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The last hospital where I was employed had no legal street parking available in the area. Despite frequent ticketing, many people took their chances wherever they found a spot. There was an expensive visitor's lot.

Staff parking was limited and there was a waiting list for it. Some staff who didn't have a spot also parked on the surrounding streets and paid their tickets when they got nabbed. Sometimes the only illegal street parking was several blocks away.

No fun. I took the TTC for the nine years I worked there.
 
There's lots of parking, a multi-floor garage, at our nearest hospital. Our doctor's office is located inside a medium-sized shopping mall. The parking there is free, so long as you purchase something in the mall. So after we see the doc, we pick up a few groceries before heading home
 
Our hospital is very expensive for parking. And the street parking nearby is almost equally expensive. If I need to take someone to the hospital, I'm generally inclined to drop them off and pick them up when they text me, as I live a 5-minute drive away. Alternately, if it's an appointment for me, I park for free (retired staff perq) at the College next door, and walk the 10 minutes it takes from closest college parking to closest hospital entrance.
 
BetteTheRed said:
Our hospital is very expensive for parking. And the street parking nearby is almost equally expensive. If I need to take someone to the hospital, I'm generally inclined to drop them off and pick them up when they text me, as I live a 5-minute drive away. Alternately, if it's an appointment for me, I park for free (retired staff perq) at the College next door, and walk the 10 minutes it takes from closest college parking to closest hospital entrance.
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The expense might be at least in part because health care in Canada is free. That makes for more demand for parking spaces and thus increased prices
 
The main hospital parking is horrible. There isn't enough staff parking so I think a lot of staff park there. Usually the parking by the cancer clinic has spots. They've blocked off a bunch of spots for the hospital fleet which doesn't help. They are going to build a new cancer centre by that spot so parking will be horrible. A parkade is part of the plan for that centre. The centre won't be open for three years so it will be a challenge.
 
That's one thing university hospital here got right. There is a whole separate garage and lot for staff. Of course, with it being on campus, we often just use my wife's campus parking pass (perk of being retired faculty) and bypass the hospital parking altogether.
 
Part of the issue here is that this is a regional hospital. It was built in the 50's and has had many additions along the way. It's in an area where there isn't much land around it to expand. It's a challenge all around
 
Jaebius said:
The expense might be at least in part because health care in Canada is free. That makes for more demand for parking spaces and thus increased prices
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What a load of s**t. Our hospital is operating at over 100% and is doing a wonderful job. The population of the area has grown and the services at the hospital have a hard time keeping up.

I see you continue to find simplistic answers.

Back to ignore.
 
Well I made it home safely in spite of my crazy start to the day. We're having buttermilk pancakes and sausages at home in honour of shrove Tuesday. Frozen from fresh local blueberries in the pancakes. Yum.
 
Northwind said:
What a load of s**t. Our hospital is operating at over 100% and is doing a wonderful job. The population of the area has grown and the services at the hospital have a hard time keeping up.

I see you continue to find simplistic answers.

Back to ignore.
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Was talking only about parking fees, Northwind. It just makes sense that if demand for spaces is high, so will fees be. Pretty sure that's just basic economics
 
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Happy Ash Wednesday, everyone. For those of us who observe it, today is the first day of Lent, Lent being the 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and reflection leading up to Easter. I can remember how in Seminary, my cohort used to have an Ash Wednesday service each year, part of which was our Professor putting ashes on our foreheads to reflect our spiritual poverty
 
Jaebius said:
Am sorry you feel that way. Where am I mistaken in my thinking? In most cases, the more the demand, the higher the price
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You're sorry I feel that way? That's not an apology.

You are simplifying the issue into the ridiculous. The price hasn't been raised here. The issue is the town and region have grown. The hospital was built in the 50's and has had additions along the way. It's a very busy place, because of the population, so it ends up that there is not enough parking for everyone who visits or works at the hospital. That is the issue here. I don't know what other places experience. I highly doubt it has anything to do with free Healthcare.
 
Jaebius said:
The expense might be at least in part because health care in Canada is free. That makes for more demand for parking spaces and thus increased prices
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It's kind of interesting.

In the US with very well paid hospitals through expensive insurance, there is no lack of parking at any of the hospitals that i went to, and ..it was free.

For Canada, parking is not part of our health care, and is a place that hospitals are allowed to make money. (Driving to a hospital and parking is not a health-care right, i guess).

So, parking lots are paid for by staff (for their parking) and for guests, in part...because health care is free, but, parking is not.
 
Northwind said:
You're sorry I feel that way? That's not an apology.

You are simplifying the issue into the ridiculous. The price hasn't been raised here. The issue is the town and region have grown. The hospital was built in the 50's and has had additions along the way. It's a very busy place, because of the population, so it ends up that there is not enough parking for everyone who visits or works at the hospital. That is the issue here. I don't know what other places experience. I highly doubt it has anything to do with free Healthcare.
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So I am correct, though, in saying that the parking fees are expensive because of the demand for them. Oh, and please note that in my post #36,204 I said in response to Bette that something "might at least in part" be the case. I was careful about the way that I worded that.
 
Jaebius said:
So I am correct, though, in saying that the parking fees are expensive because of the demand for them. Oh, and please note that in my post #36,204 I said in response to Bette that something "might at least in part" be the case. I was careful about the way that I worded that.
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I wouldn't say that demand drives the prices; however, it is an opportunity for hospitals to make money.
There is likely a price point that people will no longer pay for parking.
Some families buy the one-day or one -week ticket, and then hand them off as people come & go from the hospital. Folks figure out ways.
others get dropped off as Bette did.


so, have we talked this one to death ? I get that you were challenged @Jaebius . I would say, that you are in part right.
 
i have watched way too much on tv today. Some amazing speaking / passionate / intelligent
and some that made me want to puke..and fear for my friends that live south of the border.
 
Jaebius said:
So I am correct, though, in saying that the parking fees are expensive because of the demand for them. Oh, and please note that in my post #36,204 I said in response to Bette that something "might at least in part" be the case. I was careful about the way that I worded that.
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That's not what you said that I responded to. The parking at our hospital is quite reasonable. It's not expensive at all.

Believe what you will though. This has been beaten to death.
 
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