Nassau County · Port Washington
Long-Distance Medical Transportation in Port Washington, NY
DachiPlus provides long-distance medical transportation from Port Washington throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. From Port Washington, NYU Langone Tisch Hospital in Manhattan is about 43 minutes away. Medicaid: call MAS at 1-844-666-6270 and request DachiPlus. Private pay: (516) 754-7777.
Some treatments require travel beyond Suffolk and Nassau — specialty cancer centers, transplant evaluations, family-coordinated transfers to care facilities upstate or out of state. How our long-distance transport service works.
For patients in Port Washington, DachiPlus provides dependable long-distance transport. From Port Washington, that usually means trips to NYU Langone Tisch Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, roughly 43 minutes away. Covered by Medicaid through MAS, or pay privately at (516) 754-7777.
In Port Washington, long-distance transport most often serves veterans accessing VA care centers and patients returning to Long Island from out-of-state treatment for a community of about 16,235 residents. Every trip includes comfortable sedans and SUVs; wheelchair users welcome if able to transfer to seat.
- Pickup area
- Port Washington, NY 11050
- Nearest specialty hospital
- NYU Langone Tisch Hospital · ~43 min
- Frequent destinations
- 3
- County
- Nassau County
- Availability
- Mon–Sat, 6 AM–8 PM
Trips from Port Washington
Manhattan hospitals from Port Washington
At 8 AM on a weekday, NYU Langone Tisch Hospital is about 63 minutes from Port Washington by car, against 43 minutes in light traffic. The expressway and bridges into the city are the slow part, so for a morning appointment in Manhattan we usually pick up well before 7.
| Destination | Drive from Port Washington | About this facility |
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| NYU Langone Tisch Hospital Manhattan | 21.2 mi · 43 min
63 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Medicare rating 5 of 5 Accessible entrance and parking (212) 263-7300 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery Manhattan | 24.4 mi · 44 min
66 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Medicare rating 5 of 5 Accessible entrance and parking (212) 606-1000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York | 24.8 mi · 44 min
66 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Accessible entrance and parking (347) 798-9213 |
Drive times from Google Maps for the center of Port Washington, light traffic and a weekday 8 AM estimate. Private pay is priced by distance from our published rates. Medicaid: $0 through MAS.
Getting there from Port Washington
- 6.4% of households in Port Washington have no vehicle, about the same as the Nassau County rate of 6.8%.
- All 3 destinations above are outside Nassau County. Paratransit riders would switch to Access-A-Ride at the county line and pay a second fare; DachiPlus drives the whole way.
Sources: Medicare Care Compare (data updated 2026-07-22); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; NICE Able-Ride; bus stops from NICE schedule data (2026-10-07).
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FAQ
Long-Distance Transport from Port Washington — common questions
Where does DachiPlus take Port Washington patients for long-distance transport?
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From Port Washington, DachiPlus most often transports to NYU Langone Tisch Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; the nearest specialty hospital is about 43 minutes away. We also reach any other medical destination across Long Island or New York City you need.
How do I book long-distance transport from Port Washington with Medicaid?
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Medicaid members in Port Washington call MAS at 1-844-666-6270, ask for DachiPlus, and give your appointment details. Have your Medicaid ID and the destination address ready.
How much does long-distance transport from Port Washington cost?
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For Medicaid members, long-distance transport from Port Washington is no cost when booked through MAS. Private pay is priced by driving distance from our published rates: NYU Langone Tisch Hospital is about 21.2 miles away, and our online cost estimator prices that trip for you. Waiting time over 15 minutes is billed separately; call (516) 754-7777 for an exact quote.