NEMT in New York: Your Complete Resource
New York State is home to some of the most renowned medical institutions in the world — Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYU Langone, Mount Sinai Health System, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian, and the Hospital for Special Surgery, to name just a few. Patients travel from across the country and around the world to access this level of care.
But getting to these hospitals — whether from across the state or across the city — requires reliable medical transportation. Crown Care NEMT provides private pay medical rides across all of New York State, from the five boroughs to Buffalo.
New York City
New York City concentrates more world-class hospitals in a few square miles than almost anywhere on earth. Crown Care provides:
- Local medical rides within the five boroughs
- Wheelchair transport through the city's challenging streetscape
- Airport pickups at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark for inbound patients
- Hospital-to-hospital transfers between NYC medical centers
Upstate New York
Upstate New York's medical landscape includes Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, Albany Medical Center, and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo. Many upstate patients also travel to NYC for specialty care — a long-distance route Crown Care handles regularly.
Common Upstate Routes
- Albany to NYC (150 miles) — for Memorial Sloan Kettering, NYU Langone
- Syracuse to Rochester (90 miles) — for Strong Memorial specialty care
- Buffalo to Cleveland (190 miles) — for Cleveland Clinic
Long Island and Hudson Valley
Northwell Health on Long Island is the state's largest healthcare provider. Hudson Valley patients access Westchester Medical Center and often travel south to NYC for specialty care. Crown Care handles these routes daily.
Major New York Hospitals
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — NYC
- NYU Langone Health — NYC
- Mount Sinai Health System — NYC
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia — NYC
- Hospital for Special Surgery — NYC
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center — Buffalo
- Strong Memorial Hospital — Rochester
- Albany Medical Center
- Northwell Health — Long Island
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you serve all five boroughs of NYC?
Yes. Crown Care provides medical transportation in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island — plus all of Long Island, Westchester, and the Hudson Valley.
Can you transport a patient from upstate to NYC?
Yes. Upstate-to-NYC is one of our most common New York routes, especially for patients accessing Memorial Sloan Kettering, NYU Langone, and Columbia. Call for a personalized quote.
Do you handle airport pickups for patients flying into NYC?
Absolutely. We provide medical airport transport at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark for patients traveling to New York hospitals. The driver meets you at the terminal and brings the appropriate vehicle.