At Park Inc, our approach to hospital parking management is far different from managing parking for a hotel, casino, shopping center or airport.  Folks do not visit hospitals by choice.  The circumstances that prompt hospital visits are not the same as the circumstances that might lead customers to the mall or a hotel.  We understand the need for compassion.  When assembling our team, we look for quick and efficient employees.  But just as importantly we look for employees who truly care and want to help your patients and visitors.  All of our parking solutions, including valet, shuttle service, and lot / garage management represent a patients’ first impression of your hospital, and we set the tone for their visit.  And we work with you to determine just how they see us.  We can blend in and look like an employee of the hospital, or we can supply employees with Park Inc uniforms to represent a separate service.  We’re flexible! 

In addition to our impeccable customer service skills, we are one of only a handful of parking companies belonging to the National Valet Parking Association.  In other words, we are held to a high set of standards that include safety, claims handling, customer service, security and more.  You can read more about the NVPA at www.nvpaonline.com.  For a no obligation quote or for more information on how Park Inc might be a good fit for your hospital or health care system, please call Becca Rouse at (704)377-1755 or email rouser@parkinc.com.

Stephen and the Park Inc staff operate valet parking services at the Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center, Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. 

About Park Inc:  Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Park Inc offers parking garage, parking lot, and valet parking management services throughout North Carolina including the areas of Charlotte, Salisbury, Asheville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Fayetteville, and Wilmington.  In addition to this vast presence in North Carolina, Park Inc also offers parking solutions in other locations throughout the US .

“We are proud to be of service to the Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System (VANJHCS),” says Park Inc President, Brian Haupricht.  “Our company feels strongly about making a commitment to serving the needs of veterans, and our partnership with the New Jersey VA’s East Orange Campus allows us to the opportunity to make a difference,” says Haupricht. 

Founded in 1994 in Charlotte, NC, Park Inc has expanded to over 75 operations in twelve  states, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. From its initial concentration on valet parking, the company has grown to offer a full range of parking services, including large-scale garage management, surface lot operation, shuttle bus services, and consultation.

Services started February 15, 2010.  The complimentary first class parking is provided Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm at the main hospital entrance on Jamestown Street.

“We are excited about providing services for Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.” said Brian Haupricht, President, Park Inc.  “We have a great opportunity to upgrade the level of valet service that has been provided there in the past.  We feel that Pennsylvania will provide us with many opportunities and Roxborough is a great first step.”

About Park Inc:

Founded in 1994, Park Inc has been dedicated to providing world class service to customers.  Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Park Inc currently offers valet, shuttle, parking lot and/or garage management, greeter services, internal patient transport, and consultation services in 12 different states.  Corporate administrative functions are housed at the headquarters’ office while regional and local offices provide hands-on management of local service operations.

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Veterans are buzzing with excitement about a new service at the Beckley VA Medical Center.

Patients are talking about free valet parking, offered by the contracted company, Park Inc., and paid for by the VAMC.

Bud Hines is a decorated veteran and one thrilled VA patient.

“I have been treated by the VA Medical Center since 1973,” Hines said. “They have been extremely good to me. I have seen them make an awful lot of changes for the better over the last 36 years, but I think this new parking service is one of the greatest assets they’ve ever had.

“You just drive up, get out of your car and they put it in the parking lot. You come out after your time with your doctor, they pick up your car, bring it right back and help you in. It’s a pretty good size parking lot, so it’s a real asset, especially to veterans who cannot walk any great distance.”

The free service has been operating since May, with six employees. Al Hertel, site supervisor for Park in Beckley, says the company assists patients who come up for valet parking with anything they need.

“It may be a wheelchair,” Hertel said, “or just helping them inside, but it’s not just parking their car. It’s a full-service kind of thing.”

One Park employee, Buster Broadnax, is a veteran himself.

“Buster’s an excellent contribution to the company because he is the only veteran we have,” Hertel said. “He can relate, so that helps.”

The supervisor said his drivers park anywhere from 30 to 50 — or more — cars a day.

“We are assisting a lot more than just parking,” Hertel added. “The center is doing flu shots now, and when they first started that, we were swamped. We were valeting 60 to 70 cars a day, in addition to assisting the veterans.”

Margaret Jones of Daniels shared her appreciation for the new service as a driver parked her car.

“My husband Casey is a veteran and he’s disabled,” she explained. “I used to bring him around here and he would have to wait on me. He has Alzheimer’s disease, so sometimes he would forget completely where he was.

“Now they bring a wheelchair out and take him right in. It’s such a big help.”

Valet drivers park vehicles from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

VAMC employees are excited about the service as well.

“I have heard a lot of great comments on the free parking from patients and employees,” Sharon Treadway, certified professional coder, said. “The veterans like it, their spouses like it and management likes it.

“People are constantly talking about how nice the drivers are. They help people in and out of their cars and with wheelchairs. We’re very pleased with it.”

The drivers also help out by donating all of their tips to local, homeless veterans.

“Some patients bring us cookies and things like that because they know we can’t keep tips,” Hertel explained. “We thought this would be a good system and a way to give back.”

Hertel said Park Inc. has contracted with eight to 10 other VA centers.

“We are the newest one they have picked up,” he said. “It seems to be a really good service, moving everybody in and out of the hospital. We stay busy.

“I’ve seen a great response so far,” he added. “Everyone seems ecstatic. Some of the folks shouldn’t be walking through the parking lot, and they need that extra help. We’re constantly hearing how much they like the service, and that it was long overdue.”

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This article can also be found at the Register-Herald website.