Introducing Athens Medical Campus

If you are in Athens, you may have seen all the activity at Memorial Health System’s construction site on Columbus Road. We hope you are as excited as we are about the progress!  

In October, there was a lot of excitement as the first 204 modules arrived in Athens and the real assembly of our newest facility took shape. The building is being constructed by MODLOGIQ in New Holland, Pennsylvania, and will be the largest permanent healthcare facility in North America built using Smart Off-Site Construction. This form of construction enables us to work a little faster, the building itself was being completed elsewhere while the on-site foundation work in Athens was underway. It is also greener, allowing significantly higher levels of recycling.

The Athens Medical Campus will feature an emergency department (ED) with 13 rooms, physician offices, outpatient services, and future medical space. The ED will be the first service to open and will be fully equipped with technology and resources like CT scanning and ultrasound, as well as lab and X-ray services. Patients will be able to receive treatment for a range of emergency conditions including chest pain, stroke, trauma injuries, severe pain, broken bones, cuts, burns, and more. It will be Memorial Health System’s fifth emergency department and second freestanding emergency department, which enables access to an already robust network of primary and specialty services we have in the Athens community.

About the Construction

• Prevention of 400 tons of greenhouse gas emissions
• 230 tons of construction materials recycled and kept form landfills
• 475-mile route from New Holland, Pennsylvania to Athens, Ohio site
• 51,000 pounds average module weights, 62,000 pounds heaviest module

A Campus Like No Other

Memorial Health System continues to invest in Athens and surrounding communities, bringing expanded access to health services and specialties to enhance the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

Here are some highlights:

Floor 4

• Future Medical Space: Services that will fill existing care gaps currently causing patients to travel for care

Floor 3

• Physician Offices: Keeping patient’s care in one convenient location

Floor 2

• Outpatient Services: Complete diagnostic testing using the latest equipment

Floor 1

• Emergency Department: Featuring 13 patient rooms for a range of emergency conditions

“We are driven to build great healthcare that allows people to have local access to the services that we do very well. We can’t wait for patients to experience the new facility and the care we provide, enabling them to stay closer to home. It’s also good for the Athens community and will bring additional job opportunities for health care professionals in the county and region.”

Scott Cantley, President and CEO

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