Bambi wins NEMTAC Innovation Award for second straight year

Bambi was recognized again at NEMTAC Transform 2026 in Orlando for its dispatch and scheduling software for non-emergency medical transportation providers. The repeat win underscores how automation is reshaping operations for small NEMT fleets that still rely on manual workflows.

Why it matters: - NEMT providers often run small fleets with limited back-office staff. - Dispatch, routing and broker coordination are time-consuming tasks in an industry that moves patients to dialysis, behavioral health appointments and routine care. - Bambi’s award signals continued demand for software that replaces phone calls, whiteboards and spreadsheets with automation.

What happened: - Bambi won the NEMTAC Innovation Award for the second consecutive year at NEMTAC Transform 2026. - The award was announced Aug. 16-19 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando. - The Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Accreditation Commission gives the award to organizations advancing ideas, technology or approaches that can improve non-emergency medical transportation. - Bambi received the same award in 2025 and again in 2026.

The details: - Bambi is an AI-powered dispatch and scheduling platform for NEMT providers. - The platform automates trip assignment, driver routing and broker workflows. - Those workflows have traditionally been handled by phone, whiteboard and spreadsheet. - Nirav Chheda, Bambi Health CEO and co-founder, said every feature and technology enhancement came from feedback from owners, operators or drivers. - Chheda said NEMTAC gave Bambi the trophies, but the people who earned them are the drivers and operators running vans every day. - John Rinaldi of GreenCab in Ohio said the platform made efficiency at least 30% greater. - Lakisha Bullock of Right Hand Transportation Services in Indiana said she added her sister as dispatcher after adopting the platform and did not need much training. - Bullock said the platform “does everything it says it’s going to do” and that the company has not had problems with it. - Bambi recorded 16 interviews at the conference for its NEMT Experts Podcast. - The podcast has now passed 120 episodes. - The interviews featured operators, insurance brokers, vehicle manufacturers and inspection technology companies.

Between the lines: - The repeat award suggests the NEMT market is rewarding tools that reduce manual coordination and make small operations easier to scale. - The customer quotes point to a bigger industry shift toward software that is simple enough for small teams to adopt quickly. - Bambi is also using the conference to position itself as both a product vendor and a media voice in the sector.

What’s next: - Bambi will continue promoting its platform to NEMT providers that want to automate dispatch and scheduling. - The company’s podcast and conference interviews suggest it will keep building visibility across the broader NEMT ecosystem. - NEMTAC’s continued recognition may raise expectations for new software features that improve efficiency and compliance.

The bottom line: - Bambi’s back-to-back NEMTAC wins show that automation is becoming a core competitive advantage in non-emergency medical transportation.