Ohio State Emergency Department
in University Hospital
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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.
View a map of the OSU Wexner Medical Center, including University Hospital, Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital and the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.
Free transportation is available for patients and visitors to and from the medical center parking garages and buildings. View options.
Parking
General Parking Instructions
Patients and their visitors will pay a reduced fee for all garages in the medical center (12th Avenue, SAFEAUTO, Wexner Medical Center Garage). Parking validations can be obtained at registration or at any Information Desk located throughout the hospital. You must bring your garage ticket with you for proper validation. Free transportation is available for patients and visitors to and from the medical center parking garages and buildings. View options.
Valet Parking
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center main campus offers valet services at each of the following locations (James Cancer Hospital, Ross Heart Hospital, University Hospital and the Brain and Spine Hospital). 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 Emergency Department, park in the Wexner Medical Center Garage at 527 W. 10th Ave. The Wexner Medical Center Garage offers an accessible shuttle service to the entrance of the Emergency Department.
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.
Patients and visitors
More for our patients and visitors
Patient pickup, drop-off
Patient pick-up and drop-off is located at entrance of Rhodes Hall, 450 W. 10th Ave. Ohio State’s University Hospital is located just south of The Ohio State University campus in Columbus.