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WINTER
2017
KEEPING WELL is published as a
community service for the friends
and patrons of METHODIST
HEALTHCARE, 8109 Fredericksburg
Road, San Antonio, TX 78229,
telephone
210-575-0355
,
website
SAHealth.com.
Jaime Wesolowski
President and CEO
Palmira Arellano
Vice President of Marketing
and Public Relations
METHODIST
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
8109 Fredericksburg Road
San Antonio, TX 78229
Standard
U.S. Postage
PAID
San Antonio, TX
Permit No. 1409
FREE
TRANSPORTATION OFFERED
To schedule a ride on
HealthBus or Well Waldo’s
Wheels, call 210-647-7433.
HEALTH BUS AND WELL WALDO’S WHEELS
medical transportation needs? Methodist Healthcare
has the answer to these questions.
Hop on board HealthBus for adults or Well Waldo’s
Wheels for children and expectant moms. In 2014,
nearly 12,000 San Antonians and Bexar County resi-
dents turned to Methodist Healthcare’s free bus service
to get them on the road to recovery or to receive the
medical care they needed. The bus will pick you up
at your home, drop you off close to the entrance of
your doctor’s office or the hospital, and later pick you
up and take you home. HealthBus serves people liv-
ing in certain ZIP code areas who need help getting
to appointments at Northeast Methodist Hospital and
Metropolitan Methodist Hospital, both campuses of
Methodist Hospital.
For Northeast Methodist Hospital, residents living
in the following ZIP code areas can receive this free
service:
78148 78233 78217 78247 78239
and parts of:
78109 78218 78154 78244
For Metropolitan Methodist Hospital, residents of
the following ZIP codes are served:
78202 78203 78204 78205 78206
78207 78208 78210 78212 78215
78225 78226 78234 78237
Some areas of these ZIP codes are also covered:
78201 78209 78211 78213 78214
78216 78219 78220 78221 78222
78223
To schedule a ride on HealthBus, call
210-MHS-RIDE
(
210-647-7433
) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, at least 48 hours in advance of your appointment
or scheduled admission to the hospital.
For children and expectant moms, Well Waldo’s
Wheels provides free transportation to doctors’ offices
in these ZIP code areas or to doctors’ offices in the
South Texas Medical Center. Expectant moms who
are preregistered to deliver their baby at Methodist
Hospital; Metropolitan Methodist Hospital, a campus
of Methodist Hospital; or Methodist Stone Oak Hospital
and live in these ZIP codes can arrange for a ride to
their prenatal doctors’ appointments as well:
78202 78203 78204 78205 78206
78207 78208 78210 78212 78215
78225 78226 78237
and parts of:
78201 78211 78214 78219 78220
78221 78223 78224 78228 78241
Please call at least 48 hours in advance.
Repre-
sentatives answer the phone between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The buses fill up quickly, so call as soon as you know
when you will need a ride. HealthBus and Well Waldo’s
Wheels are not ambulances and should not be called
in an emergency situation. The buses do not have
the equipment or personnel needed for emergency
transportation.
Please be ready 30 minutes before your scheduled
pick-up time.
The bus will park as close as possible to
your front door. Every rider must wear a seat belt or
Do you worry about how you will get to your next doctor’s appointment? Do you use a
wheelchair and need a little extra assistance getting to the hospital for outpatient testing?
Do you have a child with special needs but lack a vehicle that can accommodate your child’s
When your child has a medical need, you need immediate
help.
In addition to your child’s doctor, there is another
resource for quick answers: Call-A-Nurse for Children from
the Methodist Children’s Hospital, a campus of Methodist
Hospital. Specially-trained pediatric nurses will assist you
with medical advice concerning your child.
Call
210-22-Nurse (210-226-8773)
for Call-A-Nurse for
Children:
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5 p.m.–8 a.m. Monday–Friday
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Around the clock on weekends and major holidays: New
Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving and Christmas
Ask for a free refrigerator magnet so you’ll always
have the number handy!
Call-A-Nurse from Methodist
Children’s Hospital
M e t h o d i s t H e a l t h c a r e
REMEMBER: IF YOU HAVE AN
EMERGENCY, ALWAYS CALL 911!
ride in a provided child safety seat. Children must be
with a parent or guardian. When you are finished with
your appointment, you or someone from your doctor’s
office can call
210-MHS-RIDE
(
210-647-7433
) to let us
know you are ready to be picked up and taken home.
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