Parking at a busy medical facility can often be a source of stress and frustration for patients, medical staff, and visitors. Navigating through multiple entrances, deciphering complex parking lot layouts, and searching for available spots can make the already anxious experience of visiting a hospital even more overwhelming. However, with innovative parking solutions from Parking…
When it comes to the health and well-being of patients, medical treatments and procedures are probably what first comes to mind. However, there is an often-overlooked aspect of healthcare that can greatly impact the patient experience: parking. Hospitals and medical centers are notorious for having congested and confusing parking lots, leading to stress and frustration for…
Originally published in Parking Today magazine. You timed your schedule perfectly. You decided to forego your Starbucks coffee so you’d definitely be there in time for your lecture. You carefully checked waze for your scheduled time of departure. And you calmly arrive on campus with time to spare, inwardly reviewing the fine points of your…
It can be difficult to coordinate parking in a hospital setting. The needs of many users need to be taken into account and the parking setup has to work for everyone. Administrative staff, medical staff, patients, and visitors all need to be able to find parking quickly and efficiently. And there’s often one central lot…
Parking in a hospital setting involves a lot of variables. There are doctors and medical staff who arrive and depart on a set schedule throughout the day and night. Patients come and go at every hour and visitors and others can stop by any time. How can you help everyone find parking fast? And how…
When people enter your hospital’s campus, what’s the first need they’re faced with? Ultimately, they’d like to see a doctor, visit a friend, or head to work. But their first challenge is finding somewhere to park. And with multiple lots that can fill up quickly throughout the day and night, that’s often not a simple…
Diverse Parking Needs There isn’t one type of parker that meets the profile of who parks in a hospital lot. There are early morning employees starting their shifts, and evening ones starting theirs. Then there’s all the people ending their shift and leaving work to head home. There are visitors and patients, some arriving at…
Increase in Hospital Traffic Across the country, elective surgeries are back on the docket, vaccinations are in full swing, and Covid is still a concern. What will your hospital parking lots look like with the increase in traffic? Do you have a streamlined system to guide people to available parking? Or are cars wandering your…
Parking Data for Everyone The real time parking data that OpenSpace provides isn’t just a convenience. It’s powerful data that can be harnessed in multiple ways to benefit everyone. Patients, administrators, medical staff, and essentially anyone who visits or uses your facility can see and use your parking data. OpenSpace collects up-to-the-minute stats on parking…
Empty or Overflowing The pandemic we’re all living through has created a strange disparity. Many places, like corporate workplaces and malls, sit virtually empty. Yet others, like medical campuses and delivery services, are struggling to keep up with demand. Hospital parking is always challenging, as patients and employees come and go throughout the day and…