CE160206

CONCORD UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS - CONCORD UNIVERSITY REQUESTS $7.5 MILLION THROUGH THE HRSA COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING PROGRAM TO COMPLETE THE FINAL PHASE OF ITS CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, A TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND THE APPALACHIAN REGION. THIS PROJECT WILL RENOVATE APPROXIMATELY 24,668 SQUARE FEET WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY'S EXISTING WOODDELL HALL TO CREATE A MODERN HEALTHCARE EDUCATION FACILITY THAT EXPANDS INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY, STRENGTHENS CLINICAL TRAINING, AND PREPARES STUDENTS FOR PRACTICE IN RURAL AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PROPOSED RENOVATION WILL TRANSFORM THE REMAINING THREE FLOORS OF WOODDELL HALL INTO AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT FEATURING CLASSROOMS, CLINICAL SIMULATION LABORATORIES, SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES, FACULTY OFFICES, STUDENT COLLABORATION AREAS, CONFERENCE SPACE, AND STUDENT SUPPORT AREAS. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES MODERNIZATION OF BUILDING SYSTEMS, ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, PERMANENTLY AFFIXED LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, AND THE ACQUISITION OF SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND MOVABLE FURNISHINGS NECESSARY TO FULLY EQUIP THE FACILITY FOR HEALTHCARE EDUCATION. UPON COMPLETION, THE CENTER WILL EXPAND CONCORD UNIVERSITY'S CAPACITY TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH EXISTING PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH PROMOTION, AND MASTER OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES, WHILE PROVIDING FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING FUTURE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. THE EXPANDED FACILITY WILL INCREASE NURSING ENROLLMENT TO 40 STUDENTS PER COHORT AND ACCOMMODATE THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE UNIVERSITY'S PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM WHILE POSITIONING CONCORD TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL HIGH-DEMAND HEALTHCARE DISCIPLINES IN RESPONSE TO REGIONAL WORKFORCE NEEDS. BY REPURPOSING AN EXISTING CAMPUS FACILITY INTO A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE EDUCATION CENTER, CONCORD UNIVERSITY WILL STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH REGIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, EXPAND CLINICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, ENHANCE INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION, AND INCREASE THE PIPELINE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS PREPARED TO SERVE RURAL APPALACHIA. THE PROJECT REPRESENTS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY, SUPPORT REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT WEST VIRGINIA AND THE SURROUNDING APPALACHIAN REGION.

Concord University

NOT APPLICABLE

93.493 - Congressional Directives

HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management (OFAM) [HHS - HRSA]

West Virginia United States

State-Wide

Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPF/CDS): Construction (HRSA-26-107)