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How do I get to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, and where does the car drop you off?

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At Broward Health Medical Center, 1600 S. Andrews Ave, the car drops you at the hospital entrance, where the hospital's page says free parking is in designated lots nearby and valet is offered; the emergency department is open around the clock (Broward Health, n.d.).

Broward Health Medical Center is at 1600 S. Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316. The hospital's page says free parking for patients and visitors is in designated lots near the hospital entrance, that valet is also offered, and to follow the posted signs on campus. The Emergency Department, a Level I trauma center, is open 24 hours a day, and a retail pharmacy sits in the main lobby. (Broward Health, n.d.).

Not on the page I read: valet hours, fee or location; a drop-off point; where the emergency entrance is; an international patients office. Hospitals move entrances for construction and change valet hours without notice, so the page's own words are checked by a daily watch, and the desk confirms the door with you the morning of the ride.

What the car does: the captain drops you at the entrance or valet named above, not in the car park, and nobody asks what the appointment is for. Book by the hour and the car waits through the appointment, however long it runs; for a course of visits the same captain comes whenever the schedule allows. From anywhere in Fort Lauderdale, or straight from FLL for someone flying in to be seen, on a fare agreed before the car moves. This is a car service, not medical transport: captains help with the door and the bags, and cannot give physical or medical assistance.

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