Nassau County · West Hempstead
Wound Care Transportation in West Hempstead, NY
DachiPlus provides wound care transportation from West Hempstead throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. From West Hempstead, NYU Langone Ambulatory Care – Garden City in Garden City is about 8 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 West Hempstead, NY residents. From West Hempstead, that usually means trips to NYU Langone Ambulatory Care – Garden City, Mercy Medical Center and NYU Long Island Wound Care Center (Mineola), roughly 8 minutes away. We accept Medicaid (via MAS), Medicare Advantage, and private pay — call (516) 754-7777.
In West Hempstead, wound care transport most often serves post-surgical patients with slow-healing incision sites and patients with pressure ulcers requiring outpatient debridement. Every trip includes coordination with wound care clinic for pickup timing.
- Pickup area
- West Hempstead, NY 11552
- Nearest wound care center
- NYU Langone Ambulatory Care – Garden City · ~8 min
- Frequent destinations
- 3
- County
- Nassau County
- Recurring routes
- Standing orders available
Trips from West Hempstead
Closest wound care centers to West Hempstead
For a 9:00 AM appointment at NYU Langone Ambulatory Care – Garden City, plan to leave West Hempstead by about 8:35 AM: the 2.5-mile drive takes about 8 minutes even at 8 AM on a weekday, plus 10 to 15 minutes to get inside and check in.
| Destination | Drive from West Hempstead | About this facility |
|---|---|---|
| NYU Langone Ambulatory Care – Garden City Garden City | 2.5 mi · 8 min
8 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Accessible entrance and parking (646) 929-7875 |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre | 2.3 mi · 9 min
9 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Medicare rating 5 of 5 Accessible entrance and parking (516) 705-2525 |
| NYU Long Island Wound Care Center (Mineola) Mineola | 3.3 mi · 9 min
10 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Accessible entrance and parking (516) 663-8498 |
Drive times from Google Maps for the center of West Hempstead, 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 West Hempstead
- 8.4% of residents in West Hempstead live with a disability, below the Nassau County rate of 9.4%.
Sources: Medicare Care Compare (data updated 2026-07-22); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
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FAQ
Wound Care Transport from West Hempstead — common questions
Where does DachiPlus take West Hempstead patients for wound care transport?
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From West Hempstead, DachiPlus most often transports to NYU Langone Ambulatory Care – Garden City, Mercy Medical Center and NYU Long Island Wound Care Center (Mineola); the nearest wound care center is about 8 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 West Hempstead 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 West Hempstead cost?
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For Medicaid members, wound care transport from West Hempstead is no cost when booked through MAS. Private pay is priced by driving distance from our published rates: NYU Langone Ambulatory Care – Garden City is about 2.5 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.