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Melissa Bryant

Lead Transportation Coordinator at Mercy Medical Angels, coordinating medical transportation assistance for patients and veterans in need of travel to life-saving appointments.

Jul 20, 2026

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Jul 20 · 23m

Larry ZilliacsHOST
2:23
What are the different programs that you have to help people?
Melissa BryantGUEST
2:26
Yeah, so I'll start with the ground transportation program.
Melissa BryantGUEST
2:29
In the ground program, we do help with gas cards.
Melissa BryantGUEST
2:34
So they can either come in like a physical gas card form.
Melissa BryantGUEST
2:37
It's like a gift card or a virtual gift card form.
Melissa BryantGUEST
2:42
And essentially, you know, would assist with all your appointments that you travel to each month.
Melissa BryantGUEST
2:49
And we can help once a month with that.
Larry ZilliacsHOST
7:39
So if I'm a veteran and I need transportation assistance, I need to go to an appointment or something somewhere, how do I interact and connect with you? What's the best approach?

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