IU Health Methodist Hospital

Parking Instructions

Patients may be dropped off or picked up at the main entrance (off of Senate Street) or as directed on the pre-visit information from your doctor’s office. All garages have elevators, stairs and reserved parking spaces for people with special parking needs. Garages are van accessible, and are always monitored by Indiana University Health security officers and cameras.

Parking Garage Recommendations

IU Health team members and hospital volunteers are available to help you find your way through our facility. To help you get to your destination as easily as possible, we recommend the following parking options for different parts of our campus:

For the main hospital:
Garage #1, 16th St. and N. Senate Blvd.

For the Methodist Professional Center and the Cardiovascular Center at IU Health Methodist Hospital:
Garage #2, 1801 N. Senate Blvd.

For cancer patients:
Valet parking, IU Health Methodist Hospital Noyes Pavilion (18th St. and Capitol Ave.)

Parking Fees & Payment

Valet (Cancer Patients)

Complimentary valet parking is available for cancer patients coming to IU Health Methodist Hospital for treatment. Valet parking is located at 18th St. and Capitol Ave.

Garages

Garages #1 and #4:

• Up to 30 minutes - No charge
• Up to 2 hours - $2.00
• 2-3 hours - $3.00
• 3-4 hours - $4.00
• 4-24 hours - $5.00
• 24-hour patient family pass - $5.00
• 30-day patient family pass - $30.00

Garage #2:

• Up to 30 minutes - No charge
• 31 minutes-1 hour - $3.00
• 1-2 hours - $5.00
• 2-24 hours - $6.00
• No 24-hour passes
• No 30-day passes

Discounts

30-Day Pass

Family members and visitors who have a loved one staying at IU Health Methodist Hospital for a longer period of time may purchase a 30-Day Pass at either Garage #1 or Garage #4 from any of the parking attendants. The 30-Day Pass is $30.00 and allows the purchaser to enter and exit the garages as many times per day as they need to for 30 days. The 30-Day Pass can be used at both Garage #1 and Garage #4.

Financial Assistance

If you are unable to pay for parking, please talk to your nurse about receiving assistance through a social worker.

Transportation Options

IndyGo

IndyGo is Indianapolis’s public transportation system, providing residents and visitors with a variety of bus routes to get them where they need to go.

There are several bus routes with stops near IU Health Methodist Hospital. For questions regarding the best route for you, please call the IndyGo Customer Call Center where staff members can assist with questions, ticketing, trip planning and route detours and delays. Spanish speaking representatives are available as well as a language line with more than 170 other languages.

IndyGo Customer Service Call Center

317.635.3344
Call-in Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 am - 7 pm, Saturdays, 9 am - noon

IndyGo Red Line

The IndyGo Red Line is an electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system serving Indianapolis. Stops will be at designated stations only, arriving every 10 minutes during peak service hours.

A Red Line station is located outside of IU Health Methodist Hospital at 18th St & Capitol Ave. If you are taking the Red Line to our hospital, please be aware to look both ways when crossing the street as buses will be traveling both north and south on Capitol Ave.

The Red Line also means changes to traffic patterns and pedestrian walkways. IndyGo has created several resources to help drivers and pedestrians learn about these changes as well as Red Line route planning, schedule and ticketing information.

Taxi Service

If you or your loved one is in need of Indianapolis taxi service, call 317.487.7777 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

IU Health Shuttle

The IU Health shuttle service connects IU Health facilities downtown, including IU Health Methodist Hospital. The shuttle service is free and open to the public as well as members of our healthcare team.

Multiple shuttles run during peak hours and each shuttle can accommodate up to 30 riders, minimizing wait times and ensuring efficient service.

Riders have the option to take the downtown route, which stops at six IU Health facilities, or the express route which stops at three locations. Riders can track the progress of the shuttles via the online tracker at iuhealth.ridesystems.net.

The downtown route runs:

• Monday through Friday 6 am – 8 pm
• Saturday, 8 am – 5 pm
• No service on Sundays

The express route runs:

• Monday – Friday, 7 am – 6 pm
• No service Saturday or Sunday

Visitor Information

Our healthcare team understands that having family and friends around is important to the healing process. For more information or to check on the status of your loved one, call 317.962.2000.

Is smoking allowed?

All IU Health facilities are smoke-free. For the safety of everyone, smoking is not allowed in any IU Health building or on the grounds.

What is the IU Health alcohol and drug policy?

All IU Health facilities are alcohol and drug-free.

What is the IU Health firearm policy?

It is the policy of IU Health that no one, other than IU Health Security Officers or on-duty Law Enforcement Officers, carry or have in their possession a firearm or weapon while in a IU Health facility. Law enforcement officers should check in with IU Health Security if they plan to carry on premises.