Parking
Primary parking for patients and visitors is in the new Pueblo Parking structure. Entrances to the new garage are off both Pueblo and Castillo Streets (see map), designed to maximize ease of entry and exit.
Parking Validation
Parking is free for hospital patients through ticket validation at numerous point-of-service locations throughout the hospital, as well as in the main lobby off Bath Street until 8 pm.
Visitors can request validation at the Main Lobby (off Bath Street) until 8:00 p.m.Patients and visitors failing to validate their parking stub will be required to pay $2.50 per hour, up to a maximum of $10.
Pueblo Parking Structure ticket validation:
Patients can request validation at their point of service:
• Therapy Services (ground floor)
• Outpatient Laboratory (ground floor)
• Radiology (2 Central)
• Presurgical Unit (2 North)
• GI/Endoscopy (3 North)
• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic (4 North)
• Outpatient Surgery (Castillo at Junipero)
• Other locations close at various times throughout the day.
Valet parking at the Bath Street entrance (see map) to the hospital is also available to the public for $5.00, from 7 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
Valet parking in front of the Emergency Department for emergencies is also available.
Bus Information
When possible, Cottage encourages you to use public transportation to and from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Call the Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) at (805) 683-3702 for information on bus service to the hospital. Schedules are available at the lobby information desk.
Following surgery and certain other procedures, you are advised not to drive or take public transportation. Instead, you should make arrangements for a responsible adult to accompany you to and from the hospital. Consult your nurse or doctor for specific instructions.
Security Escort Service is available for visitors leaving Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital after dark. Simply dial "0" from any telephone within the hospital and tell the operator you would like a security escort.
|