The Ohio State University Medical Center
| Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | |
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Medical Center main campus in 2007
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| Geography | |
| Location | The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°59′41″N 83°01′04″W / 39.994798°N 83.017695°WCoordinates: 39°59′41″N 83°01′04″W / 39.994798°N 83.017695°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Hospital type | Short Term Acute Care |
| Affiliated university | The Ohio State University |
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| Emergency department | US Level I Trauma |
| Links | |
| Website | http://wexnermedical.osu.edu Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center |
| Lists | Hospitals in Ohio |
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, formerly called The Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC), is a multidisciplinary academic medical center located in Columbus, Ohio, United States, on the main campus of The Ohio State University (OSU). In 2010, the center was ranked one of "America's Best" by U.S. News & World Report in 11 specialties. OSU Medical Center was the only central Ohio hospital ranked as "America's Best" in 2010. However, as of 2016, the center's health-related programs garnered the best rankings of all at the medical center, including nursing-midwifery (#28), occupational therapy (#12), physical therapy (#10), and pharmacy (#6). In 2016, OSUMC was ranked in 7 specialties, with only one medicine-related area breaking into the Top 15 rankings (ear, nose, and throat).
In 2012, it was announced the OSU Medical Center would change its name to Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University.
The Ohio State University College of Medicine is the medical school at The Ohio State University and is located in Columbus. The college is recognized in both education and research, as reflected by 2016 rankings in the Top 40 U.S. News & World Report. In 2009, its primary teaching hospital (Ohio State University Hospital) ranked as one of the best hospitals in the U.S. in 10 different specialties; it was chosen to be among the 21 hospitals named to U.S. News & World Report's select honor roll of U.S. hospitals. In 2016, OSUMC was ranked in 7 specialties, with only one area breaking into the Top 15 rankings (ear, nose, and throat: #14) and two areas breaking into the Top 25 (cancer: #24; diabetes/endocrinology: #24). Two health related programs housed in the College of Medicine were ranked in the Top 15: occupational therapy (#12), and physical therapy (#10).
The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute is a dedicated cancer hospital and research center that is part of the university's Comprehensive Cancer Center, with a governance structure separate from, but coordinated with, OSUMC.
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