bus. Fortnightly to Te Aroha town centre. Alternative monthly to Morrinsville and Matamata. 10 Seats |
| Area covered: | Te Aroha. Pick up and drop off at passenger's door |
| Additional Services: | Bus trips to the movies, approximately 3-4 times per year |
| Name of provider: | Morrinsville Community Charitable trust |
| Contact person: | Bryan Barker |
| Physical Address: | 18 Holmwood Park Drive, Morrinsville |
| Phone: | 07 889 5636 |
| email: | valbryan@xtra.co.nz |
| Description of services: | Health shuttle – Avaliable Monday – Friday. 8 seater van with first aid, defibrillator, wheelchair etc. Provides a driver and a support person. Donny Van – Avaliable Monday – Friday. Offers transport for the elderly and infirm for shopping, doctors etc. 8 seater van equipped with a wheelchair hoist. |
| Area covered: | Health shuttle – covers Morrinsville to medical centre and Hamilton for medical treatment specialist appointments. Donny Van – Within Morrinsville |
| Additional Services: | N/A |
| Name of provider: | New Zealand Red Cross - Te Aroha Community Transport |
| Contact person: | Sandra and Keith Ainsworth (Coordinators) |
| Physical Address: | Please contact coordinators for details |
| Phone: | 07 884 9479 |
| Description of services: | Please contact coordinators for details |
| Area covered: | Please contact coordinators for details |
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