Wheelchair Van Transport in Somerville, NJ
Somerville is a small borough with an outsized medical footprint: it is the Somerset County seat, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset and the Steeplechase Cancer Center sit together on Rehill Avenue inside the borough. Most Somerville wheelchair trips therefore stay local. What decides them is not distance but the Somerville Circle and where a van can actually put its ramp down downtown.
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(973) 389-3110Wheelchair-Accessible Transportation in Somerville
Somerville is a small borough, and its medical center of gravity sits on Rehill Avenue. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, the hospital longtime residents still call Somerset Medical Center, anchors the borough, with the Steeplechase Cancer Center at 30 Rehill Avenue on the same campus. For a wheelchair user that concentration is a real advantage. A ramp- or lift-equipped van pulls up at the entrance the department actually uses, the driver deploys the ramp, and you stay seated in your own wheelchair the whole way, locked to the floor with a four-point tie-down and held by a separate lap-and-shoulder belt. No transfer to a stretcher, no ambulance, no getting out of your chair at the curb.
The complication in Somerville is everything around that campus. Route 28 is Main Street here, and heading west it runs into the Somerville Circle, where US 202 and US 206 meet Route 28 on the Raritan-Bridgewater line just outside the borough. Route 202 flies over the circle on a bridge while everyone else works through the loop and its signals, which is the one place we build extra time into a Somerville pickup. Downtown, Main Street is metered on-street parking with a three-hour limit enforced Monday through Saturday, and the rest of the curb space is municipal lots off West Main Street, South Street and North Bridge Street. A wheelchair van needs level ground and clearance behind the vehicle to lower the ramp, so our drivers settle the drop-off point before they arrive rather than circling for it.
Many Somerville wheelchair trips are standing appointments rather than one-offs. Fresenius Kidney Care runs a center at 1 US Highway 206 inside the borough on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with shifts that run well into the evening, and the DaVita Bridgewater center on Route 22 just outside the borough is a regular destination too. Somerville Senior Citizens Housing on Mountain Avenue is a subsidized senior high-rise, and the Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services sits at 27 Warren Street downtown. Standing weekly wheelchair-van schedules from addresses like these, same driver and same entrance every week, are routine work for us, and because we run 24/7 a late chair time is not a problem. Call (973) 389-3110 for a free quote and we will build the recurring schedule around the treatment time.
Every trip is quoted individually — distance, whether you need a return leg, stairs at either address, and the time of day all matter. Call (973) 389-3110 for a free quote, or use the estimate calculator below. If a Somerville patient cannot sit upright for the journey, a wheelchair van is the wrong vehicle and we will arrange stretcher transport instead.
Somerville Medical Destinations We Serve by Wheelchair Van
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Somerville's own acute-care hospital, 110 Rehill Avenue; we use the entrance nearest the booked department.
The Steeplechase Cancer Center
Outpatient cancer center at 30 Rehill Avenue on the same campus; long treatment days suit scheduled round-trips.
Fresenius Kidney Care Somerville
In-borough dialysis at 1 US Highway 206, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with shifts running into the evening.
DaVita Bridgewater Dialysis Center (Bridgewater)
Route 22 dialysis center just outside the borough; ramp deployment needs clear space behind the van.
CareOne at Somerset Valley (Bound Brook)
Route 22 skilled nursing and post-acute rehab; frequent facility-to-appointment wheelchair runs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you provide wheelchair van transport to RWJ University Hospital Somerset?
Yes. The hospital at 110 Rehill Avenue is one of our regular Somerville destinations, along with the Steeplechase Cancer Center at 30 Rehill Avenue on the same campus. We cover admissions, discharges, outpatient testing, infusion and radiation visits. Tell us the department and the entrance when you book, because the Rehill Avenue campus has more than one, and it saves a lap around the building. Delta Medical Transportation is based in Totowa and serves Somerville and all 21 New Jersey counties, 24/7, with drivers who speak English, Spanish and Arabic.
What is the difference between a wheelchair van and a stretcher van or ambulance?
A wheelchair van is ramp- or lift-equipped. You stay seated in your own wheelchair, secured to the floor with a four-point tie-down plus a separate lap-and-shoulder belt, and ride upright. A stretcher van is for patients who must travel lying flat. A BLS ambulance is for patients who need clinical monitoring en route. Delta is licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health for both wheelchair van (MAV) and BLS ambulance service, which most wheelchair-van operators are not, so if Somerville staff say the van is not appropriate we send the right vehicle instead.
Can you set up standing rides for dialysis in Somerville?
Yes, and recurring dialysis is a large part of our Somerville work. Fresenius Kidney Care at 1 US Highway 206 inside the borough treats Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with shifts that run into the evening, and the DaVita Bridgewater center out on Route 22 is a short run from the borough. Both assign fixed chair times, so we set a standing pickup and a standing return instead of rebooking every session, and because we operate 24/7 a late finish is not a problem. Call (973) 389-3110 and we will build the week around your treatment schedule.
Do I need my own wheelchair, and what kinds can you secure?
Most riders use their own chair, which is the whole point of the van, since nobody has to transfer at the curb. If you do not have one, say so when booking and we can bring a transport chair. We secure standard manual chairs and power chairs with a four-point tie-down system. For a heavy or unusual power base, mention the model when you call so we send a van with the right ramp or lift capacity.
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