About Us
A nationally recognized leader in patient care, education and research, OSU Medical Center is uniquely qualified to provide reliable, credible healthcare information. One of the outstanding resources we provide is the Library for Health Information (LHI) in the Atrium.
It’s easy to contact the library any time.You can visit our library located at the Medical Center campus , or you can call (614) 293-3707, e-mail or use this online Information Request Form to make a request for health information.
The Library for Health Information can help you find trustworthy, valid information on any health topic. However, the Library for Health Information complements the health education you are receiving from your healthcare providers. Your providers should always be your primary resource for health education. Information at the Library for Health Information should not be construed as personal medical advice. If you do not have a physician, please refer to our Centralized Physician Database.
The LHI has been providing free consumer health information in a variety of languages to the public since July 1996. Support for the library is based on a development fund originating with Pharmacia Upjohn, the Harold F. Zieg Family and the OSU Medical Center Service Board. The LHI is the consumer health branch of the John A. Prior Health Sciences Library.
Our services include:
· Help from a professional, trained staff
· Electronic reference
· Consumer health information in various languages
· Computer access, TV/VCR, audio cassette players, photocopier
· Information delivery in hospital or by mail at no charge
Information resources include:
· Consumer health books/magazines for adults and children
· Medical textbooks
· Health video and audiotape library
· Easy-to-read health pamphlets and brochures
· Access to online subscription health and medical databases
· Leisure reading library of non-health books
The library can help you:
· Understand more about health and illness
· Understand treatment choices
· Find out about alternative medicine and clinical trials
· Gain a better understanding of questions to ask your healthcare team
· Enjoy learning about health in a comfortable setting
Hours of Operation
Monday -Thursday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., EST
Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
24 hour e-mail: health-info@osu.edu
24 hour voicemail: (614) 293-3707
Staff
Abigail Jones, MLIS, MA
Prior Health Sciences Consumer Health Librarian
25 specially trained volunteers (most retired from medicine, nursing, libraries and education)
Circulation Policy
Books – two weeks
Video & audiotapes – one week
Anatomy models – two days
Leisure reading, non-health – take or return
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide scientifically based medical and health information understandable to the average person. We aim to support the efforts of healthcare practitioners by helping people with complex health information questions.
Our goals are to provide reliable health information that people can understand and to support the education and communication people have with their doctor and healthcare team – not to substitute for it.
Privacy Statement
Requests for health information are protected by HIPAA regulations. The library does not retain personal names, addresses and telephone numbers once an information packet is complete.
