Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas CFO Douglas Stuckey sits on the knee of Fort Scott’s Carl “Santa” Jowers at the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber Coffee Thursday morning, wishing for improved transportation services for Fort Scott veterans.
CHC/SEK will be the new primary care entity, following the closing of Mercy Hospital Fort Scott.
The Fort Scott VA Clinic is in the process of acquiring a passenger van to transport local Veterans to their medical appointments at the Topeka VA Medical Center.
Jowers was approached by Fort Scott VA Clinic staff to locate volunteer drivers to drive the shuttle.
Volunteer drivers are needed to drive the shuttle.
One need not be a Veteran to be a shuttle driver. Volunteers must be willing to commit to driving the shuttle at least one day a month to and from Fort Scott.
This is a volunteer position with the VA.
“You will not receive pay, but drivers will receive a meal voucher for use in the VA cafeteria,” Jowers said. “Volunteers must pass a VA physical and background check including their driving history”
“We will initially set up one a week for the shuttle service to operate. However, if enough people volunteer their time, we could expand the service to two or three days a week and even set up a shuttle service to and from the Kansas City VA Medical Center as well.”
Please call Carl Jowers at 620-215-1688 or email him at [email protected] for more information or to volunteer as a driver.