CKCATS trip capacity continues to increase. I am happy to report that we have increased the number of Medicare trips. We are now completing Medicare trips in 12 counties. My goal last year was to increase drivers so that I could increase the counties in which we provide Medicare trips; this goal has been accomplished! We do not need approval to pick up counties for Medicare like we do for Medicaid. This makes it easier to expand Medicare services in various counties.
Nukem Graphics completed a van wrap in Marion County. The wrap contains information advertising all of the services that CATS provides. We are planning to do wraps just like these in all counties. We continue to think about creative ways to advertise our services
December and January are always slower months for CATS due to the winter weather. In hazardous weather, we will provide limited services for dialysis and chemo clients only, if we are able to get to them safely. Safety is and will continue to be our number one goal for our drivers and our clients.
CKCATS received the 11 new buses that we ordered through KPTA Bid#11 in November. These buses are all 2025 Ford E350’s and come equipped with the essentials needed for transport. These vans will be registered and thoroughly inspected before being utilized and will be divided out between our 5 counties by the needs of the county.
CKCATS will hold their annual Public Hearing on February 26th at the Central Office in Lebanon at 1 pm EST. This meeting is held to discuss the transportation needs of our counties and is advertised to the public. We encourage anyone who is interested in public transportation to attend.
As always, a huge thank you to the CKCATS staff for their hard work!
CKCATS is currently fully staffed, but we are continuing to accept applications for future hiring. If you or anyone you know would like to join the staff at CKCATS, please go to careers@ckcac.org to apply.