The cost of parking at Barnsley Hospital will rise next week.
Visitors and those attending day clinics will now have to pay £1.20, up by 20p; £1.70 for one to two hours, a 50p rise; £3.20 for two to three hours; £4 for four hours; £5 for four to six hours and £5.50 for more than six hours.
The change will apply to all of the hospital's visitor car parks, both within the hospital grounds and on Pogmoor Road and Helensburgh Close.
Motorists will still be able to get up to 15 minutes' free parking, except in the Helensburgh Close car park where there is no free period.
The rise has been blamed on the running costs for the car parks.
Lorraine Christopher, associate director of estates and facilities, said the increases were necessary to make sure money was not diverted away from patient care.
She said money raised from parking is used to cover costs including security staff, maintenance, lighting and security cameras.
"We have kept the increase to an absolute minimum and our prices will remain very much in line with other NHS Trusts as well as other public sector organisations in Barnsley.
"Our rates for people needing to park all day in particular will remain significantly lower than some other organisations. In addition, in most of our car parks, we will continue to offer a free period (up to 15 minutes) so that patients can be safely dropped off and picked up.
"We are maintaining concessions for those patients and their main visitors who have to use our car parks frequently, such as long-term patients or those who visit us frequently for treatment for long-term conditions, and in some cases people are able to park for free."
