{"id":49839,"date":"2023-11-09T13:23:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T19:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=49839"},"modified":"2023-11-09T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T19:50:11","slug":"am-regents-approve-construction-of-80m-tarleton-state-health-professions-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/am-regents-approve-construction-of-80m-tarleton-state-health-professions-building\/","title":{"rendered":"A&M Regents Approve Construction of $80M Tarleton State Health Professions Building\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 A new facility on Tarleton State\u2019s Stephenville campus will position the university to fill critical career gaps in regional healthcare and set it apart as one of the nation\u2019s top health-related training institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Texas A&M System Board of Regents has approved construction of a new $80 million Health Professions Building on the Tarleton State University campus in Stephenville. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Texas A&M System Board of Regents today approved construction of the $80 million Health Professions Building (new home for the College of Health Sciences adjacent to the School of Nursing), with move-in planned for summer 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen more than 40 percent of the community hospitals in Texas are vulnerable to closure, rural healthcare matters,\u201d said Tarleton State President James Hurley. \u201cAs a national comprehensive public university, we have a moral responsibility to enhance access to high-quality, affordable healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Rural Health Association reports that more than 50 million Americans live in rural communities. The patient-physician ratio in Stephenville alone is 1,779 to 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton strategically realigned its College of Health Sciences two years ago to help rural residents enjoy longer, healthier and more productive lives by preparing top-shelf healthcare practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe opportunities to extend Tarleton State\u2019s footprint as a leader in rural healthcare are limitless,\u201d said Dr. Ramona Parker, Executive Dean and Associate Vice President for the College of Health Sciences. \u201cTo this end, we will graduate practice-ready professionals poised to promote wellness and address access to quality care in the communities we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 92,000 square feet, the new Health Professions Building will include specialized laboratory space and public clinics for students to gain true-to-profession experience in three new degree programs \u2014 physical therapy, occupational therapy and physician assistant studies. Programs in kinesiology, nutrition science, social work, public health, athletic training, and communication sciences and disorders are already in place. Together they will prepare graduates to provide interprofessional evidence-based healthcare and advance world-class health-related innovations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 87th Legislature in 2021 authorized $90 million in CCAP funding for Tarleton State \u2014 the majority earmarked to construct the Health Professions Building. A&M System regents added $15 million the next spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An extra $2 million appropriation from the 87th Legislature went to develop Tarleton\u2019s new healthcare degree options, and $25 million more is helping expand the university\u2019s Fort Worth campus along Chisholm Trail Parkway. A second facility there, the $66 million Interprofessional Education Building, opens in fall 2024 and will propel the school\u2019s nationally recognized health sciences and education programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Tarleton received another $5 million exceptional item in the most recent 88th Legislature for rural healthcare programs. Tarleton\u2019s future as the leader in regional rural healthcare is secure with a total of $7 million from the last two sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks to the vigorous support of the Texas Legislature, the A&M System Board of Regents and Chancellor John Sharp, we\u2019re boosting quality of life through life-changing education,\u201d Dr. Hurley said. \u201cWe are extremely grateful for the continued investment into the growth of Tarleton State University.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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