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  • In the News: Ohio State moving forward with $1.79 billion hospital tower

    August 26, 2020
    The Columbus Dispatch shared news this week of plans for a new inpatient hospital - one set to be The Ohio State University's largest project in history. As reported by the newspaper, Ohio State is seeking approval from the board of trustees for the construction of a $1.79 billion, 1.9 million-square-foot hospital tower. Pending trustees’ approval, the facility is expected to open in early 2026...
    Park view at dawn of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital.

  • University takes next step with new inpatient hospital

    August 24, 2020
    After extensive planning, the largest single facilities project ever undertaken at The Ohio State University seeks Board of Trustees approval this week. At 1.9 million-square-feet, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital will enhance leading-edge research, clinical training and world-class patient care. This is the next step in the university’s long-term Framework 2.0...
    inpatient hospital rendering

  • Biomedical and Materials Engineering Complex Construction Right on Schedule

    August 14, 2020
    Welcoming students and faculty to campus in the fall of 2020, phase one of The Biomedical and Materials Engineering Complex (BMEC)—the Mars G. Fontana Laboratories—will be the new home for two highly-ranked engineering departments. The project brings Biomedical Engineering from west campus to innovate and educate alongside Materials Science and Engineering, enabling both departments to...
    facade of bmed under construction

  • In the News: Ohio State seeks approval for heat and power plant

    July 16, 2020
    According to The Columbus Dispatch, The Ohio State University is seeking Ohio Power and Siting Board approval for a combined heat and power plant. The outlet wrote that the combined heat and power plant is expected to reduce the university’s carbon emissions by 35% in its first full year of operations, Ohio State spokesman Dan Hedman said. The plant is also needed to support planned facilities...

  • In the News: Paz Discusses Inpatient Hospital

    July 8, 2020
    Dr. Hal Paz, OSU executive vice president and chancellor for health affairs and medical center CEO, recently sat down with Columbus Business First to discuss many topics including ongoing construction plans for the Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Tower. "One lesson we've all learned is that you need inpatient facilities," Paz said. As written by Business First, about 430 of the tower's rooms would...
    A drone image of the Inpatient Hospital Garage construction site.

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