Representatives from Froedtert & the Medical College were at Lakeshore College for the official unveiling of the brand new Center for Health Care Excellence last week.
The 26,000-square-foot health care instructional facility doubles Lakeshore’s potential annual training capacity to 1,500 in-demand healthcare and emergency services students. Over 250 guests attended the event.
Demand continues growing among area hospitals and clinics for thoroughly trained healthcare professionals in the fields of nursing, radiography, medical assistant, medical coding, ophthalmic assistant, and emergency services.
Education and training were defined in the Governor’s Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce Report, released in August, as one of three strategies to focus on to address workforce shortages.
The new facility supports a multi-disciplinary model of instruction for collaboration among students, providing them with additional opportunities for more realistic, experiential training.
Public safety students can begin training exercises in Lakeshore’s emergency services training complex and then move to dedicated emergency rooms in the new facility, where health science students engage in advanced care exercises.
