Better Together
The four Franklin County hospital systems have a long-standing history of working together on pressing healthcare challenges. Our hospital systems, our hospitals continue to share a common belief that many of the issues facing our community can be addressed much more effectively when hospitals work together.
The COHC Board of Directors have adopted six Strategic Priorities of the Hospital Council for 2024- 2026. In February 2026, the Board reaffirmed its commitment to the Strategic Priorities by adopting the Central Ohio Hospital Council 2026 Work Plan. Our hospital systems are committed to collaborating on a number of initiatives aimed at improving the health and well-being of the residents in Central Ohio including:
Assess current workforce needs among member health systems
Identify successful best practices
Create and Implement solutions to improve recruitment, retention and training
Infant Death Chart Reviews
Safe Sleep Education
Substance Use among Pregnant Women
Franklin County Psychiatric Bedboard
Franklin County Crisis Care Center
IRS Compliance
Implementation Strategies
Supplier Diversity
Health Information Translations
Toward Opiate Free Ambulatory Surgery Initiative
Narcan Distribution
Patient Referrals to Treatment