How do I get to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, and where does the car drop you off?
At Jackson Memorial Hospital the car drops you curbside at the valet at the main entrance on N.W. 19th Street, the Clark Diagnostic Treatment Center, which the hospital's visitor page says runs 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays; the emergency room is at 1026 N.W. 19th Street with its own 24-hour valet (Jackson Health System, n.d.).
Jackson Memorial Hospital is at 1611 N.W. 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136. The visitor page lists valet with curbside drop-off at the main entrance on N.W. 19th Street (Clark Diagnostic Treatment Center) from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the Holtz Children's Hospital and ER entrance on N.W. 17th Street from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and at the Lynn Rehabilitation Center entrance off N.W. 12th Avenue from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday, closed weekends and holidays. Valet is $12 for up to two hours, $16 to three and $20 to a full day, taxes and the city surcharge included. Self-parking is free for the first two hours and rises in half-hour steps to $11 for up to 24 hours, in five garages and lots open around the clock: Park Plaza West at 1140 N.W. 16th Street, Park Plaza East at 901 N.W. 17th Street, the Professional Center garage at 1801 N.W. 9th Avenue, the North garage at 1120 N.W. 20th Street and Lot 5 at 1611 N.W. 12th Avenue. The emergency room page gives its address as 1026 N.W. 19th Street, says valet is available 24 hours there and that a parking lot sits directly across from its entrance. The hospital's home page announces a new entrance and a new garage without saying which. (Jackson Health System, n.d.).
Not on the page I read: the name of the walk-in emergency entrance; which entrance and garage are new; visiting hours. 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 Miami, or straight from MIA 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.
Jackson Memorial Hospital has an office for patients from abroad: its "Jackson International" page, whose concierge program lists complimentary valet for two guests, is listed with the sources below (Jackson Health System, n.d.).