New Entrance to Methodist Medical Center

Convenient, easy access to the services you need.

As of April 2, 2010, Methodist Medical Center has a new and improved entrance on Hamilton Boulevard. view map

The new entrance offers you easier access to the medical center, plus the convenienceof registration, outpatient testing, and admitting all in one general area. The Hamilton entrance should be used by all patients and visitors for...

• Visiting our patients
• Patient registration/admitting for all services except surgery
• Pre-surgical x-ray tests
• Outpatient lab tests
• Outpatient EKG
• Access to most areas of the hospital

Parking

Patients and visitors should park in the new Methodist Deck A at Hamilton and Glen Oak, and take the skywalk to the hospital. Patients arriving the day of surgery, please use Parking Deck 1.
Take advantage of FREE valet parking at our new front door from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends.

Registration Kiosks Make Check-In Fast & Easy!

MyMethodist Express easy-to-use self-service kiosks make check-in faster and more accurate. Verify your name, address, date of birth, and other important information with the touch of a screen. Plus, you can quickly confirm scheduled appointments, scan insurance and ID cards, and use credit cards to cover medical co-pays.

Digital Way-Finding

Ever been lost inside a hospital? Our digital way-finding kiosks make it easy for you to find any patient floor or department at Methodist. And you can print directions to take with you!

Local Artwork Creates Healing Environment

The new Methodist entrance and lobby features an array of locally produced artwork as part of a "healing environment." Glass artisan Hiram Toraason created Vitality,a 40-foot-long glass sculpture that greets you just inside the front doors. The creation is made up of 240 pieces of hand-blown glass mounted on the wall 13 feet high and depicts a sunset over the Illinois River.

Toraason's work is also part of a donor recognition wall for the Methodist Foundation that includes hand-blown glass flowers encased within lighted glass columns.

The nature photography of Tina Gauwitz, a 26-year Methodist employee, also adds warmth and color to Methodist's new entrance and lobby. More than 15 of Tina's vibrant images of Illinois flora adorn the walls. Tina says, "I believe looking at beautiful flowers and nature pictures helps to relax people, and maybe takes their minds off their daily challenges for a brief moment."

Artwork displayed throughout the new lobby area also includes unique pieces from Don Kettleborough, Tom Gross, Greg DePauw and Michael McKee, all local artists.