Access to health care doesn’t begin at the front door of our facilities. The access starts with the patient’s ability to physically get to our clinics, hospital and outpatient locations. Our partnership with EMBARK Plus, through the City of Norman, is expanding that access through the help of public transit by removing transportation barriers and ensuring patients can get the care they need, when they need it.
Read the blog: Norman Regional’s Public Transportation Partnership
Norman Regional is a proud funding partner of the EMBARK Plus paratransit service.
In the last quarter of 2025 (October, November and December), the paratransit service provided 1,020 rides to Norman Regional patients, including 519 pick-ups and 501 drop-offs.
Patients were driven to and from Norman Regional locations including Norman Regional Hospital, Heart and Vascular Associates, Norman Regional Neurosciences, Norman Regional Nephrology, Norman Regional Nine, and more.
This partnership with EMBARK Plus helps reduce transportation challenges for patients who may not have access to a personal vehicle and cannot take the fixed-route bus routes, making it easier to attend appointments, receive follow-up care and stay connected to essential health services.
Another way patients and visitors have access to many Norman Regional services is through the reliable, fare-free fixed-route bus services through EMBARK Norman. These set bus routes operate multiple routes throughout Norman six days a week, connecting key destinations across the city, including many Norman Regional facilities.
Below is a list of the established EMBARK Norman routes that will place patients at or near our various locations across Norman.
This route serves along the Main Street/24th Ave. NW corridors.
Stops 4349 and 4190 on route 110 give riders access to Ortho Central’s locations within the Young Family Athletic Center. The locations accessible from stop 4354 are Norman Regional Hospital, and all clinics in Northwest Executive Park, Oklahoma Surgical Associates and West Norman Professional Building. Women’s Healthcare Plaza and the Heart Plaza are accessible from stop 4355.
This route serves Westheimer Airport by way of Boyd Street, Main Street, Acres Street, Berry Road, Rock Creek Road, and Peters Avenue.
Stops 4458 and 4422 on route 121 give riders access to locations within Porter Health Village and the Doctors Park complex, and Nephrology Associates.
To learn more about Norman’s transit bus operations and find more resources for the fixed route bus service, visit the City of Norman website.