Patient Transportation and Accommodations Services

The staff of the Patient Transportation and Accommodations Department is available from
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday to assist with transportation, hotel accommodations, and pre-admission appointment scheduling for surgery. A minimum of two working days (excluding holidays and weekends) is required to arrange transportation. This department promptly responds to all requests made by patients, physicians, and staff.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has arranged special rates with several neighboring hotels for our patients and their companions. Additionally, Bascom Palmer offers transportation services for a nominal fee to and from its Miami facility for patients who are unable to drive themselves.

Transportation

Bascom Palmer’s transportation service is available only to and from the Miami facility and may be arranged by calling (305) 326-6402, (800) 329-7000, ext. 6402, or by e-mailing pkasslee@med.miami.edu .

For the transportation needs of our patients in the Palm Beach Gardens facility, you may wish to contact the following private transportation company: Palm Beach Transportation (561) 689-4222.

For transportation assistance at our Naples facility, please call (239) 659-3937.  For transportation assistance at our Plantation facility, please call (954) 465-2700.

The transportation fees are based on address and distance. Please contact us for current rates.

Hotel Accommodations

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami is located at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital campus, just 6 miles east of the Miami International Airport, and 3 miles northwest of downtown Miami. In the following section, we have listed nearby hotels that offer special rates for Bascom Palmer patients. However, there are many other hotels in the Miami/Miami Beach/Coral Gables/Coconut Grove area that are conveniently located near Bascom Palmer. Should you require hotel accommodations in Miami, you may obtain special rates for the following hotels by calling Bascom Palmer directly at (305) 326-6402; or fax: (305)-626-6379 or e-mail pkasslee@med.miami.edu. These special rates can be obtained only when reservations are made through Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Patient Transportation and Accommodations Department.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Naples is located in the newly developed Naples Community Hospital Medical Plaza near downtown Naples, Florida. The center is about 35 miles from the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, 2 miles from downtown Naples and 5 blocks from the beach. In the following section, we have listed nearby hotels, however, there are many hotels in the Naples/Ft. Myers/Bonita Springs area that are conveniently located near Bascom Palmer. Should you require a hotel stay during your visit to Bascom Palmer’s office in Naples, please contact the hotel directly

Hotels near the Miami facility

Hotels near the Naples facility

Should you require hotel accommodations in Palm Beach, please call Char-Lea Mostoller in our Palm Beach facility at (561) 515-1526 or by e-mail at cmostoller@med.miami.edu.

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