American Cancer Society Funds Patient Transportation/Lodging

The American Cancer Society recently awarded $22,000 to the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI) to provide transportation and lodging assistance to people who travel to receive cancer treatment. The grant is part of a nationwide investment of $9 million that is expected to provide nearly 63,000 eligible patients with nearly 800,000 transportation and lodging services. In addition to providing transportation and lodging funding to health systems and organizations, the American Cancer Society runs a Road to Recovery program that provides free rides to and from treatment and more than 30 Hope Lodge communities that provide free lodging during treatment.