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The Greater Columbus Convention Center is being converted to an alternate care facility to potentially house coronavirus patients. The four hospital systems in central Ohio will closely monitor their capacity; and if necessary, the plan will be put into action.…

The four hospital systems in central Ohio are coming together to ready extra beds when the unthinkable occurs and COVID-19 cases outpace hospitals’ existing capacity. For more details, see the April 7, 2020 Editorial in the Columbus Dispatch.

Franklin County could break ground this year on a $50 million mental health and addiction center that includes short-term beds, a walk-in clinic and inpatient treatment. For more details, see the January 21, 2020 article in the Columbus Dispatch.

OhioHealth and Nationwide Children’s Hospital both have new CEOs, Mount Carmel Health System has a new interim CEO and Ohio State University has a new executive vice president and chancellor for health affairs. For more details, see the August 23,…

The central Ohio hospital systems serve on the Franklin County Psychiatric and Emergency System Task Force to provide guidance around constructing an emergency care hub to more efficiently help those suffering psychiatric crisis. For more details, see the June 4,…

In May 2008, Mount Carmel Health System, OhioHealth, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical System joined together to form the Franklin County Mental Health Collaborative. The purpose of the collaborative was to find psychiatric inpatient beds for patients who…