Finding UC Irvine Medical Center | Thomas E. Ahlering, M.D.


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The UC Irvine Medical Center is centrally located in Orange County, in the triangle formed between the 5 (Santa Ana) Freeway, the 22 (Garden Grove) Freeway, and The City Drive. Also, the 57 south freeway terminates into the 5 about one mile southeast of the UC Irvine Medical Center, and the Anaheim Angels Stadium is about one mile north of UC Irvine Medical Center. The main entrance to the hospital is off The City Drive. Make a Left onto Medical Center Drive.

Parking at UC Irvine Medical Center

Through main entrance to the hospital , on Medical Center Dr., you will find patient loading and unloading for a maximum of 20 minutes. Valet Parking is also available here should you so desire.

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Visitor parking for patients and family attending clinics or visiting hours is available in a parking structure 1 block south of Medical Center Dr., on Dawn Way. Turning onto Dawn Way off of The City Drive, the Medical Center Parking structure will be on your left. The parking structure on the right is for the County Court House, and UC Irvine cannot validate your parking there. All day parking for patients is free if validated by the clinic desk. Please remember to bring your parking ticket. Otherwise parking costs 1 dollar per 30 minutes, up to a maximum of 10 dollars per day. Here is a picture of the parking structure as you approach it having turned onto Dawn Way.

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