Wexner Medical Center

The billionaire retail mogul and Ohio State mega donor has been absent from several meetings the last two years, despite his position as chair. Wexner faces scrutiny over his close relationship to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Wexner Medical Center prepared for recent severe weather by providing staff members a place to stay at the hospital to avoid commuting.

The 26-story hospital is scheduled to open in February. On Thursday, around 1,000 hospital staff members, equipment vendors and volunteers practiced medical scenarios in the new space.

The association said a nurse was strangled while trying to break up a dispute between a female patient and a male family member holding a newborn. The association wants a hospital officials to resign.

Carter discussed several initiatives including wanting to attract and retain the best faculty with $100 million partially from private donors, hiring new faculty for the AI Fluency initiative and creating new scholarships to improve affordability.

Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center will increase safety measures after finishing a workplace safety review. Hospitals will be adding weapon detection systems at entrances beginning in August.

The Ohio State University Nurses Organization (OSUNO) ratified a new union contract on Wednesday. OSUNO said the contract provides “stronger protections and resources” for nurses.

Nurses at Ohio State University held an informational picket on the front lawn outside of University Hospital on Wednesday.

Healthcare workers at Ohio State delivered a petition to executives calling for more prioritization of staffing and patient safety.

The Trump Administration rescinded a policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to perform raids at schools, hospitals and churches.