Ohio State Emergency Department
in University Hospital
410 W. 10th Ave.
Columbus,
OH 43210
Phone numbers 614-293-8333
Hours Today: Open 24 Hours
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Entrance change
The Emergency Department entrance in University Hospital has temporarily moved. The temporary entrance is located on the north side of The James, accessible from 12th Avenue via the road between the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and Harding Hospital (Davis Drive).
Download a map of the temporary entrance to the Emergency Department.
The Ohio State University Hospital Emergency Department offers the most advanced levels of emergency care from experts who've devoted their professional and academic careers to emergency medicine. The University Hospital Emergency Department is:
- One of only two adult Level 1 Trauma Centers in central Ohio, able to care for the most serious injuries
- Central Ohio's only verified adult burn center
- Staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week with stroke care specialists in our certified comprehensive stroke program
- Central Ohio's only hyperbaric medicine center with chambers available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
To visit an emergency patient, you must have the permission of the physician and nurse caring for the patient. Children age 12 or younger must have permission of the charge nurse.
Learn more about Ohio State's emergency medicine services.
Directions and maps
Ohio State’s University Hospital is located just south of The Ohio State University campus in Columbus.
Download a map of the temporary entrance to the Emergency Department.
Free transportation is available for patients and visitors to and from the medical center parking garages and buildings. View options.
Parking
General Parking Instructions
Emergency Department patients and visitors are strongly encouraged to valet park. You can also self-park in the nearby 12th Avenue Garage and take the covered pedestrian walkway on the ground level to the Emergency Department entrance. Be sure to bring your garage ticket with you to get a parking validation at registration or at any information desk in the hospital. Free transportation is available for patients and visitors to and from medical center parking garages and buildings. View options.
Valet Parking
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center University Hospital campus offers valet services at the James Cancer Hospital, Ross Heart Hospital, University Hospital, Brain and Spine Hospital and the Emergency Department. The cost for valet is $10 per day, and there is a maximum charge of $50 for five or more consecutive days. Valet accepts cash, credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. After your visit, you can request your vehicle by:
- Presenting your ticket at the cashier podium
- Calling the valet team using the phone number on your ticket
- Scanning the QR code on your ticket
- Using the “Text Down” feature listed on your ticket
Valet service is also available at Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care, Outpatient Care Dublin, Outpatient Care New Albany and East Hospital. Valet costs may vary per location.
Disability Parking
Parking for our guests with disabilities is available in all patient and visitor garages on the medical center campus. For easiest access to the front of University Hospital, park in the SAFEAUTO Garage at 1585 Westpark St. The SAFEAUTO Garage is connected to the Wexner Medical Center by an accessible, second-floor covered walkway.
Hours
- Monday: Open 24 Hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 Hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 Hours
- Thursday: Open 24 Hours
- Friday: Open 24 Hours
- Saturday: Open 24 Hours
- Sunday: Open 24 Hours
Visiting Hours
Visitation is generally 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week in most hospital units.