The University campus of University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview and University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview is located on the corner of Harvard Street Southeast and East River Parkway on the University of Minnesota East Bank. They are easily accessible from virtually any point in the metro area, via I-94 and I-35W.

Metro-area traffic updates

Road access continues to be open to our hospitals and clinics. Please see the driving directions below. For latest information on Twin Cities traffic changes due to the I-35W bridge collapse, click here.

Directions from the North
Take I-35W south. Turn right onto Highway 280. Take the University Avenue exit; turn right at the second stoplight. Stay on University Avenue until it merges with Washington Avenue. Follow Washington to the left. Go three blocks and turn left on Oak Street. Turn right onto Delaware Street. The Patient/Visitor Parking Ramp will be on your right 1 1/2 blocks down Delaware Street between Harvard and Walnut streets. To drop off at the hospital and emergency entrances, continue on Delaware Street to Harvard Street. Turn left. The entrances face Harvard Street near the corner of Harvard and East River Parkway.

Directions from the East or West
Take I-94 (east or west) to the Huron Boulevard Exit. Turn left onto Fulton Street. Go three blocks and turn right onto Oak Street. Turn left onto Delaware Street. The Patient/Visitor Parking Ramp will be on your right 1 1/2 blocks down Delaware Street between Harvard and Walnut streets. To drop off at the hospital and emergency entrances, continue on Delaware Street to Harvard Street. Turn left. The entrances face Harvard Street near the corner of Harvard and East River Parkway.

Directions from the South
Take I-35W north to the Third Street/U of M exit. Then take the East Bank exit, which becomes Washington Avenue. Follow Washington to Harvard Street. Turn right onto Harvard Street. Turn left onto Delaware Street. The Patient/Visitor Parking Ramp will be on your left. To drop off at the hospital and emergency entrances, continue on Harvard Street. The entrances face Harvard Street near the corner of Harvard and East River Parkway.

Parking
Valet parking is available at the hospital entrance from 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and at the Phillips-Wangensteen Building entrance from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. If you choose to park your car yourself, patient and visitor parking is available in the Patient/Visitor Ramp on Delaware Street between Harvard and Walnut Streets. For more information about parking, call 612-273-4665.