(SALEM) - A free shuttle service at Salem Hospital will begin transporting patients and visitors on the hospital campus as parking locations change. A map of the new parking, shuttle and valet locations is available from the Guest Services section of the hospital's Web site at www.salemhospital.org/guestservices.
The shuttle will transport guests between the parking garage, Family Birth Center, Center for Outpatient Medicine and the hospital, weekdays from 6:00 AM to 8:30 PM.
Patients and visitors who wish to self-park are encouraged to use the shuttle service. The hospital's free valet-parking service continues to be available, weekdays, from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
The parking structure at the corner of Winter and Oak Streets SE will close at the end of the day, Sunday, May 7th.
Patients and visitors will now park in the garage on Capitol Street SE, which had most recently been an employee-only garage. Some people may recall that this had been the patient-parking location in the past.
The parking change will accommodate construction of the hospital's new patient tower. To ensure patient safety and manage on-going operational costs, the new tower will be built directly across the street from the current hospital, on the site that has been the patient-visitor garage.
Patient parking for people visiting the Emergency Department will continue to be available on the west side of the hospital at 665 Winter Street SE. Parking under the Center for Outpatient Medicine at 875 Oak Street SE has been converted to all patient parking.
At this time, patient and visitor parking will continue in the lot across from the Family Birth Center at 939 Oak Street SE. However, due to ongoing construction projects, this lot will not be available at all times.
Parking for people who have a Disabled Person Parking Permit is available at all patient-parking locations. Both shuttles are lift equipped and valet parking is also an option for people with disabilities.
Additionally, to finish the last major portion of utility work on the campus in preparation for building the new patient tower, Oak Street SE at Capitol Street SE will be closed for approximately the next two weeks. People coming to the hospital from the east or the south are encouraged to enter the campus from Mission Street SE, and turn onto Capitol Street SE. Those traveling from the north can use Winter Street SE or Mission Street SE.
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