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VICTOR ANJEH, Safe Ride Transportation (SRT)
Most of us think nothing about driving to the doctor’s office
for a routine checkup. But Victor and Tizah Anjeh have found that
for many people—particularly within the geriatric community—
dependable and friendly transportation to medical appointments is
simply not a given.
This husband and wife team founded Safe Ride Transportation (SRT)
in 2002, with the aim of providing quality non-emergency medical
transportation. An attorney by training, Victor now “lives
and breathes” SRT, while Tizah, who earned her doctorate in
chemistry at Johns Hopkins University in 1994, still works for Pfizer
Inc. as a senior research scientist. Together, their privately held,
St. Charles-based company has quadrupled its vehicle fleet in the
less than two years since inception, and their drivers now make
more than 500 trips each week.
“When you have a 70-year-old on dialysis, that person is going
to be extremely tired,” Victor says. “Some of our competition
might keep him waiting for two or three hours. Our drivers care
enormously about the people that they transport. Our clients feel
safe, feel welcome, and even feel somewhat pampered.”
SRT is currently under contract as one of the leading vendors providing
this type of service for Medicaid and Medicare enrollees in the
St. Louis area. In addition to the more than 100 private individuals
served by SRT, current clients include more than 30 nursing homes,
several local hospitals, the Center for Head Injury Services, and
Affiliated Dialysis Hospitals.
“What we do is absolutely vital in the health care industry
in this country,” Victor says. “We are, in essence,
the beginning of the health care delivery process. We bring the
people so that the wonderful doctors, nurses, and other health care
professionals can do their jobs. Our hope is that more and more
people will become aware of the value of what we provide.”
Victor says SRT serves the entire metropolitan area, with his drivers
frequently traveling to Warren, Franklin, and Jefferson counties.
Eventually, the Anjehs plan to expand outside of Missouri. The hope
is that more hospitals will begin to realize the value of outsourcing
their transportation services to SRT— both to save money and
to help their patients.
Debra Solomon Baker is a St. Louis-based free-lance writer.
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE INSIGHTS 
Who was your most memorable teacher or mentor, and what was the
most valuable thing you learned from that person?
“Dr David Morgan, chairman of my Ph.D. dissertation committee
at the University of Oklahoma, had a unique enthusiasm in teaching
courses in local government, and state and local policy, which stimulated
my interest in working with city government. He also helped me to
understand the obligation of citizens to serve the greater public
interest.”
T.R. CARR
mayor,
Hazelwood
“Craig Lundberg, my professor at University of Southern California’s
Marshall School of Business in the mid-1980s, approached each day
as a chance to look anew at something that was long considered fact.
He not only gave me new insights into how organizations work, but
also taught me about the importance of personal excellence.”
MARK DEFUSCO
CEO and president,
Vatterott College
“I’ve had a lifetime of what I would call mentoring
by amalgamation — a little knowledge, insight, wisdom, guidance,
influence, and motivation from many, many people from all walks
of life. The most valuable thing that I have learned from these
people is to always fight for what you think is right, but to be
ready to acknowledge when you are wrong.”
MATT HALL
vice president communications,
Sara Lee Bakery Group
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