Parking Instructions for Dermatology Residents

updated June 2009

Residents who drive to their assigned 2-month rotation AT UWMC, HMC, and the UWMC Roosevelt clinic need to pay for parking. Parking at Seattle Childrens' Hospital and the VA is free. Free or reimbursed parking is provided to all residents for required conferences, didactics and on call coverage that is away from your regular rotation assignment. Each location has a different set of directions which often change from year-to-year. The following information is accurate as of June 2009.

 

Rotation and Didactics Parking Instructions

UWMC:  If you are assigned to UWMC Dermpath/Consult rotation – and want to drive to work - you should obtain a “UW” parking permit.  The Parking Office is located in the T-wing, 4th floor, room T-466A, Hours: 9-11 and 12-3.  There is also a Parking Office located at 3901 University Way, Hours: 7:30-5:00.

For a complete list of fees, see http://www.washington.edu/commuterservices/parking/fees/index.php

Your permit choices include:

  • West Campus Parking Garage, formerly W-26, is recommended by UWMC for residents/fellows.  Located west of UWMC, parking here is available on a pay per use (PPUP) basis through a payroll deduction for $3.50 per day (if parked 4 or less days in a pay period) and $4.75 per day (if parked more than 4 times within a pay period).  Once signed up with UW Parking Services, you enter the garage by swiping your Husky Card.  This parking program does allow in and out privileges and expires at the end of June each year.  (Note: You will need to apply for a separate PPUP pass at HMC.  HMC uses a key card for entry to the garage.)

 

·         E-12: Located next to Husky Stadium off Montlake Ave NE.  Annual permits may be purchased via a payroll deduction ($47.50/pay check) or quarterly permits may be purchased via cash/check from UW Parking Services.  Parking Services staff can assist you in figuring out which type of permit will work best with your rotation schedule.

 

·         E-1: Located north of the IMA.  Available for $3/day (if paid with Husky Card account) or $6 (if paid with cash). In/out privileges given only if paying with Husky Card Account. Money can be added to your Husky Card online.  https://web3.onlinecardoffice.com/washington

 

 

If you buy a monthly pass to park while on the UWMC Dermpath/Consult rotation, you will not be reimbursed to attend the Thursday didactics while on that rotation.

 

 

HMC:  If you drive to HMC during your rotation assignment, you need to pay for parking. HMC Parking passes may be purchased in the Parking and Commuter Services Office located in 8EH-70, across from the Center elevators.  Open Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. You have two options to use and pay for parking, noted below.

·         PPUP (Pay Per Use Parking) at View Park Garage is available for $6.60 per day.  You will be issued a PPUP hang tag and a key card that will give you access to the garage ($5 refundable deposit required).  You will be charged a daily rate as a payroll deduction each day you enter the parking lot, which includes in and out privileges.  You will need to fist signup for PPUP at the UW in order to have PPUP at the View Ridge Garage.

·         Monthly parking passes at View Park Garage are available.  A parking permit can be issued for the months that you rotate at HMC.  You may purchase one monthly permit at a time, or a permit for the entire year. 

 

 

 

 

SCH:  You need to obtain an ID badge while you are assigned to Seattle Childrens' Hospital.  A parking permit will be issued along with the ID badge (at no charge).  The parking office is on the 5th floor across from the Gift Shop.  Follow SCH directions on where to park.

 

VAPSHCS:  Contact VA Police in Bldg 100, room 1A109 for parking permit (764-2899).  You need to take you car registration, driver’s license and proof of insurance to the Police Office in order to obtain a permit and lot assignment.  Hours:  Tues/Thurs, 8:00-3:00.  There is no charge for parking at the VA.

 

ROOSEVELT:  There is a monthly fee to park in the underground parking garage at the UWMC Roosevelt buildings. The parking garage is managed by Standard Parking. To arrange parking, you contact the parking attendant at the Roosevelt 1 garage to complete a “permit form” and pay the monthly fee to obtain a parking permit.  Use your Roosevelt garage access key for use on Wednesdays only to attend the Wed Patient Conference/Grand Rounds/Didactics held in the Roosevelt Bldgs only if you did not purchase a Roosevelt parking permit while on this rotation.

