The Ocular Oncology Service at Wills Eye Hospital is 1 + hours from New York, 2 + hours from Washington DC, and 2 minutes off I-95. Amtrak runs often and our airport is a US Airways hub.
Parking
Parking facilities are available adjoining the Hospital at 9th and Locust Streets. Reduced rates are offered to patients with validation obtained from the department visited.
Alternate parking locations include:
- Alert lot at 8th and Chestnut Streets (entrance on 8th Street)
- Downtown Garage - entrances on Walnut Street between 9th and 10th Streets and on 10th Street between Sansom and Walnut Streets
- Eglin Garage and Lot at 805 Walnut Street
- 5 Star Lot on Chestnut Street between 7th and 8th Streets
- 5 Star Garage at 8th and Chestnut Streets (entrance on 8th Street)
- Parkway Lot on 9th Street between Sansom and Chestnut Streets
- Philadelphia Parking Authority Garage at 10th and Ludlow Streets
- Walnut Towers Garage on Walnut Street between 8th and 9th Streets with entrances from all three streets
(Note that Walnut and Sansom Streets are one way streets going West. Chestnut Street is one way going East. 8th and 10th Streets are one way going South and Ninth Street is one way going North)
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Public Transportation
Wills Eye Hospital is in an area that is easily accessible by public transportation.
Philadelphia has an excellent transit system with trains, buses, and subways serving the city and surrounding counties. Click here for more detail on local transportation options.
Local Tansportation
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PHLASH - 215-4PHLASH. Purple bus on convenient loop to tourist spots in Philadelphia.
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Buses, Trolleys, and Subways
New Jersey Transit buses stop on the corner of 9th and Market Streets.
SEPTA routes that pass near the hospital include:
Bus and trolley routes: 9, 12, 17, 21, 23, 27, 32, 33, 38, 42, 44, 47, 48, 61, 76, 90, and C
Subway-surface routes: 10, 11, 13, 34, 36
Subway lines: Broad Street Subway and Market-Frankford Elevated
Trains
The Market East Station, which serves the SEPTA regional rail lines, is located under the Gallery Shopping Center on Market Street between 10th and 11th Streets.
SEPTA - 215-580-7800
http://www.septa.com
PATCO - travel from Center City to southern New Jersey
PATCO High Speed Line from New Jersey has a station at 9th and Locust Street, near the rear entrance to Wills.
www.ridepatco.org
HOTELS
If you require overnight accommodations, the following hotels offer discounts if you identify yourself as a Wills patient:
Best Western Center City Hotel
501 North 22nd Street, Philadelphia PA, 19130
http://www.bestwestern.com/
Best Western - Independence Park
235 Chestnut Street
(215) 922-443
http://www.bestwestern.com/
Comfort Inn - Penn's Landing
100 North Christopher Columbus Blvd.
(215) 627-7900
Doubletree Hotel
Broad and Locust Streets
(215) 893-1600
Embassy Suites - Center City
1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
(215) 561-1776
HILTON GARDEN INN PHILADELPHIA CENTER CITY
1100 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-923-0100
Holiday Inn - Independence Mall
4th and Race Streets
(215) 923-8660
Holiday Inn Express - Midtown
1311 Walnut Street
(215) 735-9300
Hotel Atop the Bellevue
Broad and Walnut Streets
(215) 985-1426
Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
http://www.hyatt.com/
Omni Hotel at Independence Park
4th and Chestnut Streets
(215) 925-0000, 1-800-THE-OMN
Ramada Inn - Downtown Suites
1010 Race Street
(215) 922-1730
The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 West Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
For reservations call: 1-800-635-1042/215-546-9000
Sheraton - Society Hill
2nd and Walnut Streets
(215) 238-6000
Warwick Hotel & Towers
1701 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Local News, Weather, Traffic
Philadelphia OnLine -- Local Newspapers
http://www.philly.com/
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Relevant Sites
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Wills Eye Hospital
Kimmel Cancer Center
Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania