Nassau County · Long Beach
Veterans Medical Transportation in Long Beach, NY
DachiPlus provides veterans medical transportation from Long Beach throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. From Long Beach, Valley Stream VA Clinic in Valley Stream is about 24 minutes away. Medicaid: call MAS at 1-844-666-6270 and request DachiPlus. Private pay: (516) 754-7777.
DachiPlus provides veterans medical transportation throughout Suffolk and Nassau Counties — to the Northport VA Medical Center and the community-based outpatient clinics in Bay Shore, East Meadow, Patchogue, Riverhead, and Valley Stream. How our veterans transport service works.
For patients in Long Beach, DachiPlus provides dependable veterans transport. From Long Beach, that usually means trips to Valley Stream VA Clinic, East Meadow VA Clinic and Bay Shore VA Clinic, roughly 24 minutes away. Covered by Medicaid through MAS, or pay privately at (516) 754-7777.
In Long Beach, veterans transport most often serves veterans with service-connected mobility limitations and veterans without reliable transportation to VA appointments for a community of about 35,029 residents. Every trip includes wheelchair transport coordinated through licensed WAV partners when needed.
- Pickup area
- Long Beach, NY 11561
- Nearest VA clinic
- Valley Stream VA Clinic · ~24 min
- Frequent destinations
- 3
- County
- Nassau County
- Availability
- Mon–Sat, 6 AM–8 PM
Trips from Long Beach
Closest VA clinics to Long Beach
For a 9:00 AM appointment at Valley Stream VA Clinic, plan to leave Long Beach by about 8:20 AM. Weekday 8 AM traffic stretches the 8.2-mile drive to about 25 minutes (24 in light traffic), and checking in takes another 10 to 15.
| Destination | Drive from Long Beach | About this facility |
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| Valley Stream VA Clinic Valley Stream | 8.2 mi · 24 min
25 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Accessible entrance and parking (631) 754-7978 |
| East Meadow VA Clinic East Meadow | 16.2 mi · 27 min
28 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Accessible entrance and parking (631) 754-7978 |
| Bay Shore VA Clinic Bay Shore | 30.6 mi · 40 min
39 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Accessible entrance and parking (631) 754-7978 |
Drive times from Google Maps for the center of Long Beach, 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 Long Beach
- 10.6% of households in Long Beach have no vehicle, above the Nassau County rate of 6.8%.
- 1 of the 3 destinations above is outside Nassau County. Paratransit riders would switch to SCAT in Farmingdale or Huntington 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: 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
Veterans Transport from Long Beach — common questions
Where does DachiPlus take Long Beach patients for veterans transport?
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From Long Beach, DachiPlus most often transports to Valley Stream VA Clinic, East Meadow VA Clinic and Bay Shore VA Clinic; the nearest VA clinic is about 24 minutes away. We also reach any other medical destination across Long Island or New York City you need.
How do I book veterans transport from Long Beach with Medicaid?
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Medicaid members in Long Beach call MAS at 1-844-666-6270, ask for DachiPlus, and give your appointment details. Have your Medicaid ID and the destination address ready.
How much does veterans transport from Long Beach cost?
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For Medicaid members, veterans transport from Long Beach is no cost when booked through MAS. Private pay is priced by driving distance from our published rates: Valley Stream VA Clinic is about 8.2 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.