Nationwide Childrens Hospital Opens New Dublin and Westerville Close To Home Centers

July 31, 2009

Families in Westerville and Dublin who utilize Nationwide Childrens Hospital Close To HomeSM Centers should note some of their services are moving to new locations in August.

Behavioral Health at the current Westerville Close To HomeSM Center on 433 N. Cleveland Ave. is moving to the new Westerville Close To HomeSM Center on W. Schrock Rd. All other services will remain at the current Westerville Close To HomeSM Center on N. Cleveland Ave. The new location on 275 W. Schrock Road offers patients and their families more space, more providers and additional parking. Behavioral Health will move to the Westerville Close To HomeSM Center on W. Schrock Rd. on August 10.

Behavioral Health, Developmental Occupational and Physical Therapy, and Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy services are moving from the current Dublin Close To HomeSM Center and Medical Office Building on 5675 and 5665 Venture Drive, respectively, to the new Dublin Close To HomeSM Center on Perimeter Drive. All other services will remain at the current Dublin Close To HomeSM  Center and Medical Office Building on Venture Drive. The new location on 5700 Perimeter Drive (Suite A) has more space and new equipment to better serve patients needs. The Dublin Close To HomeSM Center on Perimeter Drive will be open to patients on August 17.

The Nationwide Childrens Close To HomeSM Centers offer community-based testing, treatment and care for children and families depending on the needs of the community at convenient locations. There are currently eight Close To HomeSM Centers with locations in Dublin, East Central Columbus, East Columbus, Gahanna, Hilliard, Ironton, Newark and Westerville with plans to open one in Canal Winchester in early 2010. For more information about Nationwide Childrens Close To HomeSM Centers go to www.NationwideChildrens.org.

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.