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Speaker 1: back to the fifty five carse Morning Showsteve Bolzoxcutive director
Speaker 1: of the Claarmont County Veteran Service Commission, helping out our
Speaker 1: American veterans each and every day. God bless you, Steve
Speaker 1: and already there for what you're doing for our veterans.
Speaker 1: What a great program. It's an awesome program, right, And
Speaker 1: you know one of the things you offer, and we
Speaker 1: haven't talked and focused on this, we've mentioned it, you
Speaker 1: brought it up, of course, but transportation, right, transportation to
Speaker 1: medical appointments. This is something that Clamort County Veterans Services
Speaker 1: does in fact offer, absolutely, and what a great thing. Yeah,
Speaker 1: you think.
Speaker 3: About Uncle Joe, Granddad. Yeah, they're they're up in age,
Speaker 3: they're they're still getting around, but putting them in Cincinnati
Speaker 3: traffic is the scariest thing. Right, So if you can
Speaker 3: have someone who can transport your loved ones to and
Speaker 3: from the VA from their home, yeah, what a phenomenal
Speaker 3: opportunity to get dad or mom off the road that
Speaker 3: you know they're being driven safely.
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a really excellent point when think about the seniors.
Speaker 1: But you know, the practical reality is all of us have,
Speaker 1: you know, issues that crop up in our day to
Speaker 1: day lives. A lot of us are still working and
Speaker 1: we can't take dad over to get his appointment as
Speaker 1: much as we would want to as family members. It's
Speaker 1: just not possible, absolutely valid. So how does the Clamont
Speaker 1: County Veteran Services manage the transportation? And we'll talk about
Speaker 1: you know, how do you get in touch and arrange
Speaker 1: at all the details on that, Steve right right?
Speaker 3: You know, we are Every county in Ohio has our office,
Speaker 3: the Veterans Service Office. Every county handles transportation different It's
Speaker 3: up to the county commissioners, the border commissioners of the
Speaker 3: Veterans Service. It's different from your county commissioners to design
Speaker 3: what that transportation is going to look like within their budget.
Speaker 1: Okay, So Orlando Sonza would be working with the Hamilton
Speaker 1: County Veteran Services to decide how they are going to
Speaker 1: offer transportation, which maybe different than Clarmont County.
Speaker 3: Absolutely And you know there was a lot of rift
Speaker 3: a number of months ago about Hull Hamilton was handling
Speaker 3: the transportation of the veterans, but they were going to
Speaker 3: change that and they're trying to adopt a new model
Speaker 3: to transport veterans around it and good on. The county's
Speaker 3: a big county, Clairemont, We're a little different. We have
Speaker 3: four vehicles, I have nine drivers with a manager over
Speaker 3: them to schedule all the transportation needs. So as a
Speaker 3: veteran calls into the line and says, hey, I need
Speaker 3: to ride down to the VA. But the interesting part
Speaker 3: is the VA is trying to extend their service time
Speaker 3: frame to handle veterans, usually by sixteen hundred, usually by
Speaker 3: four pm, their services stop at the VA. So what
Speaker 3: the VA has done is they've contracted individuals physicians outside
Speaker 3: who are able to see appointments even later through the afternoon.
Speaker 3: Oh good, so now we're not just people think, wow,
Speaker 3: this is only for a VA appointment. If I'm going
Speaker 3: downtown to the VA. If the VA has scheduled the
Speaker 3: appointment for you, even if it's with doctor Jim on
Speaker 3: the West Side, we will take it to doctor Jim
Speaker 3: on the West side. If you're a Claremont County veteran.
Speaker 1: Oh wow, so you will travel outside the county then yes, yes,
Speaker 1: how about that?
Speaker 3: Yeah, at the VA and Cincinnati schedule the appointment on
Speaker 3: your behalf to be seen by a physician, and you're
Speaker 3: a Claremont County veteran, we will take you there.
Speaker 1: Yeah. And you want to know where you do that?
Speaker 1: Clemacattyveterans dot Com that's the website. Are there any physical
Speaker 1: restrictions for those who can ride in the in the vehicles? Yeah?
Speaker 1: Another yeah, you're hitting it.
Speaker 3: I would say ambulatory only, meaning those people who can
Speaker 3: maneuver on their own. So what we do not have
Speaker 3: are handicapped wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Speaker 1: So what do we do for them? Well, we have
Speaker 1: my next question. What about those guys? Ah?
Speaker 3: Great leading, So thank you for that low hanging fruit.
