With RoundTrip, The Driver Will See You Now
November 08, 2018
Inspired by the rise in ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, Mark Switaj, a native of Holmdel, developed an app to make missed medical appointments a thing of the past. In 2016, he launched RoundTrip, a portal that links users to rides for medical appointments, including recurring treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, dialysis and physical therapy. RoundTrip uses Lyft for patients who do not need medical assistance or supervision during transport and medical vans and stretchers for patients who do. Facing the same problem, Hackensack University Medical Center contracted with Uber in 2016, the first rideshare-hospital partnership in the nation. The sprawling medical campus has six designated pickup and dropoff locations marked by co-branded signs. The success of the program and others led to the launch of Uber Health, a subsidiary specializing in medical transport. Lyft, in addition to working with RoundTrip, has established a partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health for JFK Medical Center.
READ FULL ARTICLE ON NJMONTHLY.COM