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The new round was led by Motley Fool Ventures with participation from Zoll Medical Corporation, UH Ventures and Gray Ferry Capital.
The new plan will help doctors send practitioners with a medical microcart out to patients' homes.
The ride sharing platform is now approved as a non-emergency medical transportation service for Medicaid patients in the state.
The infant mortality rate in Franklin County, Ohio, has reached 8.2 deaths per 1,000 live births, with black babies at three times the risk of white infants.
Gyre Renwick, vice president at Lyft, is leading the company’s healthcare team to develop partnerships and find solutions to address the major social determinant of health that impact people’s lives – getting to the doctor before an emergency.