Cincinnati Children’s has planned a major expansion at its Liberty Campus in Butler County, Ohio, which will include a hospital addition with 72 new inpatient beds plus a separate medical office building. The expansion will more than double the number of inpatient hospital beds and add surgical operating rooms.
Construction will begin this summer on the four-story MOB. Many of the clinical services that will be based there are already available at the Liberty Campus, but relocating them to the medical office building will free up space in the hospital. The MOB is scheduled for completion in 2027.
A four-story addition to the hospital will include four new operating rooms and three new surgical procedure rooms, plus 10 more rooms for the emergency department and add 72 inpatient beds. Combined with the existing 42 beds at Liberty, the campus will have a total of 114 inpatient beds upon completion of that portion of the project in summer 2028.
Renovation of more than 100,000 square feet of existing space at the hospital will improve patient flow and add eight new rooms for imaging upon completion in summer 2029. The renovation also will allow for expansion of the pharmacy, lab and sterile processing department, as well as an increase in administrative and education spaces plus an outdoor dining area. Construction will also include a new lobby and patient drop-off spot.
Cincinnati Children’s estimates the initial investment in the entire Liberty Campus expansion will be $365 million, which includes design, construction and medical equipment. Project partners include GBBN Architects and Messer Construction.
