OhioHealth and Morrow County Hospital announced today that the Morrow County Hospital Board of Trustees and Morrow County Commissioners have voted to enter into a membership agreement that will make Morrow County Hospital a full member of the OhioHealth system. Morrow County Hospital will become OhioHealth’s 16th full member hospital in January 2025. The move comes after nearly 40 years of OhioHealth managing Morrow County Hospital.
“We are excited to welcome Morrow County Hospital into the OhioHealth family,” said Steve Markovich, MD, president and CEO of OhioHealth. “We have partnered with Morrow County Hospital for nearly forty years and have a shared culture and mission to keep care local, which makes this strengthened relationship a logical next step. We look forward to continuing to serve the Mt Gilead and Morrow County community for years to come.”
The membership agreement brings the 25-bed critical access hospital and its physicians and associates under the OhioHealth umbrella.
“This is a monumental decision for our County and our Hospital,” said Joe Dreyer, Morrow County Hospital Board of Trustees Chairman, who also served as a member of the Negotiating Group. “We put countless hours into making sure we did right by our community and Hospital employees, by keeping our Hospital and keeping health care local.”
“The County Commissioners are very pleased with the outcome of our months of negotiations with OhioHealth,” said Morrow County Commissioner Tim Siegfried, who also served as a member of the Negotiating Group. “We feel OhioHealth has proven their commitment to our County, and we look forward to the next chapter in our 40-year relationship.”
In the past 19 months, OhioHealth has welcomed two hospitals-Southeastern Medical Center and Van Wert Hospital-and opened Pickerington Methodist Hospital. Morrow County Hospital will be the fourth addition in a two-year span.
