Paying for parking your car is never pleasant, but it hurts a lot when you have to pay to park your vehicle when you go to the hospital, either to visit someone who is ill or as a patient yourself. Many publicly funded hospitals in Canada charge visitors, patients, and staff for parking; parking charges are often vigorously enforced. Even though parking charges are very unpopular with hospital parking users, many hospitals rely on the revenue that is generated to help fund patient services.
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Consider what factors a Canadian health authority should take into ac- count when setting parking charges. Consider the variable and fixed costs associated with the parking function and other alternatives avail- able to patients and visitors.