Hospital parking: analysis and master planning

Providing adequate parking facilities has become a major concern for many health care institutions. By performing a demand analysis based on information provided here, hospitals can begin to address the issues of: number of spaces needed to serve their present and future parking needs, pooled vs. segregated parking areas, and distance from parking area to hospital entrance for each group of hospital users. Also presented are three other factors that must be considered when planning for parking facilities: traffic flow around the lot or structure, parking fees, and location of new spaces.