Ohio State opens new University Hospital, moves several patients

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University announced the opening of the new Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center on Feb. 22.

Over 400 patients have already been moved into over 800 private rooms at the 520 W. 10th Ave. location in Columbus.

The hospital will offer care across a range of specialities, including surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, critical care and adult organ transplant.

“Thousands of people have been working diligently for years to turn our vision for a transformational hospital that improves lives across Ohio, the nation and the world into a reality,” said Ohio State president Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. “Today is about so much more than opening a building. It’s about honoring our land-grant mission by delivering life-changing patient care, advancing innovative research and providing high-quality education for generations to come.”

The hospital is the largest facility constructed by Ohio State and the largest single-facility project opening in the U.S. in 2026. It is 1.9 million square feet and 26 stories, making it the 10th largest building in Columbus.

“Medicine today and in the future is about teamwork and collaboration, and our hospital design reinforces our efforts to coalesce as a team around patients and their loved ones, prioritizing their needs and optimizing their health care journey,” said John J. Warner, MD, CEO of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and executive vice president at Ohio State. “University Hospital is a place where innovation and transformation will enable caregivers, researchers and educators to drive high-impact discoveries that translate to improvements in patient care, while also providing outstanding clinical education to the next generation of health care professionals.”