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Last updated: March 2026
Reliable non-emergency medical transportation to the University of Chicago Medicine campus in Hyde Park. Our Olympia Fields headquarters is just 15 miles south, giving South Side and South Suburban patients fast, convenient pickup.
Located at 5841 S Maryland Avenue in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, the University of Chicago Medicine is a world-class academic medical center known for pioneering research and advanced clinical care. The campus includes the Center for Care and Discovery, Comer Children's Hospital, the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine, and the Mitchell Hospital.
UChicago Medicine is a destination for patients requiring advanced cancer treatment, organ transplantation, dialysis, cardiovascular care, and neuroscience programs. Patients travel from across the South Side, South Suburbs, and greater Chicagoland area for the specialized care available here.
Dream Care Rides provides daily NEMT service to UChicago Medicine for specialist appointments, recurring treatments, same-day procedures, hospital discharges, and facility transfers.
Dream Care Rides is headquartered in Olympia Fields, Illinois, just 15 miles south of the UChicago Medicine campus in Hyde Park. This means South Side and South Suburban patients get faster pickup times, shorter wait windows, and drivers who know the route to Hyde Park inside and out.
For patients with recurring appointments at UChicago Medicine — dialysis sessions, chemotherapy cycles, transplant follow-ups — our proximity means reliable, consistent service every week without the long wait times you might experience from a provider further away.
We are the closest major NEMT provider to both UChicago Medicine and the South Suburban patient population. That proximity is your advantage.
Olympia Fields
Park Forest
Matteson
Richton Park
Homewood
Flossmoor
Country Club Hills
Tinley Park
Orland Park
Harvey
From routine appointments to recurring cancer treatments, we provide the right vehicle and care level for every trip.
Sedan or SUV with a trained driver. Curb-to-Curb, Door-to-Door, or Hand-to-Hand service for patients who can walk.
Wheelchair-accessible vehicles with hydraulic lifts and four-point securement for safe, comfortable rides to Hyde Park.
Stretcher vans with trained attendants for patients who cannot sit upright. Hospital discharges and facility transfers.
Standing weekly or biweekly schedules for dialysis, chemotherapy, radiation, and transplant follow-up appointments at UChicago.
We serve the entire Chicagoland area. These South Side neighborhoods are our most frequent pickup locations for UChicago Medicine patients.
Hyde Park
Bronzeville
Woodlawn
South Shore
Chatham
Auburn Gresham
Beverly
Your driver calls you 30 minutes before pickup with an estimated arrival time. At your home, the driver assists you from your front door to the vehicle with our standard door-through-door service. For wheelchair patients, the driver deploys the hydraulic lift and secures your chair with Q'Straint four-point straps before departing.
At UChicago Medicine, the driver pulls into the Maryland Avenue patient drop-off area at 58th Street. This entrance leads directly to the Center for Care and Discovery lobby. The driver assists you from the vehicle and walks you to the information desk or your department elevator bank. For patients visiting the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM) at 5758 S Maryland Ave, the driver drops you at the separate DCAM entrance and walks you inside.
For stretcher patients, the two-person crew uses the ground-level accessible loading at the Maryland Avenue entrance with direct elevator access to inpatient floors. The crew coordinates with UChicago nursing staff for safe patient handoff.
UChicago Medicine is one of the top cancer research and treatment centers in the US. We provide recurring transport for chemotherapy, radiation, and oncology follow-ups.
Organ transplant evaluations, surgery, and post-transplant follow-ups. Transplant patients often need multiple weekly trips during the evaluation and recovery phases.
Recurring three-times-per-week dialysis transport with standing orders. Our Olympia Fields base provides fast pickup for South Side and South Suburban dialysis patients.
Heart failure management, cardiac catheterization follow-ups, and cardiac rehabilitation appointments.
Stroke recovery, epilepsy management, and neurological disorder treatment requiring consistent transportation.
Primary care and community health services serving the Hyde Park, Woodlawn, and South Shore neighborhoods.
