Construction on the Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital is more than 75% complete as crews are preparing for first building turnover in October ahead of an eventual 2026 opening.
The 1.9 million-square-foot inpatient tower is the largest single facilities project ever undertaken at Ohio State with up to 820 beds in private-room settings to elevate patient-centered care, safety and training for the next generation of health care providers.
Construction progress includes:
- Installing ceiling grid throughout building.
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, medical gas piping, electrical and low voltage rough-ins are ongoing.
- Terrazzo, ceramic tile and finished flooring work is ongoing.
- Installing cabinets for the footwalls in patient rooms.
- Building automation system controls are being installed to control the interior environment.
- Electrical distribution work is ongoing.
- Shielding and lead-lined drywall in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) rooms is substantially complete.
Final touches on the exterior of the building are taking place along with framing for the exterior ceiling on the brick scroll at the main entrance. Terrazzo floors are being installed on the ground, second and fourth floors. Overall, Terrazzo flooring is about 40% complete. One patient room on the tenth floor is the furthest along with construction and is used as a model for the others as health care professionals weigh in on what’s needed in the room.
“It’s exciting to see years of planning coming to fruition,” said Ragan Fallang, project manager of the inpatient tower. “Every effort by our team brings us closer to transforming blueprints into a state-of-the-art hospital.”
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