Parking, Transportation, and Maps

The new Patient Pavilion opens in late April!

Starting April 25:

  • Follow signs for Entrance #2. This is the Inpatient Visitor Entrance.
  • There will be an Inpatient Visitor Parking Lot for anyone visiting a patient at the hospital.
  • The Inpatient Visitor Entrance will be open from 5 am to 11 pm, 7 days a week.

Learn more about the project

This information is for patients and their families.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) entrance hours

  • Main Entrance: Open from 5:30 am to 8:00 pm
  • Main Entrance after 8:00 pm: Check-in or out at the Emergency Entrance until 11:00 pm.
  • Emergency Entrance: Open 24 hours. Please do not use the Emergency Entrance for non-emergency reasons between 5:00 am and 8:00 pm.
  • Parking garage: Open Monday through Friday from 5:30 am to 6:00 pm. The parking garage is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
  • Norris Cotton Cancer Care Pavilion Lebanon Entrance: Open from 5:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday

Please note:

  • The East Entrance is currently for patient discharge and exit only.

DHMC parking map

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center East Entrance Parking Map

View and print the DHMC Parking Map (PDF).

Parking information

For your appointment

Follow signs to the Faulkner Building and parking garage. The parking garage has a direct entrance to the fourth level of the Faulkner Building.

Parking help

Security employee with patient in wheelchair at Main Entrance

Parking help is available at the Main Entrance from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Special help is also available if your escort must remain with you for safety or direct care needs.

To request parking help, drive up to the Main Entrance doors, and speak with the parking officer.

Accessible parking

A number of handicap-accessible parking spaces are available at the Main Entrance and Parking Garage Entrance. Handicap spaces in the Parking Garage are located on every level next to the elevators. Below please find maps to aid in finding accessible parking:

Courtesy cart

Courtesy cart at Main Entrance with masked patient stepping off cart

A courtesy cart is available for transporting you to and from the Main Entrance. This service is available all year round except during winter storms.

  • To request a ride before you park, drive up to the Main Entrance, and speak with the parking officer.
  • To request a ride after you park in the Main Entrance parking lot, look for the courtesy cart and wave to the driver.

Let the parking officer know when you're ready to return to your vehicle. The courtesy cart will come to pick you up at the Main Entrance and take you to your car.

Mobility scooters

Woman, masked riding on mobility scooter at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Mobility scooters are available for sign-out at the Main Entrance, and Parking Garage Entrance between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm.

Wheelchairs

Wheelchairs are available at all patient entrances. Wheelchair assistance and escorts are available at the Main Entrance for those with difficulty walking.

We ask that you not use wheelchairs in the Parking Garage to keep you safe. If you need help getting to or from your car, please consider using the Main Entrance.

DHMC floor maps

Floor maps are available as PDFs by floor level in several languages.

Taxis and public transportation

All bus services are wheelchair accessible, and some require a reservation.

Transportation service Telephone
Advance Transit Bus 802-295-1824
Big Yellow Taxi 603-643-8294
Concord Coach Lines 603-228-3300
The Current (Connecticut River Transit) 888-869-6287
Dartmouth Mini-Coach 603-448-2800
Door-to-Door Driving Services 603-996-1522
Greyhound (formerly Vermont Transit) 800-231-2222
Hanover Limousine (24hrs/day, 7 days/week) 603-298-8880
Stagecoach Transportation Services 800-427-3553
Lebanon Taxi (6:30 am to 10:00 pm, 7 days/week) 603-448-7027
Twin State Cab 603-252-7878
North Country Auto 603-448-0538