Allegheny County has transportation services that can help you get to your doctor appointments and other important appointments. Some have eligibility requirements so be sure to check.
Travelers Aid of Pittsburgh
Mobile Moms is a bus service for pregnant women, run by Travelers Aid, that will take you to medical appointments related to your pregnancy. There are no income requirements or charges for this service. Learn more about Mobile Moms by watching the video below.
Travelers Aid’s ICU Baby Program provides bus tickets or Get Go gas cards to parents with an infant in an Allegheny County hospital NICU. Parents/primary care givers with a baby in a participating NICU in need of transportation assistance can qualify for the program.
Trips for Tots, another Travelers Aid program, can provide bus tickets zTrip vouchers to parents of newborns for well-baby, immunization or sick child doctor’s visits until your newborn is 18 months old.
Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP)
If you live in Allegheny County and are receiving Medicaid, you may be eligible for free public transportation (bus, subway, incline) ahead of time tickets, or reimbursement for your use of public transportation/private vehicle, or free door-to-door service when medically necessary via a shared ride.
MATP is required by law to provide the least costly, most appropriate transportation service available.
- Call 1-888-547-MATP (6287) Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or
- Fill out the application (MATP application for adults) (MATP application for anyone younger than 18) sign it and email to: MATP@alleghenycounty.us. You can also drop it off at the Human Services Building at One Smithfield Street on the 1st floor.
