LAKE NONA, Fla. – With Florida facing a critical shortage of nurses, the University of Central Florida celebrated the grand opening of its new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on Monday, a facility leaders say will help strengthen the state’s health care workforce.
The state-of-the-art building at UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Campus in Lake Nona features simulation labs that mirror real hospital settings and an expanded global simulation center. The new space allows UCF to graduate an additional 150 nurses each year.
“It is a game-changer,” said recent graduate Nadesha Phipps. “Just being able to see all the different forms of technology and innovation and how they’re using it to get our nurses prepared for what they’re going to experience in the field is phenomenal.”…