OhioHealth
A not-for-profit Ohio healthcare system operating hospitals, outpatient facilities, home health, hospice, and related medical services.
Last updated August 22, 2026
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Overview
OhioHealth is a not-for-profit healthcare system headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and serving communities across Central and other parts of the state. Its network includes 16 hospitals, more than 300 ambulatory and clinical locations, physician practices, hospice and home-health operations, medical-equipment services, and other forms of healthcare delivery. The organization operates across approximately 55 Ohio counties and combines hospital-based care with outpatient, emergency, post-acute, and community services. The system traces its institutional roots to 1891, when the Protestant Hospital Association established what became the fourth hospital in Columbus and the city’s first hospital not affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. The hospital became White Cross Hospital in 1922 after affiliating with the Methodist Episcopal Conference. During the Great Depression, financial pressures made the support of the United Methodist Church especially important to the hospital’s continued operation. In 1958, the organization began construction of a new facility on West North Broadway and Olentangy River Road. The new hospital was named Riverside Methodist, while the original White Cross operation continued at its Short North location for several subsequent decades. OhioHealth’s modern system structure developed during the 1980s, a period of major change in American healthcare financing and delivery. U.S. Health Corporation of Columbus was formed in September 1984, and Riverside Methodist became a subsidiary after negotiations with its Methodist sponsor. Marion General Hospital joined the network in 1986, followed by Grant Medical Center in 1988. Hardin Memorial Hospital became part of the network in 1992. After resolving a 1997 legal dispute involving the name U.S. Health, the corporation adopted the OhioHealth name. Today, OhioHealth presents itself as a comprehensive, patient-focused health ministry rather than as a publicly traded hospital company. Its services cover inpatient medicine and surgery, emergency care, specialty programs, outpatient diagnostics and treatment, physician care, rehabilitation and post-acute services, home health, hospice, and medical equipment. Its hospitals include Riverside Methodist Hospital, Grant Medical Center, Doctors Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, Dublin Methodist Hospital, Hardin Memorial Hospital, Marion General Hospital, Grove City Methodist Hospital, Berger Hospital, OhioHealth Mansfield, Shelby Hospital, O’Bleness Hospital, Southeastern Ohio Medical Center, Morrow County Hospital, Van Wert Hospital, and Pickerington Methodist Hospital. The organization has received external recognition for healthcare quality and workplace practices. Thomson Reuters named OhioHealth among the ten best healthcare systems in the United States for three consecutive years, while Fortune included it among its 100 Best Companies to Work For from 2007 through 2018. Riverside Methodist Hospital’s neuroscience program was also ranked by U.S. News & World Report in the 2015–2016 America’s Best Hospitals neurology and neurosurgery listing. As of May 2025, the system was described as having approximately 35,000 physicians, associates, and volunteers and more than $6.3 billion in net revenue.
History
OhioHealth’s history begins in 1891 with the Protestant Hospital Association, established as the fourth hospital in Columbus and the city’s first hospital without a Roman Catholic affiliation. In 1922, the institution became White Cross Hospital and entered into an affiliation with the Methodist Episcopal Conference. Its Methodist relationship became particularly important during the Great Depression, when financial difficulties threatened the hospital’s ability to operate without continuing church support. The hospital expanded substantially after breaking ground in 1958 for a new campus at West North Broadway and Olentangy River Road. The new facility took the name Riverside Methodist, while White Cross continued operating at its original Short North site into the 1970s. Riverside Methodist broadened its clinical capabilities and grew rapidly during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, adding new medical specialties and increasing its role in the Columbus healthcare market. The present system took shape in the changing American healthcare environment of the 1980s. U.S. Health Corporation of Columbus was created in September 1984. Following negotiations with the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church, Riverside Methodist became a subsidiary of the new organization. The system then expanded through hospital affiliations and memberships. Marion General Hospital joined in 1986, Grant Medical Center joined in 1988, and Hardin Memorial Hospital joined in 1992. Mercy Hospital also joined the network in 1988; it later became Southern Ohio Medical Center and ultimately returned to independent status. In 1997, after resolving litigation concerning the U.S. Health name with U.S. Healthcare Inc., the organization adopted the OhioHealth name. The renamed system continued developing as a not-for-profit health ministry associated with the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. Its operating model expanded beyond traditional inpatient hospitals to include ambulatory sites, physician offices, emergency and specialty services, home health, hospice, medical equipment, and other forms of coordinated care. By the 2010s and 2020s, OhioHealth had become a large multi-hospital system serving a broad geographic area of Ohio. Its hospitals and clinical sites cover metropolitan Columbus as well as communities in central, southern, north-central, and southeastern parts of the state. The system has emphasized patient-centered care, workforce development, and integrated delivery across inpatient and outpatient settings. It received repeated external recognition, including placement among the ten best healthcare systems in the United States by Thomson Reuters for three consecutive years. Fortune also listed OhioHealth among the 100 Best Companies to Work For from 2007 through 2018. Riverside Methodist Hospital’s neuroscience program appeared in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015–2016 ranking of leading American programs in neurology and neurosurgery. In 2022, OhioHealth announced a restructuring affecting its information-technology and revenue-cycle departments. The organization said the changes were intended to make operations more patient-centric while retaining substantial staffing in both areas. By May 2025, public descriptions characterized OhioHealth as a 16-hospital system with more than 300 ambulatory sites, roughly 35,000 physicians, associates, and volunteers, and more than $6.3 billion in net revenue. It remains a not-for-profit health system based in Columbus and connected to the Methodist health ministry tradition.
