Travel and Lodging

Housing Services

  • Hope Lodges - Created by the American Cancer Society to provide a temporary residence to those patients who meet certain eligibility criteria.
    Phone: 1-800-ACS-2345

  • Hospitality Homes - Provides short-term accommodations in the Boston area for the families of patients traveling to Boston for medical treatment.
    Phone: 617-482-4338
    Website: http://www.hosp.org

  • The Hospice Web - This site stresses whole person care and provides a means for locating suitable hospices.

Travel and Services

  • Air Life Line - Air Life Line is a national volunteer pilot program which coordinates free air transportation for people in need to treatment facilities.   
    Phone: 1-877-AIR-LIFE  
    Website: http://www.airlifeline.org

  • National Patient Travel Helpline - Provides information about all forms of charitable, long-distance medical air transportation and provides referrals to all appropriate sources of help available in the national charitable medical air transportation network.  
    Phone: 1-800-296-1217  

  • The Air Care Alliance - Provides a central listing for free air transportation services provided by volunteer pilots and charitable aviation groups.   
    Phone: 888-260-9707  
    Website: http://www.aircareall.org/

  • Corporate Angel Network - Arranges free air transportation for cancer patients traveling to treatment facilities using the empty seats on corporate jets.   
    Phone: 866-328-1313  
    Website: http://www.corpangelnetwork.org