Safe Ride Home Form

The safety of our residents is our top priority. We recognize that long work hours can increase the risk of fatigue-related road traffic accidents. The Safe Ride Home Program is a joint project from PGME and our partner hospitals to ensure safety and fatigue risk management for our residents.

For residents who drive their vehicle to work but feel too fatigued to safely drive their vehicle home after working an extended shift related to on call duties, this program will reimburse University of Ottawa residents for a safe ride-home services (such as taxis or ride share (Uber & Lyft)) to travel from the hospital to their home residence and return the next day to retrieve their vehicle.

Eligibility & Restrictions

This program applies to all PGME residents at the University of Ottawa.
The resident’s taxi/ride share ride home is eligible for reimbursement if they have worked an extended shift related to on call duties and determined to be too fatigued to safely drive home, or as related to extenuating circumstances that are adjudicated on a case-by-case basis. To note: A regular shift in the emergency department (including night shifts) is not eligible.
The journey must be within Ottawa or Gatineau city limits.
Reimbursement is for travel home and return to the hospital the following day to retrieve your vehicle.
Starting point must be any one of the following PGME learning sites: Bruyère Health, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Montfort Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital, or The Royal Ottawa.
In general, the destination will be the resident’s home. Other destinations will be reviewed for approval.
Costs for overnight parking will be the responsibility of the resident and must not be included in the amount eligible for reimbursement.
This program is not intended to cover taxi/ride share reimbursement as per the PARO-OTH agreement (Section 19.7) for out of hospital call – Travel Reimbursement - PGME | Faculty of Medicine.
Requests for reimbursement must be submitted within 30 calendar days following the use of the taxi/ride share (Uber & Lyft) home.
The maximum tip amount must not exceed 18% of the total fare cost.
Requests must be for services used on or after May 1st, 2025.
Requests will be reviewed and monitored to determine if there are systemic issues occurring that would be better managed by changes within programs to address fatigue and resident wellness.

Please complete the information below to process your reimbursement.

Student Number

First Name

Last Name

Date of service

Requests must be for services used on or after May 1st, 2025, and must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the service date.

Your on-call shift’s start time

Your on-call shift’s end time

Proof of on call shift

Upload screen shot of your on-call schedule here

Proof of Parking

Upload photo of hospital parking entry ticket with same date as on call shift. Annual or block invoices are also accepted. For CHEO parking, please note that block invoices are not provided automatically. You must request a written receipt. Ensure the receipt includes your name and the dates of parking.

Proof of payment

Upload 1st receipt for your ride home here

Upload 2nd receipt for return to work to retrieve vehicle here (if applicable)

Name of the hospital where the work was performed

Home program

Comment

On-call date

Did you drive to work on the on-call date for which you are submitting this claim? By selecting 'Yes,' you attest that you drove to work on this date and understand that this information will be verified.

Yes