Wiring the Building: Ohio State, Microsoft and the Platform Bet Behind the Smart Hospital
Dr. Dereck Mush, MD, MBA
Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Academic medical center developing cloud, data and clinical AI capabilities.
Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is known for academic medical center developing cloud, data and clinical AI capabilities. It is based in Columbus, Ohio, United States and sits in our Hospital Operations category.
What they do
Ohio State and Microsoft announced a five-year strategic partnership on November 10, 2026. The smart hospital model is already in use at Ross Heart Hospital and James Outpatient Care. Plans include moving approximately 70% to 80% of storage and computing capacity to Azure, including imaging and digital pathology, EHR backup, and a Fabric and OneLake data foundation. Dragon Copilot supports documentation; AI-assisted tumor boards are being explored, not presented as an established deployment. John J. Warner, MD is medical center CEO and Ohio State executive vice president. Financial terms were not disclosed.
People in this update
- John J. WarnerCEO and Ohio State executive vice presidentSource
The record
- Vertical
- Hospital Operations
- Sub-segment
- Academic health system
- Product type
- Service
- Stage
- Headquarters
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Region
- North America
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Total funding
- Undisclosed
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