It's a direct, door to door, service. I get picked up about 75 minutes before my appointment, and get deposited immediately outside the radiotherapy department in plenty of time to check in (which is an automated process). The taxi then waits, and brings me home. If I had to pay for it, it would cost me 180€ each day, but I have a "bilan" from the doctor for 35 return trips which I just handed over to the taxi company. From there, all I have to do is tell them on Friday when my appointments for the coming week are, and the taxi magically appears when needed. Three times I have had to share the taxi with other people heading from this area to Tours for treatment, but that's not a problem. If I wanted to have a taxi to myself on those occasions I could, but I would have to pay for it.
Ambulance taxis in the dedicated radiotherapy parking area
If there is a delay, they even take care of that. Like many businesses they are struggling to get staff, and sometimes there are delays caused by people whose treatment takes longer than expected. That was me last week, when it was two hours before I was in a proper state for being zapped. There was also an occasion where because of staff shortages the taxi was over an hour late arriving chez nous, so they called the hospital to alert them.
Yesterday I got a "très bien" from the radiotherapist, which is a relief after last week. To mark the halfway point of my treatment I also had an appointment with the oncologist, who was very chirpy, and started the consultation with the word "félicitations".
I think we're heading in the right direction.
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