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News: Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital

  • Buckeye View - Inpatient Hospital

    Take a bird’s eye view of the 1.9 million-square-foot inpatient tower, which includes up to 820 beds in private-room settings, large windows to enhance patient experience and much more. Hear from medical center CEO and executive vice president John J. Warner, MD, and the construction team about the building’s future impact and current progress....
    A view of the exterior of the inpatient tower from a drone.
  • In the News: Construction update on Ohio State Wexner Medical's new hospital tower

    As highlighted by Columbus Business First, The inpatient hospital is 70% complete with construction. "Despite inflation, close collaboration and transparency between that huge crew, contractors, administrators and leadership has kept construction on budget and on time for an early 2026 opening," said Kristin Poldemann, associate vice president for Facilities Design and Construction. Construction ...
    An exterior view of the inpatient hospital with the parking garage in sight on the right.
  • Slideshow: Inpatient Hospital

    Overall work on the 1.9 million-square-foot inpatient tower is 70% complete, while exterior work on the façade is nearly 85% complete. The largest single facilities project ever undertaken at Ohio State includes up to 820 beds in private-room settings, large windows to enhance patient experience, safety and training for the next generation of health care providers. The tower is scheduled to open ...
    An exterior view of the south entrance of the building
  • Slideshow: Inpatient Hospital

    Construction on the 1.9 million-square-foot inpatient tower, scheduled to open in early 2026, is 60% complete. As crews work to finish the lantern glasswork along the top of the structure, the building is on track for an early 2026 opening. Nearly 1,100 workers are in and out of the building daily. The inpatient tower is the largest single facilities project ever undertaken at Ohio State with up ...
    Cranes next to Inpatient Hospital
  • Watch: Inpatient Hospital to Offer Advanced Care

    The Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital tower is scheduled to open in 2026. The largest single facilities project in The Ohio State University's history, the 26-floor building will have 820 beds in private room settings.Watch this video to learn more about the impact the new inpatient tower and will have on advanced care for the fast-growing Central Ohio region....
    inpatient hospital rendering

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