Getting to and from the hospital

UVA Medical Center draws patients from across Virginia and beyond. Some arrive by plane, some drive in from three counties away, and almost all of them would rather not be thinking about parking.

Appointments and discharges

We run to the main hospital on Lee Street, the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, the Battle Building, and the outpatient sites at Pantops and Northridge. Early appointment times are routine — a seven o'clock check-in means a pickup before most services in town are moving.

For discharges, the difficulty is that the time is never quite known in advance. Call when you have a window and we will work with it rather than holding you to a booking made two days earlier.

Family flying in

When someone is admitted, relatives often fly into Richmond or Charlottesville at short notice and at awkward hours. Those are exactly the trips that are hardest to arrange on demand and the ones where nobody has spare attention for logistics.

Give us the flight and the hospital, and the rest is handled. Repeat trips — daily visits during a long admission, or a course of treatment with regular appointments — can be set up once and simply repeated.

Locations served
Main hospital, Emily Couric Cancer Center, Battle Building, Pantops, Northridge
Early appointments
Pre-dawn pickups are routine, not an exception
Discharges
Flexible timing — call when you have a window
Visiting family
Airport collections at short notice, any hour
Repeat visits
Standing arrangements for courses of treatment

Common questions

Can you help someone who needs assistance getting in and out?
Tell us what is needed when you book and we will send the right vehicle and allow the time. We are not a medical transport service, but we are not in a hurry either.
What if the discharge time moves?
It usually does. Call when you know, and we will adjust rather than charging for the change.
Do you take wheelchairs?
Folding wheelchairs travel with us regularly. For a powered chair, tell us in advance so the right vehicle is arranged.

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