Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside will expand and centralize on-campus parking with the opening of a new 800-space employee parking structure and the implementation of a managed parking system that includes new visitor parking fees.
Effective Monday, Feb. 2, the hospital’s new employee parking garage will officially open, significantly increasing on-campus capacity and reducing overflow onto nearby residential streets. Hospital officials said the new structure is designed to help staff park more efficiently while ensuring spaces remain available for patients, visitors and employees.
As part of the updated system, Parking Lot 3 will be designated exclusively for visitor and patient use. Handicapped-accessible parking will continue to be available in Lots 4, 5, 6 and 7, as well as near the hospital’s main entrance. Patients and visitors to the Fennessy Family Emergency Department will continue to park in Lot 7, located off Oceanside Road near the emergency department’s ambulatory entrance.
Patient parking will remain complimentary and accessible through Lot 6 on Washington Avenue, as well as Lots 3 and 7. However, the hospital will introduce a new fee schedule for visitor parking and valet service.
Hourly visitor parking rates will be $4 for up to two hours, $6 for two to four hours and $9 for more than four hours, up to 24 hours. Visitors will be able to pay using a digital parking system that supports mobile app payments, text-to-pay or kiosks accepting credit cards and digital wallets, allowing for quicker exits.
Hospital officials noted that Mount Sinai South Nassau joins other Long Island hospitals that charge for visitor parking.
Valet parking will continue to be offered at the hospital’s main entrance, providing front-door access for patients and visitors. Valet rates will be $11 for up to two hours, $14 for two to four hours and $18 for up to 24 hours.
Parking Systems, which manages hospital lots across Long Island, will operate the new parking system. Representatives will be available 24 hours a day to assist visitors and employees with parking-related concerns.
“This upgrade of our on-campus parking is focused on alleviating hospital-related parking congestion on the side streets and in front of our neighbors’ homes while addressing the parking needs of our patients, employees and visitors,” said Dr. Adhi Sharma, president of Mount Sinai South Nassau. “By supporting a managed parking system, our lots will be reserved exclusively for those seeking or supporting patient care and visiting the hospital.”
Prior to the opening of the $30 million parking garage, hundreds of hospital employees relied on a shuttle service from Lot 12 on Sunrise Highway, which the hospital leased from the Village of Rockville Centre. The shuttle, implemented during construction, added time to employees’ commutes and created additional costs for the hospital. The service will be discontinued once the new garage opens.
The employee garage features wide ramps, modern LED lighting and help kiosks that connect users with Parking System representatives for nonemergency assistance.
