Healthcare
A Healthier Community

  Mount Carmel East

     Since 1886, Mount Carmel has been providing high quality, compassionate care at our three hospitals –Mount Carmel East, Mount Carmel West and Mount Carmel St. Ann’s  – and numerous surgery centers, outpatient facilities and physician offices.

     Located in Reynoldsburg’s back yard at the intersection of East Broad Street and I-270, Mount Carmel East features comprehensive cardiac services, including open heart surgery, cardiac catheterizations and diagnostics. In addition, Mount Carmel East has been recognized for expertise in neuroscience, orthopedics and cancer services.

     For minor injuries and illnesses, the Mount Carmel East Urgent Care is located just east of the hospital at 6435 East Broad Street. To find a doctor from our network of more than 1,200 physicians, to learn about our health and wellness opportunities, or for more information, call (614) 234--LIFE or visit www.mountcarmelhealth.com.

  Child Care, Preschool, and Adult Day Care

     An excellent program for before and after-school child care is offered for elementary students, grades kindergarten through 6th, in their own school. Students are cared for in the gymnasium from 6:30 A.M. to 9:00 A.M., and 3:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. There are scheduled activities and quiet times, and an afternoon snack. Children may attend mornings only, after school only, or both. There is a nominal registration fee plus weekly tuition. Many satisfactory child care facilities in Reynoldsburg are listed in the Yellow Pages under Child Care. Some area churches offer preschool for children ages 3 to 5. In general the preschools serve children ages 3 through 5 in two or three half-day classes weekly, September through early June. Most have outdoor playgrounds. Some offer all-day programs, day care or latchkey care, and special summer activities.

     Life Center Adult Day Services provides an individualized plan of daytime care for seniors and adults with disabilities in a safe and well-supervised environment. Life Center programs are available at Wesley Ridge, at the New Albany United Methodist Church, and at two new satellite locations at the Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church, and at Peace United Methodist Church in Pickerington. LIFE Center provides nursing care and assistance with activities of daily living. Social and therapeutic programs include arts, music, gardening, exercise and rehabilitative activities. The programs offer a needed respite to caregivers, along with health monitoring, education, support groups and links to vital community resources. Client Services include supervision by onsite nurses, transportation to-and-from home, bathing services and rehabilitation.  Call 759-0023 for further information about LIFE Center.

  Overview of Children’s Hospital

     Founded in 1892 as a 12-bed charity care hospital, Children’s Hospital has developed into one of the country’s premier pediatric hospitals and research institutes, providing Care, Advocacy, Research, Education, and Service to children from 37 counties in central Ohio and around the world. Children’s is the fifth largest children’s hospital in the country, recording more than 650,000 visits in 2005. Children’s pediatric emergency department had more than 70,000 visits in 2005 and an additional 74,000 visits to our community-based Urgent Care centers. Child magazine has recognized Children’s as operating the nation’s second best emergency department. Children’s provides all services without regard for families’ ability to pay.

     With 383 licensed inpatient beds, Children’s has a medical staff of more than 850 practitioners representing every specialty area of pediatric medicine, surgery, and dentistry. Critically ill children are cared for in the 77-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and 35-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, both recently renovated. Children’s Hospital pediatricians are members of the faculty of The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health.

  Children’s Hospital employs over 5,000 people and its campus includes:

·         The seven-story Outpatient Care Center, housing the hospital’s
          ambulatory clinics and pediatric and surgical specialties.

·         The main clinical tower, a 160,000-square-foot expansion which
          opened in 2006.

·         The six-story Ann Isaly Wolfe Education Center.

·         The Columbus Children’s Research Institute (CCRI), housed at
          the Wexner Institute for Pediatric Research. A second research
          building opened in 2004.  CCRI now ranks among the top 10
          freestanding children’s hospitals in funding from the National Institutes
          of Health.

·         The Center for Child and Family Advocacy, which opened in 2005
          and is a national model for the treatment and prevention of child
          abuse and domestic violence.

     In addition to its on-campus facilities, Children’s also operates a total of 21 community-based Close to Home Centers located throughout central Ohio—including nine Physician Care Centers, four Urgent Care locations, and seven locations that provide behavioral health counseling and support—enabling children and families to receive our services in the communities in which they live.

  Wesley Ridge Retirement Community

     Wesley Ridge Retirement Community, 2225 State Route 256, offers seniors a continuum of care including independent living homes and apartments, Assisted Living, Special Care for those with Alzheimer’s and similar dementias, and Adult Day Services.

     The campus features 16 independent living condominium-style Ridge Homes with one or two-bedroom floor plans, fully equipped kitchens, living and dining areas, ample storage space, attached garages and individual patio or optional Florida rooms.

     Parkside independent living apartments opened in 2006. This six-story building features 89 one and two-bedroom spacious apartments overlooking the Blacklick Woods Metro Park and Golf Course. Parkside, for active and independent seniors, boasts a formal and private dining room, fitness center, Columbus Room lounge, outdoor terrace, Bistro where Starbucks coffee is served, bank, postal center, library, activity rooms and more.

     The Bishop Place building houses Independent Living Plus apartments for active seniors who may need some minor assistance. Residents can also receive 4-levels of Assisted Living care which offers help with the activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing or taking medication.

     The Special Care program helps those with Alzheimer’s Disease and other similar dementias retain as much independence and cognitive ability as possible. Care is provided in a specially designed building with the utmost attention to safety and medical needs, as well as emotional, social and psychological needs.

     Finally, Life Center provides Adult Day Services where seniors and adults with disabilities receive an individualized plan of daytime care with therapeutic activities and socialization. Life Center is located at Wesley Ridge, Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church and Peace United  Methodist Church in Pickerington.

For more information, or to schedule a tour, please call (614) 759-0023 or visit our website at www.WesleyRidge.com.