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    OKLAHOMA VENTURE FORUM ANNOUNCES 2020 BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS

    OKLAHOMA VENTURE FORUM ANNOUNCES 2020 BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS

    Che’ Loessberg 405-410-6259 che@ovf.org OKLAHOMA CITY (May 19, 2020) – Oklahoma Venture Forum hosted the 16th annual awards event online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was a great success featuring an interactive keynote presentation by Scott Klososky. The Oklahoma Venture Forum...
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    Local Ride Share Service Adapts During Coronavirus Pandemic

    Local Ride Share Service Adapts During Coronavirus Pandemic

    An Oklahoma-based ride share company is expanding its business model to help during the pandemic. SendaRide offers special care and transportation services for medical appointments and senior citizens. In reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak, the company is taking extra precautions to keep customers safe. “We...
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    Laura Fleet of SendaRide

    Laura Fleet of SendaRide

    An exclusive Tech Tribune Q&A with Laura Fleet, the co-founder and CEO of SendaRide, which was honored in our: 2020 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma 2020 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma City 2019 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma Tell us the origin story of SendaRide – what...
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    DIALYSIS TREATMENTS Transportation is Crucial

    DIALYSIS TREATMENTS Transportation is Crucial

    End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a major health issue and affects almost 750,000 people per year in the United States. Treatment options for patients with ESRD currently are transplantation and dialysis. Dialysis is a treatment that keeps your body in balance.  It removes waste, salt and...
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    OKC-based SendaRide expands beyond Oklahoma

    OKC-based SendaRide expands beyond Oklahoma

    Successful startups are all about vision and passion and great ideas. They are also about attaining metrics that lead to positive cash flow and attract investment. When it comes to metrics, the customer growth story from SendaRide, a young Oklahoma company that provides customized, concierge,...
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    Community Partnership Program

    Community Partnership Program

    Give Back What You Are Good At CEO - Laura Fleet created SendaRide out of a need, a need she had after back surgery to find quality door-to-door transportation helping her navigate from her house to her medical appointments - arriving safely and on time. Now...
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    SendaRide Isn’t Moving Into The Healthcare Space, It Was Created For It

    SendaRide Isn’t Moving Into The Healthcare Space, It Was Created For It

    SendaRide Sets the Standard Rideshare companies aren’t new.  In fact, they have been around for over a decade.  Over the years, most rideshare companies were created to hail riders and take them to their desired destination.  Many took a rideshare out of convenience, not necessity. ...
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    The New Standard In Healthcare

    The New Standard In Healthcare

    Changing the Healthcare Community One Ride At A Time SENDARIDE TRANSFORMS THE NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORATION INDUSTRY  SendaRide Sets the Standard Statistics show annually millions of Americans do not seek medical care due to lack of transportation. SendaRide is working to change that statistic. Missed appointments...
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    EMBARK launches program to connect seniors to wellness centers

    EMBARK launches program to connect seniors to wellness centers

    OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — EMBARK launched a new pilot program providing seniors with free, round-trip, door-to-door service to six approved wellness centers across the metro. The program, called EMBARK Well, seeks to help hundreds of Oklahoma City residents over the age of 60 who struggle to...
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    Oklahoma City Indian Clinic Adds Transportation Service

    Oklahoma City Indian Clinic Adds Transportation Service

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2020 Contact: Rachael Maltby rachael.m@okcic.com (Office) 405.948.4900 ext. 655 (Cell) 405.570.7666 OKCIC partners with SendaRide to provide safe and secure medical transportation Oklahoma City, OK – Since 1974, Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC) has been serving the needs of Native...
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      5 Ways to Support Your Senior Loved One as a Long-Distance Caregiver

      5 Ways to Support Your Senior Loved One as a Long-Distance Caregiver

      When it’s your job to check up on your senior loved one from afar and make sure that their healthcare needs are met, you might wonder how you can stay updated on their day-to-day life without packing up and moving closer. Not long ago, one...
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      Improving Patient Outcomes

      Improving Patient Outcomes

      NEMT and Healthcare working together Do you invest time and resources searching for the best healthcare provider?  The best provider can’t help you if you don’t have access to get there. Nearly four million Americans miss medical appointments each year due to transportation barriers.  Yet,...
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      Compassion is What Drives SendaRide

      Compassion is What Drives SendaRide

      SendaRide Salutes Care Partners who went the extra mile during the snow storm Oklahoma City, OK – With record-breaking temperatures, snow and ice, SendaRide, an Oklahoma-based non-emergency medical transportation service, wasn’t sure what the past week would look like.  Luckily, for CEO, Laura Fleet, she...
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      Booking Rides Without a Smartphone

      Booking Rides Without a Smartphone

      NEMT the lifeblood for sustainable healthcare For many Americans access to healthcare is a challenge.  For those who don’t have transportation, non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) is a vital lifeline. “Research has shown that only 20 percent of health can be attributed to medical care, while...
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      SendaRide 2020 Year At A Glance

      SendaRide 2020 Year At A Glance

      Can we finally wrap up 2020?  It has proven to be a challenging year for many businesses across the country – especially those in healthcare. SendaRide started the year strong with plans for growth, new partnerships and expansion into new cities.  In March, as the...
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      SendaRide wins Enabling Technology Leadership Award

      SendaRide wins Enabling Technology Leadership Award

      Frost & Sullivan finds SendaRide’s platform combines the ease of use of traditional ridehailing apps with the white glove level of care expected from top tier NEMT providers. As such, established players are forced to modernize and improve NEMT services, often by licensing or buying...
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      Our November CPOTM

      Our November CPOTM

      “I joined SendaRide to get me out of the house after retirement, but it turned into much more. I live over 1,000 miles from my elderly mom. If I can’t be close by to help her, I figured I can at least do my part...
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      Transportation Challenges for the Elderly

      Transportation Challenges for the Elderly

      According to the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, As the nation’s aging population continues to rise – with 1 in every 5 Americans expected to be 65+ by 2020 – the provision of safe and accessible transportation options remains a top concern of older adults, caregivers and...
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      How to Choose The Right Transportation Partner

      How to Choose The Right Transportation Partner

      In previous blogs we have examined how Non-Emergent Medical Transportation can improve the health status of a community and serve as an effective tool to reduce health care costs. We also reviewed the concept of “transportation deserts” which exist in almost every community in the...
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      Patient Transportation is a Smart Investment

      Patient Transportation is a Smart Investment

      Last month we introduced the concept of “Transportation Deserts.” This occurs in communities where transportation demand far exceeds supply. Nationally, in large cities, one in eight residents live in a transportation desert. As younger white-collar workers move back to cities and fewer millennials choose not...
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