- 2025
System reaches 16 hospitals and more than 300 ambulatory sites
[1]A May 2025 organizational description reports 16 hospitals, more than 300 ambulatory locations, approximately 35,000 physicians, associates, and volunteers, and net revenue above $6.3 billion.
- 2022
Administrative workforce restructuring announced
[1]OhioHealth announces planned reductions in information-technology and revenue-cycle positions as part of an organizational redesign.
- 1997
U.S. Health adopts the OhioHealth name
[1]After resolving a lawsuit concerning the U.S. Health name, the organization changes its name to OhioHealth.
- 1992
Hardin Memorial Hospital joins the network
[1]Hardin Memorial Hospital becomes part of the U.S. Health system.
- 1988
Grant Medical Center joins the system
[1]Grant Medical Center joins U.S. Health. Mercy Hospital also enters the network during this period before later becoming Southern Ohio Medical Center and regaining independence.
- 1986
Marion General Hospital joins the network
[1]Marion General Hospital becomes part of the expanding U.S. Health network.
- 1984
U.S. Health Corporation of Columbus is formed
[1]A new corporate structure is established to respond to changes in the healthcare industry, with Riverside Methodist becoming a subsidiary.
- 1958
Riverside Methodist campus construction begins
[1]The organization breaks ground for a new hospital campus on West North Broadway and Olentangy River Road, later known as Riverside Methodist.
- 1922
White Cross Hospital adopts its Methodist affiliation
[1]The Columbus hospital becomes White Cross Hospital and affiliates with the Methodist Episcopal Conference.
- 1891
Protestant Hospital Association is established
[1]The Protestant Hospital Association is created in Columbus, establishing the institutional origins of what would become OhioHealth.
Products and positioning
A patient-focused, not-for-profit healthcare ministry integrating hospitals, physicians, outpatient care, emergency services, and post-acute health services across Ohio.
Inpatient healthcare
Hospital services
OhioHealth operates a multi-hospital network providing inpatient medical, surgical, emergency, critical-care, and specialty services. The network includes Riverside Methodist Hospital, Grant Medical Center, Doctors Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, Dublin Methodist Hospital, Hardin Memorial Hospital, Marion General Hospital, Grove City Methodist Hospital, Berger Hospital, OhioHealth Mansfield, Shelby Hospital, O’Bleness Hospital, Southeastern Ohio Medical Center, Morrow County Hospital, Van Wert Hospital, and Pickerington Methodist Hospital.
Outpatient healthcare
Ambulatory and physician care
The system’s outpatient platform includes more than 300 clinical and ambulatory locations, physician offices, diagnostic services, specialty clinics, and other settings designed to provide care outside the hospital. These facilities extend OhioHealth’s reach across its service area and support continuing care before and after hospitalization.
Acute and specialty healthcare
Emergency and specialty care
OhioHealth provides emergency care and a range of specialty medical and surgical programs through its hospitals and outpatient network. Riverside Methodist has been particularly associated with neuroscience services, while the broader system supports multiple clinical fields across its regional facilities.
Post-acute and community healthcare
Home health and hospice
Home-health and hospice services extend OhioHealth’s care model into patients’ homes and community settings. These services form part of the system’s broader post-acute offering alongside rehabilitation and other continuing-care resources.
Healthcare support services
Medical equipment services
OhioHealth also provides medical equipment and related health services as part of its integrated healthcare portfolio. These operations complement hospital, physician, home-health, hospice, and outpatient care.
Brand decisions
2022
Restructuring of information-technology and revenue-cycle operationsStrategyBackground
OhioHealth said its administrative operating model needed to become more patient-centric amid changes in healthcare delivery and organizational processes.
Action taken
The organization announced the planned elimination of 567 information-technology positions and 70 revenue-cycle positions, scheduled to be completed by January 3, 2023. It also stated that 128 IT positions and 1,390 revenue-cycle positions would remain.
Aftermath
The publicly described outcome was a reorganization of the two departments. The available reference material does not provide later staffing totals or operational results.
Recent events
- Unconfirmed
Ohio University announces COVID-19 response hotline with OhioHealth[3]
Ohio University announced a COVID-19 response hotline for students, faculty and staff to receive information and report symptoms. The hotline is part of a partnership with OhioHealth and was scheduled to go live Monday.
Weekdays and relative dates follow the original report; their exact calendar dates have not been verified.
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