Directions & Parking
University Hospital |
Doctors Office Center |
Ambulatory Care Center |
University Hospital, the Doctor’s Office Center (DOC) and the Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) are located adjacent to the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark campus, and easily accessible from major highways or mass transportation.
Physician appointments are accommodated at the ACC and the DOC Surgical procedures are conducted at University Hospital, the teaching hospital of the Medical School and in the Same Day Surgery suites at the DOC.
Valet parking is available at the main entrance to the hospital.
Self-parking is safe and plentiful at a 1,000-vehicle parking garage, immediately adjacent to the DOC. However, hi-top vehicles cannot be accommodated in the Garage. If you are arriving in that type of van, please use Valet Parking or the designated handicapped parking spaces (if you have the appropriate permit) immediately adjacent to the main entrance of the hospital. The DOC is just a short walk across the courtyard from these parking areas.
For a PDF version of the campus map, click here.
From Garden State Parkway (North or South)
Take Exit 145 to Route 280 East. On 280 East, stay in three left lanes and exit at Newark/First Street. Make right at exit ramp onto First Street. First Street turns into Bergen Street and Hospital/Doctors Office Center/ Ambulatory Care Center will be ahead on left. Turn left onto Hospital campus and bear left for Parking Garage.
From New Jersey Turnpike (North or South)
Take Exit 15W to Route 280 West. On 280 West, exit at Orange/6th Street. Make right at exit ramp onto Orange Street. At the first light, make a right onto First Street. First Street turns into Bergen Street and the Hospital/Doctors Office Center/Ambulatory Care Center will be ahead on left. Turn left onto Hospital campus and bear left for Parking Garage.
From Route 78 (East or West)
Take Exit 56 (Clinton Avenue) and turn left at the second light (W. Bigelow St.). Go about three-tenths of a mile and turn right onto Bergen St. Continue for about 1 ½ miles to South Orange Ave. Proceed to Hospital, Doctors Office Center, and the Ambulatory Care Center on the right. Make second right onto Hospital campus and bear left for the parking garage.
From New York City
Take the George Washington Bridge or the Lincoln Tunnel to the New Jersey Turnpike. Follow directions above. Take the Holland Tunnel to the NJ Turnpike (Exit 14) to Route 78 West, and follow the directions above.
Using Mass Transit
PATH and Amtrak rail lines and New Jersey Transit buses and trains serve Penn Station in downtown Newark, about a mile from the Hospital . The #31 and #34 buses stop at the campus. Taxi service is available to and from Penn Station and Newark International Airport.