Heads Up, Toledo: The Health Department Is Closing for a Whole Week to Move
If you have business with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department this week, check the calendar before you head out: the department’s building at 635 N. Erie St. will be closed Monday, Nov. 9, through Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, while the department moves to a new home.
The one exception is Vital Statistics — the office that handles birth and death certificates. It will stay open Monday, Nov. 9, Tuesday, Nov. 10, and Thursday, Nov. 12, from 8:00 to 3:45 p.m. During those hours, enter through the street-level set of double doors at 635 N. Erie St.
That leaves two gaps in the week. Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, so Vital Statistics will not be open that day. And on Friday, Nov. 13, Vital Statistics is not listed as open either, as the move wraps up. If you need a birth or death certificate, aim for Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday — or wait until the new building opens.
Everything else at the health department will be closed for the full week, Nov. 9–13. The department says its new building, at 1933 Spielbusch Ave., will open Monday, Nov. 16, when normal operations resume. The new space is designed with a more centralized layout, which the department says will improve access and make visits more convenient.
“Our mission to protect and improve the health of our community continues without interruption. We are asking residents to note the new address and closure dates so plans can be made accordingly,” Health Commissioner Karim Baroudi said in a statement.
Bottom line for Toledoans: don’t make a wasted trip to Erie Street this week unless it’s a Vital Statistics visit on one of the three open days — and use the street-level double doors. For questions, call 419-213-4100 or visit lucascountyhealth.com. Starting Nov. 16, head to 1933 Spielbusch Ave. instead.
Source: 13abc reported the closure and move on Nov. 8.
Photo: The Jefferson County Department of Health building in Birmingham, Alabama, shown as an illustrative photo — not the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department building. Credit: Mx. Granger, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
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