Speaker 3: So for those individuals, we have a relationship with Claremont
Speaker 3: County Veterans or Claremont County Senior Services, who then will
Speaker 3: transport the veteran. They have the wheelchair lift, they have
Speaker 3: the individuals who are trained to handle individuals, lock the
Speaker 3: chairs down and try I support them to and from
Speaker 3: the VA as we would.
Speaker 1: Have perfect so they are adequately covered along this correct.
Speaker 1: All right, Now let's get to the fundamental point because
Speaker 1: some of that there is going, well, I need a
Speaker 1: ride to my doctor's appointment. How does one How does
Speaker 1: the veteran schedule their ride with through the Clarmont County
Speaker 1: Veteran Services.
Speaker 3: So typically with the VA, you will know well in
Speaker 3: advance that a appointment is coming up because the VA
Speaker 3: will annoy you with four texts a week and a
Speaker 3: phone call with reminders, so there is there's plenty of
Speaker 3: lead times, So we need a phone call five days
Speaker 3: before you're a reasonable the management team can ensure that
Speaker 3: we have enough drivers working that day and can schedule
Speaker 3: the routes to pick veterans up. And that phone number
Speaker 3: directly is five to one three five three six. I'm
Speaker 3: sorry seven five one three seven three two seven four
Speaker 3: seven to one.
Speaker 1: I'm going to make sure you clarify that because that
Speaker 1: was counting my notes when you started out there.
Speaker 3: Yes, yes, Clima County Senior Services, I was giving you
Speaker 3: I'm sorry.
Speaker 1: Seven three to two seventy four seventy one. That's correct,
Speaker 1: fair enough, And there's a separate number for the Senior
Speaker 1: Services UH and Klement County Veterans dot com. Can you
Speaker 1: schedule anployment directly through the website?
Speaker 3: You cannot? You cannot, you cannot. It will give you
Speaker 3: the phone number direct to transportation.
Speaker 1: All right, now, what are the guidelines and veterans need
Speaker 1: to be aware of that are wanting to use the
Speaker 1: Clemont County Veteran Services Transportation.
Speaker 3: Sure one of them is you need to be in
Speaker 3: our system as a veteran, So we will need a
Speaker 3: copy of d D two fourteen. This is all held
Speaker 3: as as PII Personal identifiable information, so we keep it secure.
Speaker 1: Now, wouldn't someone who's already hooked up with the since
Speaker 1: ANYVA have that or you need it on separately on
Speaker 1: file at the Veteran Services.
Speaker 3: Separately on file with those we are not the VA,
Speaker 3: right right, So although we if we have a power
Speaker 3: of attorney, we can see into your records at the
Speaker 3: VA and substantiate that. However, to make it easier, if
Speaker 3: if dad, granddad or the veteran has a copy of
Speaker 3: the d D two fourteen, bring it down, bring it with
Speaker 3: you the day of your trip. Make a copy. Our
Speaker 3: service officers are able to validate yes, this is an
Speaker 3: actual d D two fourteen.
Speaker 1: And so once that's on file though, it's one and done, correct, Okay,
Speaker 1: So for further transportation down the road, you've already got
Speaker 1: the records.
Speaker 3: Secondly, if they were to take their D two fourteen
Speaker 3: to the Register of the County in Clarmont County, they
Speaker 3: will give you a Claremont County Veterans ID.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we've talked about that, and that's a good thing
Speaker 1: to get. Absolutely federal holidays. You know that VA is
Speaker 1: quite unique for a federal organization. They continue working on
Speaker 1: federal holidays. It's medical care, it is right. Many think, well,
Speaker 1: well it's fourth of July, department. They're not leaving Uncle
Speaker 1: Bob unplugged and unmonitored the fourth of July. Right, So
Speaker 1: the VA still schedules appointments during federal holidays. So if
Speaker 1: you have an appointment on a federal holiday, my drivers
Speaker 1: are working fantastic. Claremont County Veterans die com online can't
Speaker 1: schedule the transportation there. I'll give you that phone number again.
Speaker 1: It's five one three seven three two seventy four seventy one.
Speaker 1: And they offer a wealth of services to the veterans
Speaker 1: out there in the community. So I recommend, regardless of
Speaker 1: whether you need a media transportation, get the information go
Speaker 1: to Claremont County Veterans dot com so you know in
Speaker 1: advance what they can do for you when the need arises,
Speaker 1: like provide transportation. Steve Bell's out, keep up the fantastic work.
Speaker 1: My friend, can't thank you enough for the work that
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