Covenant Health plans $75M training facility 

Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health has announced a partnership alongside Roane State Community College and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville to build a healthcare training facility, the Oak Ridger reported Feb. 13.

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The Knox Regional Health Science and Simulation Center is designed to train healthcare professionals using comprehensive simulations and is expected to cost $75 million. It will give local students hands-on training and connect them with clinical opportunities at Covenant Health, the report said.

“Educating the healthcare professionals of tomorrow is a vital part of caring for our communities, and we’re very proud of our collaborative clinical training initiatives with more than a dozen colleges and universities, including Roane State,” Jim VanderSteeg, president and CEO of Covenant Health, said in a news release.

Once the budget for the project is approved by the state Legislature, , Roane State, Covenant Health and TCAT Knoxville plan to have the facility completed within three years.

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