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City of Madison
 
 

construction conesPossible Construction Delays - Please Allow Extra Time

 

The City of Madison has announced a road reconstruction project that affects routes leading to UW Hospital and Clinics, American Family Children's Hospital and University Station Clinic. During the project there will be lane and/or ramp closures and intermittent traffic delays. The City of Madison has indicated it will use signage to direct traffic to alternate routes when possible, especially near UW Hospital and American Family Children's Hospital. Read more about construction

 

Exit Lane Closing at UW Hospital

 

The exit lanes from the valet and drop-off lanes to parking ramp collection booths 3 and 4 will be unavailable June 22-24.  

Vehicles using the Patient Drop Off and Valet lanes will need to turn left just past the hospital entrances and take a ticket from the ticket column as if entering the parking ramp. Vehicles may then proceed straight ahead to collection booths 1 and 2. To exit, tickets may be inserted into ticket columns or presented to the booth attendants. There is a grace period of no charge for 10 minutes from the time of taking the ticket to exiting via the collection booths. After June 24, booths 3 and 4 and the exit lanes will reopen, and booths 1 and 2 will be unavailable. 

 

Patient Parking at UW Hospital

  • For Clinic and Outpatient Surgery Patients
    Patients arriving for appointments, including patients who will be seen at Cancer Center clinics and patients coming in the day of their surgery who will be staying at the hospital for one day or more, should park in the parking ramp and enter the hospital through the Clinics Entrance. The entrance to the parking intersects Highland Avenue on the east side of the hospital. There are no parking ramp fees for patients - please bring your parking ticket to the Information Desk receptionist for validation.
     
  • For Inpatients
    Inpatients are entitled to one free visitor parking pass when admitted, and they decide to whom the pass should be issued. The pass is effective upon the day of admission and can be renewed at no charge should it expire before discharge.  
Valet Parking for Patients
 
Valet parking is also available by the entrance free of charge from 7am to 7pm. Please have your parking ramp ticket validated by the staff at one of our information desks. Special arrangements are made for vehicles in the valet area after 7pm.
 
Visitor Parking and Ramp Fees
 
Visitors should use the parking ramp at the east side of UW Hospital and Clinics (along Highland Avenue). The charges for visitors and others parking in the ramp that adjoins UW Hospital and Clinics are detailed below. Patients parking at UW Hospital and Clinics for a clinic appointment may have their parking ticket validated at the clinic reception area or the Information Desk.
  • $1 per hour
  • Maximum charge of $10 per day 
  • Parking for 10 minutes or less is free of charge