Mercy Health West Hospital Nears Opening
GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Mercy Health West Hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the upcoming opening of the $270 million hospital. The new facility, which will open to the public Nov. 10, will include a heart center, cancer center, birthing unit and orthopedics program.
“Mercy Health is honored to be bringing state-of-the-art, quality, comprehensive health care delivered with compassion to the west side of Cincinnati. Today is a huge testament. It’s a testament that we continue to believe in the west side,” said Yousuf Ahmad, president and CEO of Mercy Health, at the ceremonial opening.
“This day is about celebrating an amazing feat, one that manifests itself in the physical building filled with the best technology has to offer and the finest practitioners and staff anywhere to be found.”
Architect of record Champlin Architecture, headquartered in Cincinnati, and Los Angeles-headquartered AECOM designed the 250-bed hospital. The facility was constructed by Turner Construction Co., which holds offices in Cincinnati.
The striking mosaic exterior wall system of the new hospital is comprised of 11 different colors and 19 different shapes of locally manufactured glazed brick. The blue and green color palette was used to mimic the colors and valleys of the region. The hospital’s rooftop garden, set to be the largest in Ohio, also features approximately 64,000 plants in a prairie landscape across 2.5 acres. The connection to the outdoors is further strengthened by the numerous unobstructed views of the surrounding forests and use of abundant natural light.
The interior hospital consists of three distinct zones: a family zone, a patient zone and a staff zone. The family-centered care rooms feature sleeper sofas, recliners, laptop tables and separate lighting for visiting family members. All patient rooms at the 620,000-square-foot hospital will be private including a private shower and toilet in each room. A five-story, 100,000-square-foot medical office building is also adjacent to the hospital for administrative support.
The hospital will also feature cutting-edge medical technology including the DaVinci robotic surgery suite. The increase in technology and space will allow the facility to support programs and procedures that were previously unavailable in the area.
Because of the wide array of services and updated facilities at the new hospital, Mercy Health will close the nearby Mount Airy Hospital, built in 1971, and Western Hills Hospital, built in 1982.