After five years of construction and nearly $2 billion, the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center’s new hospital tower began accepting patients on Sunday.
The university announced the opening with a press release, though the hospital hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in January to signify the beginning of the transition to the new tower. The project had a budget of $1.9 billion and has made upgrades to the medical center’s technologies, operating rooms and maternity-specific rooms.
After 10 years of planning and the construction work, the new facility has 26 stories and 820 beds in private rooms for patients, almost doubling the 440 beds across Rhodes Hall and Doan Hall, according to the university planning website…