Michelle Howell says each of the vans in her medical transport business pile up about 350 miles a day from driving people in rural mid-Missouri to and from their medical appointments. Her company, Advantage Medical Transport, based in Fayette, employs 12 drivers in more than 13 counties. On average, she says, each trip is 45 miles one way.
Improving care for rural diabetics
The MU school of medicine hopes to include community members in developing an outreach program.
Saturday, May 12, 2007 | 12:20 a.m. CDT;
updated 8:26 a.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
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