The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 to celebrate the opening of its new Regional Simulation Lab, a state-of-the-art training space designed to support healthcare education and workforce development across the region....
Article courtesy of WCYB. ABINGDON, Va. (WCYB) — The patients may not be real, but they’re as life-like as possible. We can change their heart rate, their respiratory rate, we can change their heart, lung, and bowel sounds, they act like real people in a...
Construction on the Center’s new Regional Simulation Lab is nearly complete, marking a major step forward for hands-on workforce training in the region. Designed to closely replicate real-world healthcare environments, the lab will provide students and professionals...
Leaders from colleges, healthcare organizations, and workforce development agencies across Southwest Virginia gathered last week at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center for an interactive partnership meeting aimed at strengthening the region’s healthcare...
Article courtesy of Cardinal News According to the 2023 data from the Rural Health Information Hub, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), many counties across Southwest Virginia report having one or even zero nurse anesthetists per 10,000...
Article of courtesy of the Bristol Herald Courier ABINGDON, Va. — A new alliance is bringing together schools, health care firms and providers to promote workforce development in the health care sector. Branded the Southwest Virginia Health Careers and Workforce...
