COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Central Ohio healthcare systems are growing in anticipation of more population growth in the region.
Construction across the area is hard to miss and this includes the construction of new hospitals. All of central Ohio’s major hospitals are working on major projects.
“You see a lot of cranes out there, so I can tell you all four hospital systems here in Franklin County are undertaking large construction projects,” said Jeff Klingler, president and CEO of the Central Ohio Hospital Council.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s new inpatient hospital is 1.9 million square feet and will have up to 820 beds when completed. Just a bit north, OhioHealth is building a 590,000 square foot women’s center by its Riverside Hospital. Mount Carmel is opening a new hospital in Dublin. Nationwide Children’s has started working on a new tower which will be right next to the current one.
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“When you look at the data, we know this community, the population of central Ohio will grow by about 30% over the next 25 years, that will be about 730,000 new residents here in central Ohio, and our hospitals like other sectors are making plans now for that anticipated growth,” Klingler said.