Nassau County · Elmont
Wound Care Transportation in Elmont, NY
DachiPlus provides wound care transportation from Elmont throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. From Elmont, Northwell Comprehensive Wound Care Center (Lake Success) in Lake Success is about 11 minutes away. Medicaid: call MAS at 1-844-666-6270 and request DachiPlus. Private pay: (516) 754-7777.
Wound care patients — typically those with diabetic foot wounds, post-surgical wounds, pressure ulcers, or vascular insufficiency wounds — require frequent outpatient clinic visits, often 1–3 times per week for weeks or months. How our wound care transport service works.
DachiPlus coordinates wound care transport for Elmont, NY residents. From Elmont, that usually means trips to Northwell Comprehensive Wound Care Center (Lake Success), Long Island Jewish Valley Stream (Franklin) and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, roughly 11 minutes away. We accept Medicaid (via MAS), Medicare Advantage, and private pay — call (516) 754-7777.
In Elmont, wound care transport most often serves post-surgical patients with slow-healing incision sites and patients with pressure ulcers requiring outpatient debridement for a community of about 35,657 residents. Every trip includes same-driver continuity for consistent, familiar transport.
- Pickup area
- Elmont, NY 11003
- Nearest wound care center
- Northwell Comprehensive Wound Care Center (Lake Success) · ~11 min
- Frequent destinations
- 3
- County
- Nassau County
- Recurring routes
- Standing orders available
Trips from Elmont
Closest wound care centers to Elmont
For a 9:00 AM appointment at Northwell Comprehensive Wound Care Center (Lake Success), plan to leave Elmont by about 8:25 AM. Weekday 8 AM traffic stretches the 5.8-mile drive to about 16 minutes (11 in light traffic), and checking in takes another 10 to 15.
| Destination | Drive from Elmont | About this facility |
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| Northwell Comprehensive Wound Care Center (Lake Success) Lake Success | 5.8 mi · 11 min
16 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Accessible entrance and parking |
| Long Island Jewish Valley Stream (Franklin) Valley Stream | 3.3 mi · 12 min
12 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Accessible entrance and parking (516) 256-6000 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park | 5.3 mi · 14 min
18 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Medicare rating 4 of 5 (718) 470-7000 |
Drive times from Google Maps for the center of Elmont, light traffic and a weekday 8 AM estimate. Private pay is priced by distance from our published rates. Medicaid: $0 through MAS.
Getting there from Elmont
- 8.9% of residents in Elmont live with a disability, about the same as the Nassau County rate of 9.4%.
- 1 of the 3 destinations above is outside Nassau County. Paratransit riders would switch to Access-A-Ride at the county line and pay a second fare, unless the address is in one of the areas near NICE routes that Able-Ride now serves directly; DachiPlus drives the whole way.
Sources: Medicare Care Compare (data updated 2026-07-22); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; NICE Able-Ride; bus stops from NICE schedule data (2026-10-07).
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FAQ
Wound Care Transport from Elmont — common questions
Where does DachiPlus take Elmont patients for wound care transport?
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From Elmont, DachiPlus most often transports to Northwell Comprehensive Wound Care Center (Lake Success), Long Island Jewish Valley Stream (Franklin) and Long Island Jewish Medical Center; the nearest wound care center is about 11 minutes away. We also reach any other medical destination across Long Island or New York City you need.
How do I book wound care transport from Elmont with Medicaid?
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Call MAS at 1-844-666-6270 at least 72 hours ahead and request DachiPlus as your provider. For recurring wound care transport, ask your treatment center or doctor's office to request a standing order through MAS and list DachiPlus as your preferred transportation provider, so you don't have to call before every trip.
How much does wound care transport from Elmont cost?
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For Medicaid members, wound care transport from Elmont is no cost when booked through MAS. Private pay is priced by driving distance from our published rates: Northwell Comprehensive Wound Care Center (Lake Success) is about 5.8 miles away, and our online cost estimator prices that trip for you. Waiting time over 15 minutes is billed separately; call (516) 754-7777 for an exact quote.