Highly Rural Veterans Transportation Program
Veteran Transportation
The program offers Veteran transportation to and from VA authorized medical appointments through programs funded by both VA and the state. Veterans can schedule free roundtrip, non-emergency, medical transportation to VA authorized appointments and VA approved non-VA healthcare providers.
Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program
The Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program (HRTP) is funded through the Highly Rural Transportation Grant (HRTG) provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The program focuses on providing transportation services in 15 designated “Highly Rural” counties.
Catron, Cibola, Colfax, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Hildalgo, Lincoln, Mora, Quay, San Miguel, Sierra, Socorro, Torrance, and Union
Services are available to any areas within Native or Tribal Lands.
Statewide Veterans Transportation Program
To ensure all NM Veterans have access to medical care, we added 18 additional counties to our transportation program.
Bernalillo, Chaves, Curry, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Lea, Los Alamos, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, San Juan, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Taos, Valencia
Scheduling Services: To Schedule a ride please call the transportation coordinator Monday – Friday 8:30am-5:30pm
Veronica Patterson
Cell: (505) 429-5906
Veronica.Patterson@dvs.nm.gov
- All rides must be requested at least 3 days in advance
- A valid Department of Defense card (VHIC, VIC) issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is required to schedule or,
- A valid government issued ID with a “veterans designation”
The program is made possible through a grant awarded to DVS by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Highly Rural Transportation Grants Program. This program is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.