vs上收到来自南乔治亚医疗中心的巨额捐赠
June 19, 2008
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劳拉爱SGMC，社区关系主任（229）259-4420
vs上收到来自南乔治亚医疗中心的巨额捐赠
VALDOSTA - South Georgia Medical Center announced today a $1
million investment to address its largest category of staff
vacancies -- nursing. The pledge, designated to the Valdosta State
University Health Sciences and Business 政府 facility,
will be used to facilitate the development of an expanded program
of nursing and allied health sciences in Valdosta.
Approximately four years ago, SGMC CEO James McGahee and vs上
President Ronald Zaccari began meeting to discuss partnership
opportunities to advance educational programs at Valdosta State for
a variety of health occupations. Working with the Board of Regents
of the University System of Georgia, a proposal to build a Health
Sciences and Business 政府 facility at vs上’s Rea and
Lillian Steele North Campus evolved.
According to McGahee, SGMC is very concerned about the nursing
shortage that is facing the healthcare industry. He said, “Like so
many hospitals around our state and nation, South Georgia Medical
Center struggles with a nursing shortage. On any given day, we have
between 75 and 100 nursing vacancies throughout our organization.
When you couple this shortage with an aging population and
increasing hospital utilization, you quickly realize that we are
outpacing our resources. SGMC is stepping up to the plate to
proactively invest in the establishment of a world-class, health
sciences training program at vs上.”
While SGMC helped fund vs上’s Second Degree program and offers
nursing scholarships and other incentives for students in
health-related fields, McGahee feels more had to be done. “Our goal
is to expand opportunities and graduate record numbers of students.
Since SGMC will provide clinical training for these students, we
hope they will become familiar with our people, practices and
procedures and want to work here when they graduate,” McGahee
said.
According to Dr. Zaccari, the construction of the Health Sciences
and Business 政府 facility establishes a partnership with
South Georgia Medical Center and the region’s medical community
that represents a tremendous economic impact on South Georgia.
Additionally, it provides the needed facilities to increase
educational opportunities within various health-related and
business areas of study. The north campus project will include an
additional $30 million in residence halls, dining facilities, and
related infrastructure that will bring the total cost to
approximately $75 million.
“The new Health Sciences and Business 政府 facility,
planned strategically on the university’s north campus and directly
across from South Georgia Medical Center’s own visionary and
emerging facilities, will provide many opportunities for
collaboration and new educational and clinical experiences,”
Zaccari said. “Our vision is to attract outstanding scholars,
teachers and researchers to 美高梅博彩, and in turn
open new partnerships with physicians, hospital administrators and
multiple use facilities. It is an important and crucial time in our
region’s history to chart a new course of action - an intense
action plan that serves as a catalyst for combining scarce and
valuable resources and accomplishing projects never before
imagined.”
The vs上 Health Sciences and Business 政府 facility is
quickly moving up the University System of Georgia’s capital
projects list and construction should begin within the next three
years. The approximately $46 million facility will represent one of
the most significant advances in vs上’s history, and directly
responds to the state of Georgia’s critical need for more
healthcare professionals.
For more information, contact SGMC’s 社区 Relations office at
229-259-4420 or 美高梅博彩’s Communications Office
at 229-333-5952.
Renderings of the Health Sciences and Business 政府
Facility can be found at /news/redirect/health.sciences/
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