COLUMBUS, OH — OhioHealth plans to break ground in September to begin the expansion of its only hospital in downtown Columbus.
Back in February, the organization announced that the Grant Medical Center on East Town Street and South Grant Avenue would undergo major transformations.
The project includes adding a seven-story building along Town Street to house a new trauma center, emergency department, and critical care pavilion. The pavilion will have 160 additional dedicated beds and underground parking for emergency patients.
An outpatient facility will be constructed at the corner of Grant Avenue and State Street to provide access to expanded primary care services. The building has a two-story outpatient clinic and a five-story parking lot.
The expansion will cost about $400 million, according to OhioHealth. This investment will maintain his 3,000-plus current jobs downtown and create additional jobs now and as the project progresses.
“We know the downtown population is growing and housing is increasing. It’s more than doubled in the last five to 10 years,” said Grant Medical Center Director Michael Lawson. rice field.
The 122-year-old Grant Medical Center in downtown Columbus is Ohio’s busiest Level I trauma center, according to OhioHealth. Doctors treat about 400 to 500 gunshot victims each year.
The rate of treatment for Grant shootings has increased over the years. In 2019, 4% of emergency room visits had a shooting incident, according to the hospital, which now stands at 6%.
Lawson said the expansion of the hospital’s ER department has been linked to an increase in violence. He added that the construction would allow the hospital’s emergency department’s trauma bays to be expanded from three to five.
“If it does, it will impact our trauma programs in terms of quantity.” [the shootings] If we continue at this pace, we will have additional capacity to treat these patients,” Lawson said.
Below is a list of facts and figures related to expansion.
- Subsidy increases by approximately 310,000 square feet
- Outpatient Facilities and Parking: Approximately 40,000 square feet of medical office building space and five floors of parking
- Emergency Department/Critical Care Pavilion: 270,000 square feet with underground parking
- Increase trauma bays from 3 to 5
- Improve and expand parking options for patients and visitors
- Increased total number of beds on main campus from about 406 to over 450
- Hundreds of new jobs expected to be created over the next decade
- Construction is expected to be completed in mid-2028.
- The project is designed by Cannon Design in collaboration with Design Group and Moody Nolan. The construction team is a partnership between Messer Construction and Daimler and also includes various smaller companies.
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