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Mercy Medical Angels

Medical Transportation Assistance

What you get

Help with bus or train travel, commercial airline flights, gas cards, limited rideshare assistance and volunteer-pilot flights. Open now, but funds are limited, so ask early.

Who starts it
You, with a document from your doctor
How it’s sent
Online, on their website
Your time
About 15 minutes, plus waiting for the document
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

Before you start, check you fit

  • Appointments generally must be within 45 days.
  • Travel requiring medical supervision is not eligible.
  • Assistance is subject to program and partner availability.

  1. Ask your doctor for the documentStart here. This is the part that takes the longest.

    Mercy Medical Angels needs a document from your doctor. Copy this message, or say it in person at the next visit.

    Hi [doctor’s name],

We’d like to apply to Mercy Medical Angels’s Medical Transportation Assistance. They offer help with bus or train travel, commercial airline flights, gas cards, limited rideshare assistance and volunteer-pilot flights, and they are taking applications now while funds last.

They need a document from you: appointment verification showing the patient's name, appointment, and medical facility, such as a provider letter, patient-portal screenshot, or appointment reminder. Their form and instructions are here: https://www.mercymedical.org/patients/eligibility

Could you do that when you have a chance? I can send you the link, or bring a printout to our next visit. Thank you for everything you do for us.

[your name] · [phone]
    Copying is the only thing this page does with your text. Nothing is saved.

  2. Fill in their applicationIt is on their website.

    Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026

    What the form asks for

    Trip screening
    Medical appointment dateCan the patient sit upright with a seatbelt and travel without in-transit medical careTravel originTreatment facility name and address
    Patient and request details
    Patient full legal namePatient date of birthPatient's primary illness/condition (briefly)Physician name and contact informationCaregiver name, date of birth, relationship, and phone number, if travelingFinancial Situation* - Brief description of financial situation that warrants supportReason for travel* - Brief description of passenger's illness, diagnosis, or reason for needing assistance

    Have ready

    • Income proof for the household, such as the most recent tax return or the published alternate SSI/disability and bank-statement combination; not required for Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic requests beginning July 1, 2026.

  3. Submit it on their websiteSend the document with your application, or the way they ask.

    • Open the official shared travel request, complete the screening and applicable route branch, and upload appointment verification plus any required income proof.

After you send

Watch for Mercy Medical Angels contact within 24-48 business hours. For urgent travel inside the published notice period, call 800-296-3797; assistance is not guaranteed. If you have not heard back by then, write and ask.

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