Hospital discharge transport home to Bairnsdale
Discharged from Central Gippsland Health in Sale, Latrobe Regional Health in Traralgon, or a Melbourne hospital with no way to get home? Road Runner will collect you from the hospital entrance and drive you straight home to East Gippsland.
- Local Bairnsdale driver, part of the community for over 40 years
- Fixed prices, GST inclusive
- Pick-ups timed around your discharge
- Book in writingThen confirm your discharge time
- Collected at the entranceSale, Traralgon or Melbourne
- Waiting time includedWe allow for discharge delays
- Home the same dayStraight to your front door
- Collected at the entrance
- Waiting time included
- Walker fits in the boot
- Straight home
Discharge pick-ups home to East Gippsland
Central Gippsland Health
Discharge pick-ups from the hospital in Sale, home to Bairnsdale.
Latrobe Regional Health
Discharge pick-ups from the hospital in Traralgon, home to East Gippsland.
Melbourne hospitals
Longer-distance discharge pick-ups from Melbourne, home to East Gippsland.
Discharge planners
Hospital staff can email us directly to arrange a patient's trip home.
How it works
- 1
Book in writing
Email us or use our online form with the hospital, your home address and your expected discharge day.
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Confirm your time
Once the hospital confirms your discharge time, let us know and we'll confirm your pick-up and fixed price by email.
- 3
We collect you
Your driver meets you at the hospital entrance in a clean, comfortable 2024 MG ZS SUV.
- 4
Home again
We drive you directly home, with room in the boot for a walker and your bags.
No more being left without a way home
Many East Gippsland patients are taken to hospital in Traralgon by ambulance, then discharged with no way to get home. Some are left waiting overnight. Discharge times are hard to predict, so we build waiting time into discharge pick-ups. A simple booking request is all it takes to arrange your trip home.
- Patients being discharged
- Families arranging a trip home
- Hospital discharge planners
- WorkCover and insurance clients
Hospital discharge questions
My discharge time isn't confirmed yet. Can I still book?
Yes. Book in writing, by email or through our online form, with your expected discharge day, then let us know once the hospital confirms a time and we'll confirm your pick-up in writing. Waiting time is included for Traralgon and Melbourne discharge pick-ups.
Can hospital staff book for a patient?
Yes. Discharge planners, nurses and social workers are welcome to email us directly to arrange a patient's trip home.
Which hospitals do you collect from?
Central Gippsland Health in Sale, Latrobe Regional Health in Traralgon, and Melbourne hospitals.
Can two patients being discharged travel together?
Yes. Two patients being discharged from the same hospital on the same day can share the trip home, and each pays a reduced per-patient rate. Discharge planners are welcome to arrange shared trips for patients heading to East Gippsland.
Can you take wheelchair or stretcher patients?
Our service is for passengers who are able to travel seated, so we are unable to transport wheelchair or stretcher passengers. A folding walker fits comfortably in the boot.
Be first to book
Register your details and we'll contact you as soon as bookings open. All bookings are made in writing, by email or through our online form, so that confirmations, tax invoices and trip documents can be issued and kept on record.
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