Pay for parking?

wooh, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2014

We don't, but those that work in the city rather than the suburbs get the joy of paying for parking. Strangely, I don't find that as bad as charging patients/visitors for parking. Which the bigger hospitals in even the suburban areas around here do. I guess I just feel like they already pay enough to be there to have to pay for parking too? But that's apparently how they pay for the parking decks. The company that builds them gets to charge for parking instead of the hospital having to pay to build them.

Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2014

The city I work in doesn't enforce their meters overnight. So I have been parking in a metered spot near the hospital's entrance; I'd arrive 10-15 min. early in case I had to circle the block a few times. (I won't park more than a block away at night. I don't work in the Hamptons.) But I parked basically for free during the past year of working 2300-0730, unless it was approaching 0800 and I wasn't finished charting. Then I'd go down/out and feed the meter. I was told when I started that the city begins ticketing at exactly 0801.

I just started working 1500-2330 though, so now have to pay for parking. It's $8 for 8 hrs in a metered spot; I don't recall exactly how much it is to park in one of our ramps, but seems like it's near the same price as street parking. The hospital has two parking ramps...neither one of which I really want to walk to by myself at midnight. Unless the alternative is walking through a foot of snow. :roflmao:

dream'n, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2014

Wow, I had no idea nurses had to pay for parking at work. I work in a huge city and I've never heard of such a thing. I must be sheltered or something :eek:

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2014

Yup....I paid for parking that was OFF SITE for $35-40/week that included a shuttle that would pick up other employees for an aditional 30-45 mins added to your day at the beginning and end of everyday (day shift) I didn't stay at that job long

Blondenurse83 · Sep 12, 2014

I work in Cleveland, and we pay 35 bucks a pay so roughly 70 a month...ugh it's brutal!!

classicdame, MSN, EdD · Sep 12, 2014

a lot of companies, outside of healthcare, charge for parking. Either that, or you are on your own to compete with hundreds of others. Have you considered public transportation, even if only for part of the journey. I used to drive to a shopping center, park and then catch a bus. The bus did not come in my neighborhood

Stephalump · Sep 12, 2014

I don't pay for parking, thanks to working in the suburbs. Were I to work in the city, parking would run me hundreds of dollars a month.

NicuGal, MSN, RN · Sep 12, 2014

We pay a good chunk too! And my hubby pays even more to park blocks away from his building. Killer is that if we come in at certain times of the day there is not ONE available parking spot and we can park on the street (and pray your car is still there when you come out to move it) or pay to park in the visitors lot.

Trauma Columnist · Sep 12, 2014

Ugh - I truly feel very bad for you all.

I live in central IL and no hospitals charge anyone for parking.

proud nurse, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2014

I've never imagined such a thing. As far as I know, parking is free at most hospitals in my area for patients and staff.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Sep 12, 2014

Never worked anyplace that had fee parking, but I've never worked in a metro city.

But how about THIS::::: Anyone on board with the idea that hospitals should be able to charge PITA visitors and ED Frequent Flyers extra fees for parking?? LOL, if some of these people had to pay OUTSIDE the hospital for the privilege of sucking up our resources once INSIDE it, maybe it'd slow 'em down a bit?!

Example: Patient X is here at the ED once again for something minor, and has nine people visiting him. They are booted, but once admitted to floor, there are now 13 people visiting. If even ONE of them had to PAY for parking, I bet Patient X would be a lot less popular!

Twinmom06, ASN, APN · Sep 12, 2014

we don't pay for parking - suburban hospital. Shuttle service from 5 am to 7 pm for day/midshifters that have to park nearly a quarter of a mile from the main building. Nightshift isn't too bad - we have a dedicated lit parking lot right near the ER.