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Directions to Babies & Children's Hospital Maps |||| Transportation Links |||| Directions by Car |||| Parking |||| By Public Transportation |||| Visiting Hours Maps Map of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Regional Map Arriving By Car Arriving By Public Transportation Transportation Related Links CPMCnet Virtual Guide to NYC Babies & Children's Hospital is located on the west side of Broadway between West 165th and 167th Streets. It is a part of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (CPMC), which is located from West 165th to 168th Streets, between Broadway and Riverside Drive. Babies & Children's and CPMC are easily accessible by car, bus, and subway. For more specific information on traveling to, from, and within New York City, please check the WWW for MetroCommute, the Transportation section of the Paperless Guide to New York, the Metropolitan Transport Authority, Travelocity, or Yahoo! New York. For details about traveling to and from the area airports only, call 1-800-AIRLINK. Maps |||| Transportation Links |||| Directions by Car |||| Parking |||| By Public Transportation |||| Visiting Hours Transportation Links http://www.mediabridge.com/nyc/transportation http://metrocommute.com http://www.travelocity.com http://ny.yahoo.com/docs/features/directions.html http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/Welcome.html http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/news/newyork.html Maps |||| Transportation Links |||| Directions by Car |||| Parking |||| By Public Transportation |||| Visiting Hours Directions by Car New Jersey and Western Upstate New York After crossing the George Washington Bridge (use either the upper or lower level), take the exit for the southbound Henry Hudson Parkway. (Please note: signs may also refer to this artery as the "West Side Highway " or "Route 9 South.") Before reaching the Parkway, exit onto Riverside Drive. Proceed southbound on the Drive to West 165th Street and turn left; Babies & Children Hospital is two blocks east on the left. Riverdale, Westchester, Connecticut, and Eastern Upstate New York From the Saw Mill River Parkway, proceed southbound after merging with the Henry Hudson Parkway; a short distance south of the George Washington Bridge, take the exit for Riverside Drive on your left. Proceed southbound on the Drive to West 165th Street and turn left; Babies & Children Hospital will be two blocks east on the left. Via the Major Deegan Expressway or the Cross-Bronx Expressway From the Major Deegan, exit onto the westbound Cross-Bronx Expressway. Take the exit for the Henry Hudson Parkway just before the Bridge. (Please note: signs may also refer to the Parkway as the "West Side Highway" or "Route 9 South.") Before reaching the Parkway, take the exit for Riverside Drive. Proceed southbound on the Drive to West 165th Street and turn left; Babies & Children Hospital is two blocks east on the left. East Side of Manhattan Follow the Harlem River Drive to the end and take the westbound exit toward the George Washington Bridge. Take the exit for the Henry Hudson Parkway just before the Bridge. (Please note: signs may also refer to the Parkway as the "West Side Highway" or "Route 9 South.") Before reaching the Parkway, there will be an exit for Riverside Drive. Proceed southbound on the Drive to West 165th Street and turn left; Babies & Children Hospital is two blocks east on the left. West Side of Manhattan Take the northbound Henry Hudson Parkway to Exit 15, "Riverside Drive South." Proceed southbound on the Drive to West 165th Street and turn left; Babies & Children Hospital is two blocks east on the left. Please see the map for the location of parking facilities at Babies & Children's Hospital and the Medical Center. Maps |||| Transportation Links |||| Directions by Car |||| Parking |||| By Public Transportation |||| Visiting Hours Parking Parking is available for parents and visitors in a lot adjacent to Babies & Children's Hospital. The entrance of the lot is located on the corner of Broadway and West 165th Street (enter on 165th Street). The lot is open from Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. At other times, please use the Medical Center's parking facility (South Property), the entrance of which is located on Fort Washington Avenue just south of West 165th Street. Admitting/Discharge Parents or guardians of patients being admitted or discharged from Babies & Children's Hospital can park for free for up to 2 hours in either the Broadway or South Property parking lots. You must display your child's admitting/discharge forms to the parking attendant. Long Term Parking If your child is expected to be hospitalized for 5 days or longer you can purchase a monthly-reduced pass for $75 at the parking office. You may park in either the Broadway lot or the South Property. Parents must obtain a letter from their childís attending physician verifying the anticipated length of stay. For further information, please call: PARKING COORDINATOR (212) 305-4903 Maps |||| Transportation Links |||| Directions by Car |||| Parking |||| By Public Transportation |||| Visiting Hours By Public Transportation Subway There is a subway station at West 168th Street that is served by two subway lines: IND Eighth Avenue Line: A (express) and (local) trains IRT Seventh Avenue/Broadway Line: #1 and #9 (both local) trains Buses There are numerous bus lines that stop at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center: M-2, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-18, M-100, Bx-7 For further information on public transportation to the Hospital, please call: (718) 330-1234 Maps |||| Transportation Links |||| Directions by Car |||| Parking |||| By Public Transportation |||| Visiting Hours Visiting Hours Parents and guardians may visit their child any time of the day or night. For other family members and friends over the age of fourteen, regular visiting hours are from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Visits by siblings under the age of fourteen can be arranged with the nurse manager on your child's floor. All visitors must receive a pass from the Reception Desk in the lobby of Babies & Children's Hospital. No more than two visitors are allowed in the patient's room at any time. Overnight stays can be accommodated on a sleeper chair in the child's room. Overnight stays cannot be permitted in the intensive care or step-down units; however, sleeper chairs are available for use in the waiting rooms. Limited guest accommodations and several local hotels are also available. Special Accommodations for Infants Babies & Children's Hospital is world-renowned for its care of newborns and infants. Parents have 24-hour visiting privileges for their child admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). While overnight stays are not allowed within the NICU, sleeper chairs are available for use in the waiting rooms. You are encouraged to visit your baby as much as possible; we also strongly endorse engaging in as much physical contact as possible with your child. Babies & Children's Hospital has private breast-feeding rooms. Nursing mothers are provided with electric pumps and are encouraged to store their milk for night feedings. Maps |||| Transportation Links |||| Directions by Car |||| Parking |||| By Public Transportation |||| Visiting Hours No Smoking! In the interest of all patients, staff, and visitors, smoking is not permitted in the Hospital or any Medical Center building. This Hospital-wide policy was implemented as part of our commitment to promoting good health and a safe environment. If you want to smoke, you need to go outside the Hospital building. Maps |||| Transportation Links |||| Directions by Car |||| Parking |||| By Public Transportation |||| Visiting Hours