
UF Health Shands Hospital Patient Guide: Parking
Effective Monday, Jan. 23, parking fees for our patient and visitor garages and lots will increase from $10 to $20. This includes the following locations: Garage 2 (the garage closest to the College of Dentistry), Garage 3 (the garage closest to the UF Health Medical Plaza), Garage 10 (the garage east of the UF Health Shands Pediatric E.R.) and the patient/visitor parking lot at the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute. Parking is complimentary for patients and their visitors with a voucher, which can be obtained at the checkout area, nurses’ station or other designated area when leaving their location of service.
At both UF Health Spring Hill locations, valet services are discontinued at this time.
UF Health provides complimentary parking for patients and their visitors.
Parking is not allowed in hospital front circle drop-off areas.
- Valet Parking
- Self-Parking
- UF Health Springhill
- UF Health Medical Plaza
- UF Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute
- UF Health Pediatric ER
- UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital
- UF Health Adult ER
- UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital
Valet Parking
Valet Parking - Emergency
- Available for:
UF Health Shands Emergency Room / Trauma Center - 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Complimentary with a voucher
- Valet check-in is located at the emergency entrances
To obtain a voucher patients and visitors must ask for a parking voucher at the checkout area, nurses’ station or other designated area when leaving their location of service and present it to the valet attendant.
Valet Parking – Non-Emergency
- Available for:
UF Health Shands Hospital
UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital
UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital
UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital - Monday - Friday 5:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Weekends and Holidays - 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Valet check-in is located at the main entrances (front circle)
- $3.00 with a voucher, $13.00 without a voucher
To obtain a voucher patients and visitors must ask for a parking voucher at the main floor, information desk and present it to the valet attendant.
Self-Parking
- UF Health Shands Hospital
- UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital
- UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital
- UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital
Patients and their visitors can choose to self-park at the following garages:
- UF Health Campus East Parking Garage on Newell Drive
This parking is complimentary with a voucher or $20 without a voucher - UF Health garage off 13th Street
No voucher needed - UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital Patient and Visitor Surface lot on the Circle of Hope Drive
Parking in marked valet areas is prohibited - UF Health Campus West Parking Garage
This parking is complimentary with a voucher or $20 without a voucher
Complimentary disabled parking next to the College of Dentistry west entrance
UF Health Springhill
Valet Parking
- Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 p.m.
- Closed on holidays
- $3.00 with a voucher, $13.00 without a voucherParking is complimentary for disabled
Self-Parking
- Available and complimentary
To obtain a voucher patients and visitors must ask for a parking voucher at the checkout area, nurses’ station or other designated area when leaving their location of service and present it to the valet attendant.
UF Health Medical Plaza
Valet Parking
- Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- $3.00 with a voucher, $13.00 without a voucher
- Parking is complimentary for disabled
- Closed on holidays
Self-Parking
- Ideal parking is Garage 3 first floor west entrance
- Available and complimentary with a voucher or $20 without a voucher
To obtain a voucher patients and visitors must ask for a parking voucher at the checkout area, nurses’ station or other designated area when leaving their location of service and present it to the parking attendant.
UF Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute
Valet Parking
- Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Parking is complementary for patient and visitors only
- Closed on holidays
Self-Parking
- Available and complimentary with a voucher or $20 without a voucher
To obtain a voucher patients and visitors must ask for a parking voucher at the checkout area, nurses’ station or other designated area when leaving their location of service and present it to the parking attendant.
UF Health Pediatric ER
Valet Parking
- 24 hours weekdays, weekends, and holidays
To obtain a voucher patients and visitors must ask for a parking voucher at the checkout area, nurses’ station or other designated area when leaving their location of service and present it to the parking attendant.
UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital
Valet Parking
- Monday - Friday 5:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Weekends and holidays 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
To obtain a voucher patients and visitors must ask for a parking voucher at the checkout area, nurses’ station or other designated area when leaving their location of service and present it to the parking attendant.
UF Health Adult ER
Valet Parking
- 24 hours weekdays, weekends, and holidays
To obtain a voucher patients and visitors must ask for a parking voucher at the checkout area, nurses’ station or other designated area when leaving their location of service and present it to the parking attendant.
UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital
Valet Parking
- Monday - Friday 5:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Weekends and holidays 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
To obtain a voucher patients and visitors must ask for a parking voucher at the checkout area, nurses’ station or other designated area when leaving their location of service and present it to the parking attendant.
Extended Stay
- If your care requires you to stay several days, please visit one of the information centers and ask for a long-term parking permit for the commuter lot during your extended stay.
Oversized Vehicles
- Please reach out to the UF Health Shands Transportation and Parking Manager for oversized parking at 352-594-4000.
Maps and Directions
- Directions to our hospitals and interior maps to find your way in our hospitals
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UF Health Courtesy Shuttle and Public Transportation
UF Health provides a courtesy shuttle to the locations that are part of the Academic Health Center in Gainesville.