Energy Efficiency Collaborative
Hospitals Collaborate to Save $1 Million in Annual Facility Energy Costs
For the past two years, central Ohio hospital facilities’ representatives have come together to learn and implement best practices for improving the energy efficiency of their facilities. READ MORE
HealthMap 2016
Navigating Our Way to a Healthier Community Together
The Franklin County Community Health Needs Assessment Steering Committee is pleased to provide residents of central Ohio with a comprehensive overview of our community’s health status and needs via the Franklin County HealthMap 2016. READ MORE
Emergency Elective Deliveries
Community Standards for Elective Delivery
Members of the Central Ohio Hospital Council (COHC) are working together to reduce the number of infants born prematurely, with an overall goal of reducing incidents of infant death in our community. READ MORE
Elective Delivery Patient Education Flier
We know you can’t wait to meet your baby. But completing your pregnancy naturally gives your baby the time he or she needs to grow completely. That’s why all Franklin County hospitals have agreed to stop the practice of scheduling early deliveries, without a medical reason. READ MORE
Community Benefit
Investing in a Healthier Central Ohio
Franklin County’s four not-for-profit hospital systems provided $548.5 million in community benefit in 2013, a 19% increase since 2009. READ MORE
Economic Impact
Economic Impact Overview
Franklin County hospital systems directly contributed $5.66 billion to the regional economy in 2013. Over the past five years, they provided $2.49 billion in community benefit. READ MORE
Economic Impact Full Report
The hospitals in Franklin County operated by the four systems, Mount Carmel Health System, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OhioHealth, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, have a substantial impact on the economy of the 10-county Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). READ MORE
Collaborative Efforts
Commitment to Collaboration
As leaders of central Ohio’s hospital systems, we share a common belief that many of the issues facing our local healthcare system can be addressed much more effectively when hospitals work in collaboration. READ MORE
Initiatives
Community Standards for Safe Sleep
The hospital systems have developed this set of community-wide standards, which are designed to ensure consistent clinical practices within central Ohio hospitals and adequate education of parents on safe sleep environments in the home setting. READ MORE
Community Standards for Breastfeeding
In order to better educate pregnant women who are being cared for by a Franklin County hospital on the importance of breastfeeding, the hospital systems have developed this set of community-wide standards. READ MORE
Breastfeeding Patient Education
Want a healthy baby? Breast milk contains antibodies and nutrients to boost your baby’s immune system. Breastfed babies are more likely to have a healthier childhood, and the longer you breastfeed, the greater the benefit. READ MORE
Employer Pledge for Breastfeeding Mothers
The Central Ohio Hospital Association has developed an Employer Pledge to assist companies in supporting breastfeeding employees and complying with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. READ MORE