Flight Assistance, Housing, and Financial Support:

Continental Carforce:

Phone: Bob Jack (281) 261-6626 or Maliea (281) 360-5314
Continental Carforce will provide one flight per year. They can be difficult to get a hold of.

National Patient Travel Center:

Phone: (800) 296-1217
Website: http://www.patienttravel.org/resources.html
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National Patient Travel Center coordinates with many other flight centers.

Under National Patient Travel Center are:

Angel Flight:

Phone: (703) 365-7357
Website: www.angelflightmidatlantic.org
Serves the Mid Atlantic Region

Mercy Medical Air Lift:

Phone: (888) 675-1405
Website: http://mercymedical.org/

Angle Flight West: Phone:

Phone: (888)-AN-ANGEL
Website: http://www.angelflightwest.org/
Serves 13 Western States

Angel Flight, Inc.:

Phone: (918) 749-8992
Website: www.angelflight.com
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Primarily serves patients needing transportation to or from the heartland region. Members of the Air Care Alliance—a group of organizations providing similar services throughout the United States.

Corporate Angeles:

Phone: (866) 328-1313 or (914) 328-1313
Toll-Free Patient Line: (866) 328-1313
Website: http://www.corpangelnetwork.org
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Lifeline Pilots:

Phone: 1-800-822-7972
Website: www.lifelinepilots.org

Housing:
Located in close proximity to each of the hospitals listed is a “Ronald McDonald House”. The Ronald McDonald House provides a clean, warm, and supportive place to stay for out of town families with pediatric cancer patients. Their fee is usually a nominal $25 to $35 per night. Depending on the situation, this fee can sometimes be waved by the hospital social services department.

If you choose a hospital that requires traveling a significant distance from home, be sure to contact that hospital’s social services department as soon as possible. They will assign you a social worker that can help arrange accommodations at the Ronald McDonald House. They may also be able to provide help and financial assistance with flights and other travel related issues.

Financial Aid:

The National Children’s Cancer Society:

Phone: (314) 241-1600

Website: www.nationalchildrenscancersociety.com

Additional Financial Aid:

Many communities throughout the country have a local community foundation that provides support to charities. They themselves can provide support and/or they can identify other local charities that can provide free flights and other forms of financial support. To find a community foundation look in the phonebook, call your local chamber of commerce or check with your local service organizations such as Rotary, Kiwanis and Shriners.