OhioHealth to build $700M hospital in New Albany, its 17th, opening in late 2030
Photo: OhioHealth (file photo)OhioHealth announced Wednesday it will build a nearly $700 million hospital in New Albany, on the site of the former Big Lots headquarters, expanding hospital care in one of central Ohio's fastest-growing communities.
The new campus, to be called OhioHealth New Albany Methodist Hospital, will open in late 2030 with 160 inpatient beds and room to expand to 208, the health system said. Construction on the 600,000-square-foot project is set to begin in early 2027 and finish in the second half of 2030.
The hospital will be built just south of State Route 161 near Hamilton Road, combining about 325,000 square feet of reimagined space from the former headquarters with 275,000 square feet of new construction. Services will include comprehensive advanced cardiac care, neuroscience, stroke and trauma care.
OhioHealth said the hospital is expected to employ about 1,700 people at full operation, including more than 140 physicians and advanced practice providers, and involve 1,500 to 2,000 construction workers during the build. The system estimates that roughly 340,000 central Ohioans now live within 15 minutes of the site.
It will be OhioHealth's 17th hospital. The Columbus-based system currently operates 16 hospitals and more than 200 ambulatory sites, hospice, home health and other services across a 50-county area.
"OhioHealth today announced plans to invest in more access to life-saving care for Ohioans," the system said in its announcement, describing the project as part of a long-term plan to build a network of hospital and outpatient centers in central Ohio so patients can get care closer to where they live and work.
Sources: OhioHealth, "OhioHealth Building New Albany Methodist Hospital to Expand Access" (Nov. 11, 2026, full text verified); The Columbus Dispatch, "OhioHealth to open new hospital in New Albany at former Big Lots" (Nov. 11, 2026, full text verified); Becker's Hospital Review, "OhioHealth to build $700M hospital — 17th for system" (Nov. 11, 2026, full text verified).
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