The Daily Dig
OhioHealth broke ground last month on a major expansion at Dublin Methodist Hospital in Dublin, Ohio. The project adds a new patient tower and renovates the first and second floors to support the vertical build and keep pace with growing patient volume and demand for higher-acuity care.
The hospital currently runs four floors and 92 acute care beds. When complete, it will reach six floors and 185,700 square feet, including 58,150 square feet of renovated space. Bed count grows to 96, excluding obstetrics, with 48 active on day one and 48 shelled for future use. The expansion targets critical care, heart and vascular, surgery, vascular interventional radiology, and the hospital's Level III Trauma Program. Renovation completion is set for 2029.
Project Snapshot:
Facility: OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital
Organization: OhioHealth
General Contractor / CM: Whiting-Turner (implied from groundbreaking attendance)
Design Team: Design Group (implied from groundbreaking attendance)
Sector: Healthcare
Location: Dublin, Ohio
Current Facility: 4 floors, 92 acute care beds
Expansion Scope: New patient tower + first and second floor renovations
Total Size at Completion: 185,700 SF
Renovation Area: 58,150 SF
Future Capacity: 96 beds (48 active, 48 shelled; excludes obstetric beds)
Construction Impacts: Helipad relocation; parking adjustments during construction
Timeline / Status: Groundbreaking held Feb. 26; renovation expected complete in 2029
TheJobWalk Thoughts:
This project has more complexity per square foot than the headline numbers suggest. Crane picks, MEP riser penetrations, and temporary shoring all have to be sequenced around live care areas. Infection control zoning limits concurrent work windows further. Interventional radiology and cardiovascular programs carry some of the heaviest MEP and medical gas loads in hospital construction, so rough-in scope runs deep on these floors. The 48 shelled beds are a separate bid cycle entirely, typically triggered two to four years out by occupancy and payor mix. Teams that build relationships on phase one are positioned well when that conversation starts.
