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. The hospital has a Level III

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, an emergency department, and provides numerous inpatient and outpatient services. It is part of the

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, administered by the

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. The Ohio State University maintains its orthopedic, wound care, and specialty blood vessel surgery programs at the hospital. As of 2013, it is the neighborhood's largest employer, and only expected to expand its presence there.

History

The facility first opened in 1890, then known as St. Anthony's Hospital. The hospital's west wings were built in the 1960s. It gained its most distinctive feature in 1971 a tall cylindrical tower. The 16-story tower was designed with all private rooms, unique in 1971. In 1992, Quorum Health Group purchased it, renaming it Park Medical Center. The Ohio State University (OSU) acquired it for about $13 million in 1999. In 2018, it was announced that the tower and west wings will be demolished and replaced with more spacious and modern hospital facilities in further years, with a project cost of $26 million. The campus will expand and shift westward, after OSU purchased 2.7 acres there in 2017.

Attributes

The 16-story tower was designed by Leon Ransom, the first known African American architect of prominence in the city. He also designed the similarly cylindrical Christopher Inn, demolished in 1988. The building was a notable entry in a

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-hosted mid-century modern architecture survey in 2011-12.

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