As highlighted by The Columbus Dispatch, the Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital is one of four buildings bein
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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 campus providing leading-edge research, outstanding clinical training and world-class patient care.
The 1.9 million-square-foot inpatient hospital 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.
Scheduled to open in early 2026, planning is years in the making and advances Framework 2.0, the university’s long-term planning vision, as well as the Wexner Medical Center strategic plan.
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 campus providing leading-edge research, outstanding clinical training and world-class patient care.
Learn more about the inpatient tower by visiting the Wexner Medical Center website.
The inpatient hospital has a total project cost of $1.9 billion and will be located east of Cannon Drive. It will create stronger connections with The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC–James), Rhodes Hall, Doan Hall, the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital and the Brain and Spine Hospital. Additional project details include:
Project Managers
Ragan Fallang
Project Accountant
Jasmine Myles
Consultants
AE/Design Architect: Henningson, Durham & Richardson (HDR)
As more than 800 crew members make their way onto the construction site each morning, the Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital construction is nearly 80% complete.
As highlighted by The Columbus Dispatch, the Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital is one of four buildings bein
As another outpatient care center gets approved for construction and new academic and research projects break ground, we kick off season 3 of the City of Ohio State Podcast with Kristin Poldemann, the associate vice president of Facilities Design and Construction to talk about current projects ac