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February 21, 2023

Lexington Medical, USC break ground on West Columbia nursing center

Work has begun on a $20 million project partnering Lexington Medical Center and the University of South Carolina.

The two parties hosted an event Feb. 21 marking the groundbreaking for a 52,000-square-foot nursing simulation center and teaching space to be located across Sunset Boulevard from the hospital’s main West Columbia campus.

The clinical education space is set to include state-of-the art classrooms, a simulation center with a hospital suite, primary care suite, a community apartment complex, and a skill suite.

Jeannette Andrews, dean of the USC College of Nursing, said the center, which is anticipated to be finished in 2024, will serve as a model for other nursing colleges across the country.

Tod Augsburger, president and CEO of Lexington Medical, said South Carolina is projected to have the fourth-highest shortage of nurses in the country within the next 10 years, stating that population growth in the state has contributed to the issue.

[continue reading | source: Lexington County Chronicle]

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