Fourth part of four-part Diagnosis: Columbus, looking at expansion projects across central Ohio's major health systems as they respond to the region's population growth and job expansion. Read the first part -- on OhioHealth's $1 billion expansion -- by clicking here; read the second part -- on Nat
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DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) – Modern hospital design aims for one key objective: efficiency.
"You're looking at your adjacencies to save steps. You're looking at how that space is put together," Genevieve Lescalleet, facilities planner for Mount Carmel Health System, said.
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When Mount Carmel laid out the plans to build its fifth hospital in central Ohio, Mount Carmel Dublin, efficiency shaped the site selection process and most of the interior structure.
"We have learned the frontline workers know what works and what doesn't work, so we really went to the voice of our colleagues and asked them, 'What do you think of this space? What are we missing?'" Diane Doucette, president of Mount Carmel Dublin, St. Ann's & New Albany, said.
Mount Carmel Dublin is a $273 million project set to open in April. The conceptual design for the hospital began in 2021, with construction beginning in 2023.
It will house a full emergency department along with ample space for family medicine. A high-profile site was chosen, just off I-270 and Sawmill Road in Dublin.
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"The public today wants to be served in their local community," Doucette said. "In the Dublin community, the percentage of senior citizens is growing at 24 percent. The population here in Dublin is growing at five percent. We look at where is the population is growing and what services can we provide to serve that."
While trauma care will still be referred to Mount Carmel East, this is Mount Carmel's first acute care site in northwest Columbus. ...read more read less
