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

Valet Parking - Emergency

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

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

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

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.