Private pay patients call (708) 505-6994 and book same-day with an upfront confirmed price. No broker, no 48-hour wait, no rotating drivers. For South Side and South Suburban patients near our Olympia Fields headquarters, private pay dispatch to UChicago Medicine is especially fast because our vehicles are already in the area.
For recurring outpatient visits at UChicago such as dialysis, chemotherapy, or transplant follow-ups, standing orders make private pay as simple as Medicaid after the initial setup. Your rides run automatically every week with the same driver. For discharge trips, private pay handles same-day changes in one phone call, which Medicaid broker-coordinated transport typically cannot accommodate.
Dream Care Rides is a licensed, insured non-emergency medical transportation provider headquartered in Olympia Fields, Illinois (NPI #1033989991), serving patients throughout Chicago, Cook County, and the greater Illinois-Indiana metro area.
Yes. Dream Care Rides is headquartered in Olympia Fields, just 15 miles south of UChicago Medicine in Hyde Park. We provide frequent daily pickups from South Side neighborhoods including Bronzeville, Woodlawn, South Shore, Chatham, Auburn Gresham, Beverly, and Morgan Park for trips to the UChicago Medicine campus. Our proximity to the South Side means faster dispatch times and drivers who know the most efficient routes to Hyde Park.
Absolutely. Our Olympia Fields headquarters is centrally located in the South Suburbs, making us the closest major NEMT provider to both the South Suburban patient population and the UChicago Medicine campus. We serve Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Matteson, Richton Park, Homewood, Flossmoor, Country Club Hills, Tinley Park, Orland Park, Harvey, and the entire South Suburban corridor. Our proximity means shorter wait times and faster pickup than any North Side or Loop-based NEMT provider.
Medicaid covers non-emergency medical transportation for eligible members in Illinois. Contact your Medicaid managed care organization (such as Meridian, Molina, or Blue Cross Community Health Plans) to confirm your NEMT benefit. Medicare Advantage plans often include supplemental transportation benefits as well. Dream Care Rides also accepts private-pay patients with transparent, upfront pricing and no hidden fees. Private pay patients benefit from same-day booking and no broker authorization requirement.
Yes. UChicago Medicine is a major center for dialysis, oncology, and organ transplant programs. We provide recurring transportation for dialysis sessions three or more times per week, chemotherapy infusions, radiation therapy, transplant evaluations, and post-transplant follow-ups. Set up a standing schedule and your rides are automatically reserved each week with the same driver. This consistency is especially important for transplant patients who may have multiple weekly appointments during the evaluation and recovery phases.
Call (708) 505-6994 and request stretcher transportation. Provide the patient name, hospital room number, expected discharge or pickup time, and a Physician Certification Statement if using insurance. Our stretcher vehicles with Broda Traversa systems and two-person crews coordinate with UChicago nursing staff at the Maryland Avenue entrance for safe ground-level loading. Our Olympia Fields base is just 15 miles away, so stretcher vehicle availability for UChicago is excellent.
Yes. We frequently transport patients from UChicago Medicine to skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, and long-term care homes throughout the South Side and South Suburbs. Hospital-to-facility transfers are coordinated with staff at both UChicago and the receiving facility for seamless handoff. We accommodate ambulatory, wheelchair, and stretcher patients for facility transfers.
We serve the entire Chicagoland area. Our most frequent pickup neighborhoods for UChicago Medicine patients include Hyde Park, Bronzeville, Woodlawn, South Shore, Chatham, Auburn Gresham, Beverly, Morgan Park, and the entire South Suburban corridor including Olympia Fields, Homewood, Matteson, Park Forest, Harvey, and Country Club Hills. We also serve North Side and West Side neighborhoods for scheduled UChicago appointments.
Private pay patients can often book same-day or next-day, especially from South Side and South Suburban locations near our Olympia Fields base. We recommend 24 to 48 hours advance notice for optimal scheduling. For Medicaid-covered rides, your MCO typically requires 48 to 72 hours advance notice through the broker. For recurring treatments like dialysis, chemotherapy, or transplant follow-ups, standing orders eliminate the need for repeated booking.
Schedule online in minutes or call us 24/7. South Side and South Suburban patients get fast pickup from our Olympia Fields base.