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By Veronica Beltran

Northern Health Connection

Northern Health Connections service gradually returns

May 29, 2020 | 2:27 PM

PRINCE GEORGE—Northern Health Connections will gradually return to standard passenger eligibility for the medical bus travel service on June 1.

The announcement was made today in a press release by Northern Health, saying that Northern Health Connections will go back to standard eligibility, with the exception of passengers travelling without a medical appointment, which includes seniors.

You are eligible to use the bus service if you are:

• traveling for non-urgent medical procedures, such as chiropractors and massage therapists – an appointment verification will be required
• Discharging (by health authority hospital staff) – appointment verification not required
• Medically-necessary companion
• Staff & Physicians (including health care students), who are travelling for work

The service will run with limited seating and enhanced safety measures until further notice. Northern Health has also implemented some changes to their service amidst the pandemic including that, travel must be booked 48 hours in advance, no walk-on passengers will be accepted, no one with COVID-19 symptoms will be allowed to travel, and a maximum of 12 passengers will be allowed on a coach at a time to allow for physical distancing—a maximum of five passengers will be allowed on a minibus.

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