The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS) announced a $500,000 capital campaign gift from an unnamed benefactor in support of its plans to build one of the nation’s first education-based simulation hospitals. Designed to lead the field of nursing and health care education into the 21st century, the 5-story, 39,000 square-foot facility will replicate the true flow of activity in a clinical practice and hospital and provide an educational setting for the school’s students. The Simulation Hospital will facilitate inter-professional collaborations, whereby nurses, physicians and other health care professionals will work in teams to improve patient safety outcomes. It will also be a test site for new health care products and patient safety research. The gift supports the naming of the simulation hospital courtyard.
