When you live in a small, rural or remote community, travelling far from home for medical diagnosis and treatment is a major barrier on your path to wellness. At Hope Air we bridge the distance between home and hospital from coast to coast, helping 3,000 patients in over 560 communities across Canada.
In 2023 demand for Hope Air programs soared to an all-time high: 24,988 travel arrangements, including airline, hotel, ground transportation and meal support.
Hope Air’s mission has never been more needed or relevant for families and individuals required to travel to reach vital health care. Our universal healthcare system comes with a caveat; you may have to travel long distances, and incur significant expenses, to reach the care you need and deserve. The Hope Air community—government, industry, donors, volunteers, advocates and partners— stands together to ensure we continue to answer the call from the most vulnerable, ensuring better health, reduced poverty and strengthening small and rural communities across Canada.
Together, we rose to the challenge in 2023.
Hope Air arrangements reached an all-time high in annual travel support for residents of British Columbia in 2023.
This milestone of 14,132 travel arrangements includes over 5,441 airline flights, 4,778 accommodation nights, 1,420 ground transportation trips and over 2,452 meals for patients in financial need, who travelling long distances to reach medical care far from home.
