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• HealthMap Overview

  The Central Ohio Hospital Council (COHC) serves as the forum for community hospitals to collaborate with each other and with other community stakeholders to improve the quality, value and accessibility of health care in the central Ohio region. Consistent with that mission, central Ohio hospitals believe that the issues facing the community's health care system can be solved more effectively when working together. While this work started as a hospital initiative, the effort has grown into a multi-stakeholder collaborative, whereby a broad range of local organizations worked together to identify, collect and analyze the health indicators contained in this report.

  The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center participates in the Franklin County HealthMap in partnership with the COHC, Ohio Health, Mount Carmel, Nationwide Children's, Columbus Public Health, United Way, OSU College of Public Health, PrimaryOne Health, Central Ohio Trauma System and many others. The collaborative effort aims to gain a comprehensive knowledge of the greatest health needs of our immediate community. Although the COHC member hospitals have service areas that extend across central Ohio, for the purposes of the report, the local geographic focus area is Franklin County.

  Data for health indicators comes from national sources (e.g., U.S. Census, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System), state sources (e.g., Ohio Department of Health's Data Warehouse, Ohio Hospital Association) and local sources (e.g., Central Ohio Trauma System, Columbus Public Health). The data is used to inform the development and implementation of strategic plans to meet the community health needs identified through the assessment.

  The health map is updated every three years, consistent with federal guidelines. The document is divided into six areas of priority health needs and provides the following information:

  • Complete detail of the process, participants, methodology and the indicators used to determine health priorities.
  • Available community resources currently addressing the needs indicated.
  • A guide to target limited resources, a vehicle for strengthening relationships, and an invaluable tool for the community. A feedback mechanism will also be provided.

• Additional Resources

  • HealthMap 2016
  • HealthMap 2013

  • Ohio 2017-2019 State Health Improvement Plan 
  • Community Impact of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
  • Community Benefit Statement

• Current HealthMap Details

  • Executive Summary
  • Board approval
  • Central Ohio Hospital Council Hospital Collaborative Initiatives
  • Community Activities

Additional Partnerships

• Bodies Program

  This is a program with Metro Early College High School that exposes students to careers in healthcare and provides them with knowledge of research methodologies.
  

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• Mid-Ohio Farmacy

  The Mid-Ohio Farmacy is a program started in 2019 by a partnership of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Mid-Ohio Foodbank (MOFB). Family Medicine patients identified by their provider as having limited access to nutritionally adequate foods and who have specific chronic health conditions are prescribed extra access to fresh produce through the MOFB.
  

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• Mount Vernon Avenue District Improvement Association

  In collaboration, and through a variety of enrichment programs, we support the economic and cultural vitality of the city's near east side.
  

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• Ohio Better Birth Outcomes

  This collaborative is dedicated to reducing the incidences of pre-term births in Columbus and Franklin County.
  

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• Ohio State Health Disparities Collaborative

  Working together, we evaluate healthcare access, coverage and more to reduce statewide health disparities and inequities.
  

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• Ohio State Health Network

  This resource- and information-sharing partnership of hospitals across Ohio helps lower operating costs while increasing patient care quality.
  

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• Partners Achieving Community Transformation (PACT)

  Partners Achieving Community Transformation (PACT) is a partnership among the City of Columbus, The Ohio State University, the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority and Near East Side stakeholders to create a healthy, financially and environmentally sustainable community.

• Partners in Education

  Partners in Education is a Wexner Medical Center priority, and we offer a multifaceted approach to promoting education at several Columbus City public schools by providing sport physicals, visits to our clinical skills lab and funding for band instruments and service projects.
  

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• United Way

  Our partnership includes seeking ways to improve community health, promote civic pride and address racial health disparities.
  

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