Plybeah, Erica
1988- · Contribution: 2017-2020
Founded MedHaul, a medical transportation logistics platform
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Impact on the world
Built a platform connecting patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers with low-cost transportation to medical appointments, addressing a transportation barrier disproportionately affecting low-income, rural, and minority patients.
Life & background
Based in Memphis, Tennessee, Plybeah founded MedHaul to help patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers arrange affordable transportation to medical appointments, focused on reducing missed care due to transportation barriers.
Sources
- NPR; Fierce Healthcare
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