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money hungry is the word....the parking fee was supposed to be only until the parking deck was paid for, meanwhile, the hospital bought an ajoining city block and built another 4 story parking deck by there out patient center...guess who's paying for that one.....that's right....the temporary fee is now a permanent thing and the thing that really makes it bad is, I work a 10:30am to 11pm shift...so when I get to work the deck is full....so I pay to park with no place to park and that really sucks......I don't know how many times I've been to work 15 min early and walked in 15 min late because I couldn't find a place to park, then I have to use 15 min of personal leave time to make up for being late. Man, do I love being a nurse!!

I have worked at the same hospital (excuse me, Medical Center) for nearly 15 years. I have been an RN for nearly 26 years. The Medical Center where I am employed charges us to park. As much as 500 dollars per year, depending on the area you are assigned/request to park in. Does anyone else out there have to pay to park to go to work? I mean the hospital built the parking deck(s) due to a lack of space in the area and they do provide a "free" parking area, but it requires a 5 min. walk to get from the free area to the hospital or a ride on a provided shuttle bus, if you work the "right" hours. But really, do you think you should have to pay to park where you work? I don't agree with it, but then, I'm not about to walk a half mile to the "free" lot when I get off work at 11pm.