Navigating Harbor-UCLA Medical Center: A Comprehensive Guide

This article provides a detailed overview of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, offering essential information for patients, visitors, and anyone seeking to understand its layout and accessibility. We aim to provide clarity on directions, parking, interpreter services, and other important details to ensure a smooth and stress-free experience.

Getting to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Driving Directions

Navigating to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is relatively straightforward, regardless of your starting point. Here's how to get there from various locations:

From the San Diego Freeway (405):
- From the north, exit Wilshire East.
- From the south, exit Wilshire Westwood.
- Turn left on Westwood Blvd. and go straight past Le Conte Avenue (the street becomes Westwood Plaza). The hospital is on the left, past UCLA Medical Plaza.
From Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):
- Take the San Diego Freeway northbound to Wilshire Boulevard east.
- Continue as described above.
From the East via the 10 (Santa Monica Freeway):

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- Take 10 (Santa Monica Fwy) East to 405 (San Diego Fwy) North.
- Exit on Wilshire Boulevard east.

Parking Information

Short-Term and Daily Parking

For those visiting for a short period, short-term parking options are available. For current rates, please visit the UCLA Transportation Services - patient parking information page or contact Patient Affairs at 310-267-9113. If you need to reach the Parking Cashier office located on Level P, please call 310-206-3934.

Pay on exit at level P: pay station, discharge lobby pay station or parking cashier. (Rates subject to change without notice.)

Long-Term Parking

If an extended stay is anticipated, 24-hour parking with in and out privileges is available. Rates are subject to change without notice.

Extended Parking Permits

For patients or visitors requiring parking over an extended period, purchasing a consecutive-day discounted parking permit may be a cost-effective option. For more information regarding long-term discounted parking permits, please visit the UCLA Transportation Services - Patient Parking information page or contact Patient Affairs at 310-267-9113. If you need to reach the Parking Cashier office located on Level P, please call 310-206-3934.

Patient Drop-Off

Patient drop-off is conveniently located at the Valet at the hospital entrance and at the Emergency entrance.

Trailer and RV Parking

UCLA parking structures and lots are designed for commuter vehicles. UCLA is NOT set up for recreational vehicles and has no hook-ups.

The RV Park is located at 12001 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey, CA 90293.

Interpreter Services

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is committed to providing accessible healthcare to everyone, regardless of their primary language. Qualified interpreter services, including sign language, are available at no cost, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during all hours of operations at all points of contact. The medical center prioritizes direct communication and discourages the use of family, friends, or minors as interpreters. Only the services of interpreters and qualified staff are used to provide language assistance. These may include bilingual providers, staff, and healthcare interpreters. In-person, telephone, video, and alternative modes of communication are available.

Medi-Cal Information

This directory includes Kaiser Permanente’s outpatient pharmacies. You can get any drugs covered by Kaiser Permanente at one of these pharmacies. You can get outpatient drugs covered by Medi-Cal at any Medi-Cal Rx Pharmacy. It does not have to be a Kaiser Permanente network pharmacy. Most Kaiser Permanente network pharmacies are Medi-Cal Rx pharmacies. Your pharmacy can tell you if it is part of the Medi-Cal Rx network. If you want to find a Medi-Cal pharmacy outside of Kaiser Permanente, you can use the Medi-Cal Rx Pharmacy Locator online at www.Medi-CalRx.dhcs.ca.gov.

Patient Affairs Office

The Patient Affairs Office is a valuable resource for patients and their families, offering assistance and guidance on various matters.

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Location: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 1107
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Quality and Access

Kaiser Permanente uses the same quality, member experience, or cost-related measures to select practitioners and facilities in Marketplace Silver-tier plans as it does for all other Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) products and lines of business. The measures may include, but are not limited to, HEDIS/CAHPS performance, member/patient complaints, patient safety scores, hospital quality measures, and geographic need. Members enrolled in KFHP Marketplace plans have access to all professional, institutional and ancillary health care providers who participate in KFHP plans’ contracted provider network, in accordance with the terms of members’ KFHP plan of coverage. Kaiser Permanente uses the same geographic distribution consideration to select hospitals in Marketplace plans as it does for all other Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) products and lines of business.

Important Considerations

The information in the online directory is updated periodically. The availability of physicians, hospitals, providers, and services may change. Information about a practitioner is provided to us by the practitioner or is obtained as part of the credentialing process.

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