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OhioHealth plans a nearly $700 million hospital at the old Big Lots headquarters
The New Albany hospital will span 600,000 square feet
Floor area of the New Albany hospital, beside places you know
10 football fields would fit inside the New Albany hospital
Sources: OhioHealth Newsroom, WOSU Public Media
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| Floor area | |
|---|---|
| The New Albany hospital | 600,000 sq. ft. |
| A football field | 57,600 sq. ft. (end zones included) |
| A Walmart Supercenter | about 180,000 sq. ft. |
If you live in northeast Columbus or north of New Albany, a hospital is coming closer. OhioHealth announced plans for New Albany Methodist Hospital, a nearly $700 million investment south of State Route 161 near Hamilton Road. That price doesn't include buying the property.
The site is the former Big Lots headquarters. OhioHealth bought it for $36 million last year and paid $22.5 million in August for the office property next door. Columbus City Council approved a zoning change in May that allows hospital use on the nearly 25-acre site.
- Beds: 160 at opening, expandable to 208
- Jobs: about 1,700 at full operation
- Construction: 1,500 to 2,000 workers over the project
- Population: 340,000 people live within a 15-minute drive
The hospital plan runs from a 2025 purchase to a late 2030 opening
- 2025OhioHealth buys the former Big Lots headquarters for $36 million.
- May 2026Columbus City Council approves a zoning change allowing hospital use.
- Aug. 2026OhioHealth pays $22.5 million for the adjoining office property.
- Early 2027Construction will begin.
- Late 2030The hospital will open with 160 inpatient beds.
Sources: NBC4 WCMH-TV, OhioHealth Newsroom
The hospital will offer cardiac, neuroscience, stroke and trauma care, among other services. Construction begins in early 2027, and OhioHealth expects to open in late 2030.
