Inpatient Hospital
Ohio State is taking a major step forward with the development of a new hospital that, combined with modern educational space, will enhance a unified Ohio State Wexner Medical Center complex providing cutting-edge research, outstanding clinical training and world-class patient care. The tower will be the largest single facilities project ever undertaken at Ohio State with up to 840 beds in private-room settings to elevate patient-centered care, safety and training for the next generation of physicians.
Additional Details
Potential details on the scope and scale include:
Up to 840 beds, replacing and expanding on the 440 beds in Rhodes Hall and Doan Hall; all 840 beds would be in private-room settings to elevate patient-centered care, safety and training for the next generation of physicians
60 neonatal intensive care unit bassinets
State-of-the-art diagnostic, treatment and inpatient service areas (emergency department, imaging, operating rooms, critical care and medical/surgical beds)
Leading-edge digital technologies to advance care and teaching
Enhanced connections between the new Inpatient Hospital and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute that also connect to Rhodes Hall, Doan Hall, the Ross Heart Hospital, and the Brain and Spine Hospital
Additional green space as well as a new parking garage west of McCampbell Hall
A new inpatient tower garage with up to 1,900 spaces to serve patients and visitors by replacing the North and South Cannon garages.
- 2018
- Initial BOT Professional Services ApprovalFebruary 20182019
- Additional BOT Professional Services ApprovalNovember 2019Initial BOT Construction Approval (Enablers)November 2019
Project Team
Project Managers
Ragan Fallang
Consultants
AE/Design Architect: Henningson, Durham & Richardson (HDR)
Construction Manager
Walsh/Turner (joint venture)
Construction News
Columbus Business First highlighted the construction projects to watch at Ohio State over the next decade, citing the university's projected five-year, $2.4 billion capital plan.
"The next 10 years are going to be a construction boom," said Mark Conselyea , OSU's associate vice president of facilities operations...
Columbus Business First recapped Ohio State's biggest construction projects over the last decade. As the outlet cites, from 2010 to 2019, the school's six largest construction projects alone totaled nearly $1.9 billion.
One big-ticket item helped the school reach that lofty spending...
Columbus Business First reports that Ohio State has approved a $2.37 billion 5-year capital plan to support Framework 2.0 and the university's strategic plan. It is an historic number for Ohio State as the university delivers on major projects identified in the campus master plan.
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