ShiftMed, a leading AI-Powered Healthcare Workforce Platform, has expanded its integration with Uber Health to give health system employees direct access to transportation through the ShiftMed Flex platform. The feature enables hospital-employed clinicians and staff to request Uber rides to and from shifts with no upfront costs. The expansion extends the transportation benefits to more than 5.7 million hospital employees employed in the US.
Health systems can activate the Uber feature within ShiftMed Flex to support both full-time and part-time staff access rides. Clinicians can request rides directly in the ShiftMed app, and fares are automatically deducted from their shift earnings, eliminating the need for upfront out-of-pocket payments. The integration is designed to help reduce barriers to getting to work, improve clinician retention, and strengthen patient care.
"With one in five workers in the US working in healthcare, ShiftMed is able to help eliminate transportation as a barrier to work for millions of frontline healthcare professionals," said Jacob Laufer, COO of ShiftMed. "Uber Health's embedded technology allows health systems to effectively expand their coverage footprint. This increases the number of professionals a system has access to, creating a win for the worker and the health system."
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Early adopters including SSM Health, have seen clinicians clock over 50 shifts per year with Uber Health, helping to stabilize acute care unit coverage during peak demand, more than doubling shift coverage.
"Reliable transportation is often the hidden key to consistent coverage," said Seth Lovell, System Vice President of Nursing Transformation and Innovation at SSM Health.
"Uber Health has transformed how healthcare organizations manage transportation, providing efficient and accessible rides for patients and staff," said Valerie Holland, Head of U.S. Sales at Uber Health. "Through our expanded work with ShiftMed, we're providing on-demand access to transportation for their employees, who often make up the largest workforce in their counties. Ultimately, this improves the experience and outcome for healthcare workers and patients alike."
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