OhioHealth Berger Hospital Improvements Continue in 2025

OhioHealth Berger Hospital is continuing its commitment to enhancing patient care with a series of major investments in 2025, building on upgrades initiated last year.

“The advancements we’re making at Berger Hospital reflect our ongoing dedication to delivering the highest quality care to our patients and providing an exceptional environment for our care teams,” said Casey Liddy, president of Berger Hospital. “These projects are about more than upgrading facilities and equipment—they are about meeting the needs of our community for years to come.”

A $10 million surgery project announced in the spring of 2024 is now moving into its second phase. The first phase added a new operating room equipped with cutting-edge robotic technology and introduced upgrades to existing operating rooms to ensure consistency and excellence for both patients and surgical staff.

Phase two, which began on Monday, focuses on the expansion and modernization of the hospital’s pre-surgery areas, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and waiting rooms. These enhancements include private pre- and post-operative rooms, an expanded surgery waiting area and improved wayfinding to simplify navigation for patients and families.

“These updates will result in a more thoughtfully designed space that better serves our surgery patients and their visitors,” said Melissa Fausnaugh, director of operations for Berger Hospital. “Previously, patients awaiting and recovering from surgery were separated by curtains. Now, they’ll have private rooms where they can meet with their care teams and spend time with loved ones in comfort and privacy.”

In addition to the surgery project, other upcoming initiatives include installing upgraded hyperbaric oxygen chambers at OhioHealth Wound Care in Circleville and a $170,000 investment in state-of-the-art surgical lighting for the hospital’s operating rooms.

Architectural rendering of new waiting area.             

Rendering of private PACU rooms.