 

ROOSEVELT PARKING ACCESS CARDS

“Parking Access Cards” to the parking garage in the Roosevelt 1 Building are provided to residents for use on Wednesday mornings for didactics/Grand Rounds/Patient Conference. Please note these “access cards” are only to be used to attend Wednesday Patient Conference / Derm Grand Rounds / didactics Residents cannot use these cards for parking for Continuity Clinics at Roosevelt or for the two-month rotation.

 

REMEMBER - DO NOT TAKE A PARKING TICKET AS YOU ENTER THE GARAGE.  SIMPLY WAVE YOUR ACCESS CARD AT THE ELECTRONIC CARD READER LOCATED JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE "TICKET" MACHINE TO ENTER or EXIT THE GARAGE.

 At the end of each month the Dermatology Division will be billed for residents’ “access card” use in the Roosevelt 1 Bldg.

Please call Theresa Steig (685-6120) or Sue Montgomery (685-6064)to report a lost or stolen parking access card or if you have questions. 

 

REIMBURSEMENTS

You will be reimbursed for parking costs to attend Thursday didactics in the Health Science Bldg if you use the PPUP system at the West Garage (W-26). You will also be reimbursed for any reasonable charges to park Monday mornings at HMC and the Roosevelt Clinic for your continuity clinic if you haven't already paid for a monthly permit. Your receipt will usually be an email from the UW or HMC for your PPUP amount deducted. Residents can also be reimbursed for parking during the Seattle Derm meeting, with a receipt.

 

 Please submit your reimbursement requests, with receipts, to Theresa Steig at the end of each rotation.

 

 

On-Call Parking Instructions

UWMC On-call Parking

Residents are allowed to park in S-1, E-11 or the Triangle Garage when on-call at UWMC.

*       Triangle Garage: Residents/fellows who are called in to UWMC from home may use spaces on the bottom level of the Triangle Garage from 6:00 pm – 8:00 am daily.

*       When a resident/fellow is called and returns to UWMC after 6:00 pm, he/she may park in the Triangle Garage and remain parked there until 8:00 am. 

*       When a resident/fellow departs from the Triangle Garage after 6:00 am, he/she must stop at the Triangle Garage kiosk, show picture identification that designates he/she is a resident or fellow, and sign out with the parking attendant in order to obtain a card for exiting the garage gate.

*       Please refer to the UWMC Parking Policy for specifics.

 

  • S-1 : Located behind UWMC.  On-call residents/fellows may park here at no charge from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, and from 12:00 noon Saturday to 6:00 a.m. Monday on weekends. When called in between the hours of 4:00-9:00 pm week days and 6:00 am. - 12 pm on Saturday., derm residents should park in the West Garage using PPUP or E-11/12, keeping a receipt for reimbursement.

 

Please note:  Parking is free between 9:00 pm and 6:00 am weeknights and also after noon on Saturday, and all day Sunday. 

 

“Prox Cards” (blue):  Prox Cards are issued for after -hours access to the tunnel from the S-1 parking garage to HSB/UWMC.  Some doors within HSB are closed after 7:00pm and require the Prox Cards. Please report lost or stolen Prox Cards to Sue. 

 

PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL NEED THIS PROX CARD TO ACCESS THE HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY AFTER HOURS.

 

Husky Game Days:  Parking is made available in S-1 for Residents On-Call during Husky game days.  Please be prepared to show UWMC picture ID to the Police officer or Event Staff on-duty for access to all parking locations.

 

HMC On-Call Parking

Residents are required to go to the HMC Parking Office to pick up a permit for on-call parking at HMC (no charge for the permit).  Identify yourself as a Dermatology Resident there to pick up an on-call permit. Theresa will provided HMC parking with a list of residents who need on-call parking during the year.  There are about 12 “RESERVED ON-CALL PARKING SPACES” located in the lot directly across from the HMC Emergency Room on the NE corner of the intersection at 9th and Jefferson.  If you are called in to see a patient late at night and prefer to park in the covered parking area connected to HMC you will need to pay for the parking in the “patient lot” and submit your receipt to Theresa for reimbursement (for residents on-call only).

 

CHRMC On-Call Parking

Parking is available at no charge in the visitor parking lots.  You may park in either the Train or Airplane lots.